Level 2 Accounts and Finance Assistant Apprentice

WILLIAM HACKETT LIFTING PRODUCTS LTD

ALNWICK (NE66 2EU)

Closes in 8 days (Thursday 22 January 2026)

Posted on 14 January 2026

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Summary

This apprenticeship plays a key role in supporting the smooth and efficient operation of the finance function. Hands-on experience across a wide range of transactional and reporting activities, providing exposure to core accounting areas including accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, credit control, and financial reporting.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, with 30 mins unpaid lunch each day.

38 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Duration

1 year

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

Accounts Receivable

  • Monitor customer accounts regularly and chase overdue payments to ensure prompt collection
  • Place customer accounts on hold where credit limits are exceeded, liaising with relevant internal teams
  • Post customer cash receipts accurately and allocate transactions correctly
  • Prepare and run month-end debtors reports to support financial reporting
  • Carry out aged debt analysis to identify overdue balances and highlight areas of concern
  • Prepare and distribute weekly debtors reports to the finance team and relevant stakeholders

Accounts Payable & Employee Expenses

  • Process employee expense claims and mileage reimbursements accurately and in a timely manner
  • Maintain supplier master data and ensure new supplier approvals are fully completed and compliant
  • Support the processing of supplier invoices

Fixed Assets & Payroll

  • Maintain and update the fixed asset register, including depreciation and disposal processing
  • Assist with the reallocation of company vehicles and maintain accurate related records
  • Process pension payments in line with payroll schedules and compliance requirements

Reporting & Data Management

Ensure customer, supplier, and chart of accounts data is accurate and kept up to date

Credit Control & Risk Management

  • Participate in credit control calls with sales and commercial teams to resolve outstanding issues
  • Support the preparation of doubtful debt provisions at month-end

Where you'll work

OAK DRIVE
LIONHEART ENTERPRISE PARK
ALNWICK
NE66 2EU

Training

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

Training provider

NCG

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

4 days per week at William Hackett Lifting Products Limited. 

1 day per week at Newcastle College. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3)
  • Maths (grade 3)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

William Hackett offers a wide range of innovative solutions designed for use across all industries. We deal through distribution, but a lot of time is spent engaging with end users and industry stakeholders. This gives us great insight into the challenges our customers face, broadens our understanding, and drives the passion to deliver solutions for our customers.

After this apprenticeship

This role offers structured training and practical experience across multiple finance disciplines, supporting the completion of a Level 2 Accounts / Finance qualification and long-term career development within finance.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NCG

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007688.

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Closes in 8 days (Thursday 22 January 2026)

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