Apprentice Finance Assistant

ELECTRICAL TESTING LIMITED

NORWICH (NR13 3AT)

Closes in 16 days (Tuesday 23 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 November 2025

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Summary

Join us as a Finance Assistant in our stunning new offices on the River Bure. You'll grow your skills, complete your apprenticeship and explore the wider business through site visits. For the right person, this could lead to a full-time role

Wage

£25,397 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Either 08:00 - 16:00 or 09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 January 2026

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

  • Assist in the everyday running of the finance office - keeping records updated and becoming confident in using Sage accounts software
  • Provide financial support within the finance team and provide management accounts for the leadership team
  • Receive relevant finance calls and emails, making sure messages are passed on or dealt with
  • Carry out financial tasks including processing, posting and updating the accounts software, making sure records are correct and up to date

Where you'll work

THE BOATYARD
THE BRIDGE
ACLE
NORWICH
NR13 3AT

Training

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

Training provider

CITY COLLEGE NORWICH

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
  • You will attend City College Norwich (Ipswich Road, NR2 2LJ) one day per week

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Time Management
  • Flexible
  • Friendly and approachable

About this employer

Electrical Testing Ltd (ETL) is a specialist engineering and compliance company working across the UK in the highway electrical sector. We support local authorities, major contractors, and public-sector clients by delivering electrical and structural testing of street lighting columns, asset management services, Independent Connection Provider (ICP) works, and specialist training for apprentices in the highway electrical industry.

Our work ensures that lighting and highway electrical assets are safe, compliant, and maintained to national standards. We combine strong technical expertise with a practical, customer-focused approach

https://electricaltesting.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • We provide a laptop for work and study purposes and the office has high-speed 1Gb internet access.
  • Free parking
  • Close to local bus and train routes

After this apprenticeship

  • A permanent role may be offered to the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY COLLEGE NORWICH

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002831.

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Closes in 16 days (Tuesday 23 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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