Level 2 Accounts and Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

One Management Services

Newcastle (NE1 6BJ)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

Posted on 25 September 2025

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Summary

Are you looking to kick-start your career in finance? We are offering a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience within the finance department of a leading hospitality management company operating across the North East.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Office hours - exact days and hours TBC

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 January 2026

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

As a Finance Trainee, you will play a vital role in supporting the financial operations for 14 diverse venues. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Posting and accurately coding invoices into Sage accounting software
  • Reconciling supplier statements with Sage to ensure all invoices are accounted for ahead of payment runs
  • Managing our online procurement system by matching purchase orders to invoices, raising credit requests, and collaborating with on-site teams to confirm accurate delivery entries
  • Posting petty cash journals and producing reports highlighting any discrepancies
  • Liaising with suppliers and customers to resolve financial queries and issues
  • Supporting the finance team with month-end processes to ensure smooth and timely reporting

Where you'll work

Purple Peacock Office
Newcastle
NE1 6BJ

Training

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

Training provider

NCG

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 role offers a blended working arrangement with 4-days per week at work (office or remote) and 1-day per week dedicated to college studies. You will be enrolled on a Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant course as part of your professional development.

More training information

Working Hours: 4-days in work + 1-day at college per week.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3)
  • Maths (grade 3)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Our company acts as a central service provider, delivering finance, marketing, and HR services to 14 hospitality venues and other residential sector clients across the North East. We hope to find someone who will grow with us and become a key member of our finance team long term.

After this apprenticeship

We are committed to supporting your growth both academically and professionally, with the potential to take on more responsibility as you progress.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NCG

Newcastle College

apprenticeships@ncl-coll.ac.uk

01912004849

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343797.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

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