Billings Assistant Apprentice
Chambers and Partners
London (EC4A 2AE)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 18 September 2025)
Posted on 4 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Join Chambers as a Billings Assistant Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain practical experience in our growing Finance team and build a solid foundation in billing and finance. If you are keen to learn and a motivated/detail-oriented individual, we’d love to hear from you!
- Wage
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£27,008 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented apprentice to join our growing Finance team here at Chambers. In this role, you will gain real world experience with our systems and be exposed to a wide range of our customers/international tax requirements.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your finance skills, if you have excellent communication skills, a willingness to learn and the ability to adapt as your responsibilities expand.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and process batch invoicing with accuracy and attention to detail
- Gain an in-depth understanding of our systems and become familiar with company processes
- Support more advanced billing and finance tasks as your skills develop
- Handle customer queries and liaise with internal teams, including sales and wider finance
- Work with international customers, managing queries related to VAT, US sales tax, and other compliance requirements
Where you'll work
165 Fleet Street
London
EC4A 2AE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Training schedule
More training information
The exact schedule to be confirmed with the successful applicant.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Able to work collaboratively
- Strong interpersonal skills
- A positive can-do attitude
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to learn quickly
- Able to work to tight deadline
- Excellent time management
- Accuracy & Efficiency
- Competency with Office suite
- Working knowledge of MS Excel
Other requirements
Experience with any accounting or finance system is desirable, but not essential.
About this employer
Chambers and Partners is the leading independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions. We deliver detailed rankings and insight into the world's leading lawyers and law firms. Since our founding in 1990 we have dedicated ourselves to delivering detailed rankings and insights into the world's top lawyers, legal departments and law firms. Present and relied on in over 70 countries and 200 jurisdictions, our independent research led approach is recognised as the ranking that matters. During this time we have remained focussed on maintaining the highest standards possible. With an in-depth research methodology involving detailed interviews and analysis of capabilities, achievement and sector presence. All at the service of defining a ranking that remains as relevant and influential as when first released over 30 years ago.
After this apprenticeship
Typical job titles following the completion of this course:
- Accounts Assistant
- Billing Executive
- Purchase Ledger Clerk
- Finance Assistant
- Trainee Accounting Technician
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Chambers and Partners
Naomi Nwosu - Early Careers Manager
naomi.nwosu@chambers.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340386.
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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 18 September 2025)
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