Accounts or Finance Assistant L2 Apprenticeship

Summary

If you are you looking to kick start your career in accounting, then this new role in a busy law firm in the heart of Chichester might just suit you. This Accounts Assistant Apprentice role will be perfect for someone who wants to earn and learn and includes studying for an Accounts and Finance Level 2 Apprenticeship.

Wage

£14,000 a year

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Annual

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

35 hours per week– Monday to Friday 9am- 5pm with one hour for lunch between 1- 2pm and one day at college in Chichester

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 4 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Ideally suited to someone with an acute attention for detail and a propensity for numbers, the successful applicant will support the finance team and report directly to the Finance Director and conduct a wide variety of administrative and bookkeeping tasks.

Key Responsibilities include:

Invoicing: Assisting with processing sales and purchase invoices, ensuring accuracy and timely dispatch/payment
Payment management: Assisting with both incoming and outgoing payments
Reconciliations: Assisting with reconciling bank and credit card statements
Financial Reporting: Assisting with the preparation of financial reports
Data Entry: Accurately inputting financial data into accounting systems and maintaining accurate records
Record Keeping: Maintaining organized financial records, including invoices, receipts, and other supporting documentation
Administrative support: Providing general administrative support to the finance team, including answering phones, managing mail, and filing documents
Communication: Communicating with internal teams and external parties (e.g., suppliers, customers) regarding financial matters
Adherence to Procedures: Ensuring compliance with company accounting policies and procedures

Where you'll work

50
Westgate
chichester
West Sussex
PO19 3HE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Record transactional data.
Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Record transactional data.
Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Your training plan

Accounts or Finance Assistant L2 Apprenticeship On the job mentoring with experienced colleagues

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 9-4)
English (grade 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Strong aptitude for numbers
Attention to Detail
Organizational Skills
Communication Skills
Computer Literacy
Using accounting software
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Collaborative
Self-motivate
Reliable
Punctual
Good work ethic
Personable
Friendly
Hard-working
Flexible
Adaptable

Other requirements

-Location is central Chichester with good public transport links by bus and train. -It is unlikely that there would be any travel between offices. -Day release would be at Chichester College. -This is a 16-month apprenticeship including end point assessment. -Applicants MUST BE resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to the start of learning and have work authorisation for the UK. -Applicants WILL NOT BE eligible to apply if they have already achieved a qualification which is equal to or higher thank the apprenticeship standard on offer. -Applicants MUST BE resident in the area local to the apprenticeship opportunity or be prepared to relocate in time to start employment and study. -Applicants MUST BE committed to the learning and stay to the end of the apprenticeship.

About this company

SMR Solicitors operates from four offices across West Sussex covering conveyancing, wills and probate and family matters. Tracing their roots to around 1730, they are the oldest solicitors' firm in Chichester and are proud to say that many of our clients come from families who have used them for generations.

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship there may be a possibility of a permanent position with further training opportunities considered for the right person

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