Accounts Assistant Apprentice

CT Skills

Unit 13 Hayleys Manor, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6PQ (CM16 6PQ)

Closes in 24 days (Friday 26 September 2025)

Posted on 1 September 2025

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Summary

This is a great opportunity for someone with an interest in accounts to gain training, mentorship, and progression within a dynamic business. An ideal candidate will be eager to learn with strong communication skills.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 29 September 2025

Duration

1 year 4 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

* Answering calls & emails for account/invoice queries & payment dates.
* Processing of purchase invoices (approx. 200 per month)
* Processing credit card transactions & reconciliation.
* Processing expenses in line with the expenses policy.
* Setting up new supplier accounts.
* Supplier statement reconciliations & query resolution.
* Any other administrative tasks as requested by your supervisor.
* Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.
* Credit Control experience
* Some involvement in the Sales invoice process

Where you'll work

Unit 13 Hayleys Manor, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6PQ
CM16 6PQ

Training

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

Training provider

CT SKILLS 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

You'll attend monthly online 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month - NO classroom OR college!) with your Tutor to learn Modules including general business, understanding your organisation, accounting systems & processes, basic accounting & ethical standards. You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

None required (grade None required)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Initiative
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

EWM is a fast-growing business specialising in liquid waste disposal and the removal of hazardous waste. Based in Epping, our team of highly skilled professionals handle flood-related waste, contaminated materials, sewage, industrial waste and are specialists with hazardous waste removal, they are actively seeking an accounts assistant apprentice to join the team.

After this apprenticeship

As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339761.

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Closes in 24 days (Friday 26 September 2025)

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