Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 2 AAT)

Heart of Worcestershire College

Redditch (B98 8DW)

Closes on Friday 23 January 2026

Posted on 5 December 2025

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Summary

Heart of Worcestershire College is seeking a confident, motivated, and dynamic individual to join our team as an Apprentice Finance / Accounts Assistant.  The successful candidate will develop essential skills in financial administration, data processing, and account management, all while receiving expert guidance and support.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Minimum apprenticeship wage for the first year and then minimum wage for age thereafter.

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:00 (08:30 - 16:30 on a Friday) with an hour lunch

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 20 April 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • Examine and reconcile data to identify and correct errors
  • Communicate with a range of stakeholders using the correct methods and technical terms where appropriate
  • Use relevant Office and accounting software packages to input and manage date accurately
  • Organise / manage their workload
  • Work closely as a team to offer support and help to peers when needed
  • Work towards the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours within the Level 2 Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard 

Where you'll work

Peakman Street
Redditch
B98 8DW

Training

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

Training provider

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

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

Mandatory weekly day release to HoW College, Bromsgrove campus along with work based training and support from a Learning Skills Devleopment Officer (LSDO). 

More training information

Heart of Worcestershire College is the largest further education college in Worcestershire County offering a wide range of vocational and technical courses in specialist subject areas alongside a vast array of apprenticeships and higher education courses. 

From courses for school leavers to affordable higher education and professional qualifications, we pride ourselves in delivering job related qualifications in high quality environments to enable our students to achieve a positive and bright future.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or above)

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
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

The office is in Redditch so please make sure you can get there independently for work each day and to college in Bromsgrove for day release before applying.

About this employer

We’re one of the largest employers in Worcestershire, and a large provider of further education to the surrounding area. We’re a dynamic organisation – growing and changing to meet demands. As an integral part of the community, we want to reflect its diversity within our workforce.

The College is committed to lifelong learning, and we take staff development seriously. We strive to make sure that our staff have the skills to perform at the highest levels.

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Company benefits

To view the guide to benefits of working at HoW College please visit the vacancies page on our website, where you will find a link to our benefits.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of Level 2 AAT the right apprentice may be offered the chance to progress to Level 3 and then Level 4 AAT.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004083.

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Closes on Friday 23 January 2026

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