Finance Assistant Apprentice

CV Life

Coventry (CV4 8DY)

Closes in 15 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 July 2025

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Summary

An exciting opportunity for a finance apprentice to join CV Life at their office based in Tile Hill, Xcel Leisure Centre. The main aim of the role will be processing and supporting accounting routines whilst working towards an AAT qualification. This is an excellent opportunity for a smart and ambitious individual to join a friendly environment.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Duties will include:

  • To support the Management Accounts Assistant in the provision of quality financial management services to all Corporate Entities
  • Assist the Management Accounts Assistant in reconciling all company income on Recreatex for credit cards, cash, DD’s and online sales and vouchers
  • Assist the Management Accounts Assistant in posting journals and reconciling balance sheet accounts
  • To process all monthly financial data up to Trial Balance on Sage
  • To ensure the accuracy and integrity of the nominal, purchase and sales ledgers using Sage Accounting software
  • Assist with cash counting at sites and ensuring sites following cashing-up procedures
  • To create sales invoices, and input purchase invoices and and deal with supplier queries
  • To assist the Management Accounts Assistant with external auditors in the audit process in an accurate and timely manner
  • Process all bank transactions bank all cheques and cash as required, post the bank statement to Sage and reconcile all bank accounts
  • Process monthly petty cash and credit card transactions
  • To produce all necessary returns ensuring their integrity and accuracy
  • Liaise where necessary with relevant third parties including HMRC, banks and financial institutions, auditors etc.

Where you'll work

Xcel Leisure Centre
Mitchell Avenue
Coventry
CV4 8DY

Training

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

Training provider

COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TRAINING LIMITED

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.

Training schedule

  • Accounts or finance Assistant (level 2) Apprenticeship Standard
  • AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
  • You will attend training provided by Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training once a week, Commerce House, 123 St Nicholas Street, Radford, CV1 4FD

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English & Maths (grade A*/9 - C/5)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

CV Life represents the partnership working between two organisations -Coventry Sports Foundation and Culture Coventry Trust. With both organisations operating as CV Life, it provides the opportunity for Coventry residents and visitors to have an improved experience of sport, culture and leisure within the city. CV Life provides a vast leisure and cultural offer to all communities in Coventry and visitors to the city, offering everything from attractions, museums, leisure centres, educational programmes to community outreach projects. Following a place-based approach and offering tailored alternatives encourages all residents to take part in leisure and cultural activities. CV Life’s city-wide locations enable the delivery of a varied programme of activity catered to the requirements of all Coventry residents. CV Life is ever evolving and continuously looking for new ways to encourage people to be active and engaged in ways that suit them, their interests and needs.

https://cvlife.co.uk/about-cv-life/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • A permanent role within the business with career progression and the opportunity to complete AAT level 3

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TRAINING LIMITED

Katie Lumb

lumb.k@cw-chambertraining.co.uk

02476231122

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334498.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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