Accounts Apprentice

LEGAL ACCOUNTS LIMITED

Ashington (NE63 0EF)

Closes in 18 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 August 2025

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Summary

To achieve our vision, we employ enthusiastic, dedicated, committed staff who take pride in their work to deliver the highest level of service to our clients. In this role you will be working alongside your supportive team doing duties such as data entry, filing, excel workbooks, general bookkeeping and so much more.

Wage

£15,704 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 (1hour lunch)

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • Data Entry - Entering of postings onto different accounts software specifically designed for solicitors
  • Filing of paperwork
  • Maintenance of Excel Workbooks
  • Managing incoming communication - email
  • Dealing with emails that are received from our clients, responding to queries or dealing with email requests

Where you'll work

Unit 4, Arch Enterprise Workspace
Green Lane
Ashington
NE63 0EF

Training

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

Training provider

MIDDLESBROUGH 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

  • Northern Skills are the apprenticeship training arm of Middlesbrough college, and have classes based around the northeast
    Day release at Newcastle Site (Stamp Exchange, Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SA)
  • You will be working towards completing your Level 2 AAT Qualification throughout the Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

This vacancy is to start immediately therefore you must be available to start before applying. All closing, interview and start dates are subject to change and may close early if sufficient applications are received. Please ensure you apply early to avoid disappointment. Northern Skills will check candidates' eligibility prior to any interviews.

About this employer

We're a highly recommended business built on quality client relationships The company’s vision is to provide a superior legal cashiering service that, to our client, feels just like an extension to their own internal team. To achieve our vision, we employ enthusiastic, dedicated, committed staff who take pride in their work to deliver the highest level of service to our clients

After this apprenticeship

  • Depending on the circumstances of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship programme there could be a potential position of employment available

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336022.

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Closes in 18 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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