Business Services Assistant Apprentice (Accounts)

Nuvo Accountancy Ltd

Leicestershire (LE65 2GN)

Closes in 19 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 August 2025

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Summary

In this role you will support the day-to-day operations of the accounting department by performing clerical tasks, including processing and recording transactions, preparing reports, fact-checking, and completing other accounting activities, while contributing to the smooth delivery of client services.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 5 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

Main Duties Include:

  • Provide support to the business services team in managing daily financial tasks
  • Perform accurate data entry and maintain comprehensive financial records
  • Assist in preparing financial reports and reconciliations
  • Help with processing accounts payable/receivable
  • Ensure compliance with accounting principles and regulations

Data Entry and Transaction Processing:

  • Enter daily financial transactions, including invoices, receipts, and expenses
  • Update and maintain accounting records in accounting software and Excel
  • Track and reconcile bank statements and client accounts
  • Assist with processing accounts payable and receivable, ensuring invoices are paid or collected in a timely manner

Financial Reporting:

  • Assist in preparing financial reports, such as balance sheets, income statements, management accounts and tax returns
  • Prepare and process monthly journals including accruals and prepayments
  • Conduct variance analysis as needed to support financial reviews

Reconciliations:

  • Perform routine reconciliations of bank accounts, credit card statements, and general ledger accounts
  • Identify discrepancies and resolve or escalate them accordingly

VAT Return Preparation and Compliance:

  • Communicate with clients to gather financial information and resolve basic queries
  • Provide updates to clients regarding the progress of accounts/reports
  • Communicate with clients to chase in records

Administrative Support and Client Interaction:

  • Maintain organised filing systems for all financial documents
  • Assist with special accounting projects as assigned by senior staff
  • Manage email communication/correspondence and general enquiries

Process Improvement:

  • Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes to improve accuracy and efficiency
  • Collaborate with other departments to resolve accounting-related queries

Where you'll work

Rawdon House Rawdon Terrace
Ashby De La Zouch
Leicestershire
LE65 2GN

Training

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

Training provider

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Training schedule

You will complete the level 4 Professional Accountant Programme on day release from the employer for 15months.

Modules will include:

  • Applied Accounting
  • Drafting Financial Statements
  • Internal Accounting Systems
  • Business Tax And Personal Tax

Attending the EMA hub for classroom sessions delivered by specialist trainers.

You will be supported by a dedicated mentor through your portfolio of work and end point assessment.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including Maths and English (grade 5/B or above)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

At Nuvo, our purpose is clear: to empower and elevate your financial journey. As trusted advisors, we’re here to help you achieve clarity, confidence, and growth in your business. Twenty years ago, we started as a small accounting firm dedicated to local businesses. Today, we’re still that dedicated team, but now with expanded services and a mission beyond numbers — to provide an exceptional client experience and a culture of partnership. We aim to show that it’s possible to deliver real value to clients, employees, communities, and beyond, in a sustainable, meaningful way. In the future, we hope people won’t think of us as just another accountant. Instead, they’ll know Nuvo as a true partner in their success.

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After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunity to progress into a full time position within the team upon completion of the apprenticeship programme

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Jess Mitchell

apply@ematraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335372.

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Closes in 19 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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