AAT Finance Assistant Apprentice
Pennine Healthcare
UK (DE24 8WY)
Closes in 16 days (Saturday 6 September 2025)
Posted on 21 August 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 2 with Pennine Healthcare and Kaplan. You will be dealing with invoices, payments, reports and accounts whilst working towards the AAT level 2 qualification.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday, working hours TBC
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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
Job duties include:
Accounts Payable Responsibilities:
- Collect and deal with all incoming mail for Finance
- Register and match supplier invoices in line with company policy
- Check coding and highlight anomalies to manager
- Report, investigate and resolve queries with relevant managers
- Manage direct debits and proforma payments to reduce debit balances
- Produce monthly reports for creditors and purchase ledger metrics
- File and archive accounts payable documentation
- Set up new suppliers and maintain master files on company systems
- Handle all enquiries relating to accounts payable
Month End Responsibilities:
- Review GRNI
- Identify late invoices for accrual
- Assist finance team with review
- Month end Banking and spends reports
Other Responsibilities:
- Assist with the preparation of year end files for auditors
- Prepare statistical returns relating to responsibilities
- Cover key tasks of the finance members in their absence
- Assist in the implementation of any additional software or upgrades selected by the business
- Assist in any implementation of improvements to processes within the department
- Assist with ad hoc projects
- Support culture of continuous improvement
- Perform any reasonable duties requested by management to meet the changing needs of the business
Where you'll work
300 City Gate, London Road
Derby
UK
DE24 8WY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
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
Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2
Foundation covers the basic principles of accountancy and is your starting point if you’ve never studied accountancy before. You’ll learn the basic principles of accountancy, such as double-entry bookkeeping, costing and preparing financial statements, as well as how to use accountancy software. This level is ideal if you’re new to accountancy and finance, have previously worked in an accounts department, or are looking to change your career into Accountancy. To pass this level, you'll be examined on five units. All assessments are computer-based exams (CBE). The area you will cover include Bookkeeping transactions. Bookkeeping controls. Elements of costing. Using accounting software. Foundation Synoptic Assessment. Training will be provided either via classroom or remote sessions. An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking, and you must dedicate 20% of their time towards it.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Basic Maths (grade A* - C)
- Standard English (grade A* - C)
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Benefits include: We’re Employee-Owned – You read that right! Every employee owns a stake in our business!! We’re all about our Values – We’re proud of our culture. Surprise and delight – We give ad-hoc rewards for extra-special efforts. Pension – We offer a range of pensions with a maximum of employer contribution of 4%. Bonus - Up to £3600 tax-free bonus annually as an Employee Owner Salary Sacrifice - Cycle to Work scheme and Octopus EV Ownership scheme Our tagline is “The Heart of Life is Health”– Free on-site yoga sessions every month, access to Menopause champions, Mental Health Champions and a 24/7 Counselling/Employee Assistance Program! Hybrid Working. Supporting wellbeing - We’re committed to development – Regular best practice training and focus sessions. Agile Working Friendly – Our customers are the kings and queens, providing it doesn’t compromise on their needs, you have the choice to work when you want which suits both the early birds and the night owls. 25 Holiday Days + bank holidays – We want you to get proper Rest & Relaxation. 24/7 Support – We provide an Employee Assistance Service and remote whistleblowing service to all employees. Paid Sick Leave – 20 days of sick pay per rolling year. Pennine Healthcare
About this employer
Our purpose is to ‘Save Lives’, ‘Empower our Colleagues’ and ‘Enrich Our Communities’. We are a global supplier of medical devices, and we are proud to be a UK Manufacturer, in the heart of the County, here in Derby.Our vision is to protect lives by being the UK’s leading manufacturer and distributor of medical devices.Our Values are Accountability, Honesty, and Continuous improvement.
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
Possible progression to permanent role.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338346.
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Closes in 16 days (Saturday 6 September 2025)
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