Audit Apprentice
PIERCE C A LTD
BLACKBURN (BB1 6AY)
Closes on Friday 27 February 2026
Posted on 6 January 2026
Contents
Summary
This vacancy is for an Apprentice Accounts/Finance Assistant based in Blackburn.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to undertake valuable work experience within the accounts department whilst gaining on the job qualifications.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between 09:30 - 16:00.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
The general Accountancy duties within this role may include:
Understanding your organisation
Be aware of the organisations' needs and activities and their impact for accounting and finance.
Accounting systems and processes
Identify, collate and process financial and accounting data from primary sources such as business records.
Attention to detail
Examine financial and accounting data to identify issues with quality and reliability as instructed and in accordance with guidance.
Correcting financial data errors
Rectify errors in financial and accounting data, escalating problems beyond their remit as appropriate.
Ensuring accurate financial records
Reconcile transactional data to minimise the chance of errors in financial and accounting outputs such as sales and purchase invoices, sale and purchase orders, bank statements and payroll.
Optimising efficiency
Plan and review workloads with a supervisor to ensure the best use of time to complete allocated tasks efficiently.
Professional communication
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using appropriate methods and professional language. Examples may include letters, phone, face-to-face, e-mail, video call, online chat functions etc.
Secure data management
Use financial and accounting software packages to input and manage data safely and securely in line with organisational instructions.
Teamwork
Provide support to team members to help ensure that financial and accounting activities are carried out within expected timescales and quality expectations.
Continuous learning
- Keep up to date with developments to enhance relevant skills and take responsibility for your own professional development.
- Basic bookkeeping activities.
- Working with sales and purchase ledgers.
- Running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct.
- Recording of cash and data entry.
Where you'll work
MENTOR HOUSE
AINSWORTH STREET
BLACKBURN
BB1 6AY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING 2000 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Initiative
About this employer
Pierce Group is a leading independent firm of business advisers supporting owner managed businesses. Based in Blackburn, Lancashire the firm's core client base of owner managed businesses resides in East Lancashire but extends throughout the UK and Internationally.
After this apprenticeship
The opportunities in the world of business are endless. Many apprentices start in business administration, customer service or accountancy, which are great stepping stones into lots of exciting careers. You can go on to specialise in a particular field and into management. You will find people who started in finance and administration working in all professional areas and at all levels.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING 2000 LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007032.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 27 February 2026