Accounts Assistant Apprentice (36288)

BCD LOGISTICS LTD

Greater Manchester (M32 0ZG)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 31 October 2025)

Posted on 30 September 2025

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Summary

A great opportunity to join a growing organisation as an accounts assistant. You will also undertake a Level 2 AAT apprenticeship alongside the job role. This position offers a great opportunity to start your career within accountancy.

Wage

£15,600 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm or 9.00am - 5.00pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 10 November 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

This role will include:

  • Purchase ledger - Processing supplier invoices, payments and reconciling statements
  • Sales Ledger - Creating invoices, allocating customer receipts and producing statements
  • Credit Control - ensuring customers stay within their credit limits and pay in a timely manner
  • Posting bank transactions into the ledger
  • Various bank account reconciliations
  • Completion of adhoc reports or requests from senior management
  • Assisting in the creation and input of journals
  • Assisting with the month end process and production of management accounts
  • Reconciliation of balance sheets
  • Assisting with the audit process at Year End

You will also be expected to:

  • Comply with all policies and procedures as laid down in the Company Handbook or issued separately and uphold the standards of the Company at all times
  • Attend Training Courses connected with your work when requested to do so
  • Assist colleagues in their duties whenever necessary and comply with any reasonable request from a member of Management / your immediate supervisor
  • Once the above has been understood then there will be the opportunity for career progression to assisting with the preparation of the accounts and management information, budgeting and forecasting, cashflow management, for the right candidate

How you will be supported:

Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role

What will happen next:

New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team

You will then have the opportunity to find out:

  • More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
  • Any training you need to complete
  • What the next steps will be

How you could get there:

If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take

Where you'll work

c/o Green Group
Barton Dock Rd
Stretford
Greater Manchester
M32 0ZG

Training

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

Training provider

THE GROWTH COMPANY 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

Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Good telephone manner
  • Punctual
  • Self-motivated
  • Keen to learn

About this employer

BCD are a leading container freight transport company, providing nationwide logistic solutions. Experts in road based container transport, they serve all the major UK ports and shipping lines. Their expansive fleet can cater for specialist haulage requirements from their bases in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.

After this apprenticeship

  • Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344442.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 31 October 2025)

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