Apprentice Income Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton (SO17 1BJ)
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 13 August 2025)
Posted on 31 July 2025
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Summary
The apprenticeship will consist of a combination of learning on the job alongside fellow team members, together with off-the-job training/study with our training provider. We are looking to recruit a team player to assist with various financially-related tasks. The ideal candidate should have a good range of skills that will complement their team.
- Wage
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£14,940 a year
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On successful completion of the apprenticeship, pay will be the lowest spine point of Level 2a, Spine Point 13, £24,900 FTE. In year 1 of the apprenticeship, pay will be 60% of this spine point value.
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.12pm (to be confirmed).
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
- Assist with data entry and processing bank statement items.
- Assist with matching remittances with bank statement items ready for data entry.
- Assisting with the identification of other bank receipts and documenting coding details ready for data entry.
- Assist with general office support, processing post, scanning, filing, dealing with e-mails.
- Take on work in your own right as experience increases (at the discretion of Banking & Income Administrator).
- Any other duties as allocated by the line manager following consultation with the post holder.
Where you'll work
University of Southampton
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP
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
You will be expected to be at college on day release and at work the other 4 days.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Please refer to the Job Description attached on the university website (https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/3175125RR) for further information about this role and the skills and qualifications required.
About this employer
The University of Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group - an organisation of 24 top UK universities committed to maintaining the highest research and teaching standards and creating strong links with business and the public sector. The School of Biological Sciences focuses its research around 7 themes (Computational & Systems Biology, Developmental Biology, Ecology & Evolution, Microbiology, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Neuroscience and Plants & Food Security). Researchers are at the cutting edge of knowledge, working on solutions to some of today’s toughest challenges. While much of our research begins with concepts at a fundamental level SoBS is passionate about using the findings to make a real impact on the world around us.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- You will be offered a permanent position at the end of your apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP
recruitment@southampton.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334731.
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Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 13 August 2025)
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