AAT Level 2 apprenticeship Accounts/Finance Assistant

PORTABLE SPACE LTD

Stowmarket (IP144LE)

Closes in 22 days (Saturday 30 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 August 2025

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Summary

Support the credit control & purchase ledger with day-to-day duties, including raising and sending customer invoices, liaising with customers regarding their accounts, matching supplier invoices to purchase orders, reconciling month-end supplier accounts & assisting with monthly stock takes and reconciliation. Handling internal/external queries .

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 to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • Raising and sending customer invoices
  • Posting customer receipts
  • Matching supplier invoices to purchase orders 
  • Creating supplier payments
  • Monthly bank reconciliations
  • Petty cash reconciliations

Where you'll work

Modular House Bacton Business Park Rectory Road
Bacton
Stowmarket
IP144LE

Training

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

Training provider

WEST SUFFOLK 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

4 Days at our HQ in Bacton, Suffolk

1 Day in college 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)
  • Science (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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

Portable Space is a multi-award winning UK supplier of shipping containers & conversions, portable cabins, modular buildings & steel storage containers, available for purchase and hire. We are a medium sized business with approx. 30 office colleagues and 36 yard colleagues and drivers. We are located in a small village on the outskirts of Stowmarket with very little public transport so own transport is essential. At Portable Space we are honest, positive, enthusiastic, and flexible, we take time to listen, learn and understand what our customers need and use this knowledge to deliver outstanding service. Our exceptional people, products and services are always focused on our customer satisfaction. We develop long-lasting relationships with our clients, colleagues and supply chain and endeavour to be the most reliable portable accommodation and storage supplier.

After this apprenticeship

AAT Level 3

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PORTABLE SPACE LTD

Katie Lawrence

katie.lawrence@portablespace.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335996.

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Closes in 22 days (Saturday 30 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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