Account Assistant Level 2 or 3 Apprenticeship - Ashton Coopers & Co

ASHTON COOPERS & CO LTD

ILFORD (IG3 8BY)

Closes in 17 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 October 2025

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join Ashton Coopers. As an Accounts Assistant Apprentice, we are looking for someone to study AAT - either level 2 or level 3. The purpose of the role is to provide support to the Finance Manager and the finance team.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Increases to NMW after 12 months

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

35 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 15 November 2025

Duration

1 year 5 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

To support the finance team in the day-to-day running of the company’s accounting functions while working towards the Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

  • Hands-on experience in bookkeeping
  • Financial reporting
  • Administrative support
  • Helping to develop core accounting skills and professional knowledge.
  • Processing purchase invoices on to the finance database ensuring complete and accurate records of all transactions are maintained

Where you'll work

1 ELECTRIC PARADE
SEVEN KINGS ROAD
ILFORD
IG3 8BY

Training

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

Training provider

LET ME PLAY 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

  • Apprenticeship Details - 17 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 2 Accounts Assistant Qualification
  • 20 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Accounts Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote)
  • Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)
  • Depending on experience qualification could start on a level 3

Requirements

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
  • Initiative

About this employer

Founded in 2006, Ashton Cooper & Co specialized in Accounting, Business and Taxation Services & Consultancy throughout the UK. The firm is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and has their mark of practice assurance. We work with individual to medium and large sized businesses. We are a small but creative individuals run firm, now running in Seventh year, with a wealth of experience in Business Services, Accounting Services and Tax Services Our Services are designed to be cost effective, helping clients to increase their revenue and reduce costs. We are passionate about building lasting working relationships, and our business is 100 per cent referral, which shows how valued we are by our clients. You can trust us to take care of your business.

After this apprenticeship

  • Completion on the level 2 or 3 apprenticeship and hopefully a full time role

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348482.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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