Apprentice Finance Assistant

WARTSILA WATER SYSTEMS LIMITED

Dorset (BH15 1PH)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

Posted on 10 September 2025

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Summary

Wartsila Water Systems is seeking an apprentice who is dedicated and has a real interest in Finance to join their wonderful team. The successful candidate will enrol onto a Level 2 Accounts Finance Assistant apprenticeship. This is a great opportunity to build a career with a growing company who value their staff and their development.

Wage

£14,722.50 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 to Thursday, 8.00am to 4:45pm and Friday, 8.00am to 12:30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Saturday 11 October 2025

Duration

1 year

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

  • Assist with the preparation of financial reports and statements
  • Support with the processing of invoices, credit notes and payments accurately and in a timely manner
  • Support month-end and year-end financial close processes
  • Maintain and update financial records and databases
  • Preparation and analysis of balance sheet reconciliations with focus on Working Capital
  • Provide administrative support to the finance team
  • Learn and apply financial regulations and company policies
  • Support annual statutory audit and regulatory reporting with HRMC such as VAT
  • Participate in training and development activities as part of the apprenticeship program

Where you'll work

Merchants House
Vanguard Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1PH

Training

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

Training provider

APPRENTICE TEAM LTD

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • Maths (grade 9-4 (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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Wärtsilä Water & Waste is offering the widest range of environmental solutions for the marine and offshore industry. Our broad range of dedicated and proven environmental products include wastewater treatment systems (conventional biological sewage treatment plants and advanced membrane bioreactors), ballast water management systems, freshwater generators (reverse osmosis plants and evaporators) and vacuum toilets and vacuum collecting systems. All our solutions are meeting existing and anticipated regulations, including regulations for environmentally sensitive areas.

After this apprenticeship

Possible progression onto further employment within the business and onto higher apprenticeships.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

APPRENTICE TEAM LTD

Dylan Marshall

dylan.marshall@apprenticeteam.co.uk

01246278931

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341317.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

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