Accounts Assistant Apprentice
THE CAVITY INSULATION GUARANTEE AGENCY CO
Bedfordshire (LU7 4ER)
Closes in 17 days (Saturday 27 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 September 2025
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Summary
The IAA and it's companies support the UK’s Net Zero goals. We’re looking for someone enthusiastic, interested in accounts, and keen to learn. You’ll gain experience in purchase/sales ledger, banking, expenses, and admin. Free parking and tea/coffee provided.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
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Annual Wage
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, working hours TBC
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 5 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
Purchase Ledger:
- Code and post invoices into Microsoft Business Central promptly
- Raise BACS payments, obtain required authorisations, and process supplier payments in line with company mandates
Sales Ledger:
- Generate sales invoices using Microsoft Business Central
- Record daily website sales
- Communicate effectively with customers
- Bank maintain accurate records of receipts and payments
- Monitor bank statements and online activity, flagging anomalies
- Code and post transactions into Microsoft Business Central
- Share relevant financial information with other departments
- Credit Checks Assess potential customers using an online credit check agency and advise on appropriate actions
Administration:
- Perform other similar duties as required
- Follow health and safety practices to avoid risks
- Maintain accurate financial records in line with company and legal standards
- Support associate companies when needed
- Improvements and change
Where you'll work
Unit 3, Union Park
Ouzel Industrial Estate
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 4ER
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE
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
Assistant Accountant Level 3.
Delivered by Milton Keynes College, this apprenticeship combines practical work experience with structured learning to develop core accounting skills.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 9-5)
- English (grade 9-5)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- flexible team player
- strong communicator
- meets deadlines
- plans and prioritises well
Other requirements
Location of our office and how candidate would get to work.
About this employer
The group of companies ensure their members install home improvements to the correct standards, reducing the carbon emission of homes. We also run training courses, provide consumer protection and fix things when they go wrong. We are focussed on the homeowner needs and the quality of our members.
After this apprenticeship
A wide role of finance career pathways are available, roles including:
- Management Accountant
- Financial Accountant
- Credit Controller
- Financial Analyst
- Business Partner
- Finance Director
- Chief Financial Officer
- Opportunity to progress qualifications to Certified/Chartered Accountant status
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341178.
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Closes in 17 days (Saturday 27 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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