Finance Assistant Apprentice

MD LAW YORKSHIRE LLP

SHEFFIELD (S10 2DR)

Closes in 13 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 August 2025

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Summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as an Apprentice in Accounts and Administration. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to start their career in a professional environment, gain valuable experience, and work towards a recognised qualification.

Wage

£13,741 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 to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

35 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 9 September 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

  • Assisting with day-to-day administrative tasks
  • Supporting theaccounts team with data entry and record keeping
  • Handling clientenquiries in a professional manner
  • Maintaining accurate and up-to-date files and records
  • Any other duties as required to support the team

Where you'll work

BROOM HALL
8-10 BROOMHALL ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S10 2DR

Training

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

Training provider

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

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

Delivery to be completed on site and off the job training either at Barnsley College or your place of work. Student to complete an accounts assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship. 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

MD Law is a client-focused and commercially minded law firm. From our Sheffield offices, we provide expert legal services in Insolvency, Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Commercial, Finance, Employment ,Corporate Healthcare and Commercial Property matters to our clients nationwide.

After this apprenticeship

Progression to full time role in the accounts and administration team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Amanda ogley

a.ogley@barnsley.ac.uk

01226216166

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335485.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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