Finance Apprentice

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LTD

MIDDLESBROUGH (TS2 1RH)

Closes in 23 days (Monday 2 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 January 2026

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Summary

This apprenticeship role is designed for someone starting or progressing their career in finance and accounting. As a Finance Apprentice, you will work towards an AAT Level 2 qualification while gaining practical experience in a professional finance department. You will support day-to-day financial operations and learn core accounting skills.

Wage

£17,940 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday Hours TBC

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 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

  • Assist with processing purchase orders
  • Invoices
  • Expenses, and credit notes
  • Help maintain accurate purchase and sales ledger records
  • Support reconciliation of supplier statements and resolve basic queries
  • Assist with customer and supplier account queries Banking and Reconciliation
  • Help post daily bank transactions
  • Assist with bank reconciliations
  • Support monitoring of cash receipts and payments Month-End & Reporting Support
  • Assist with month-end reconciliations
  • Help compile basic financial reports and spreadsheets
  • Support preparation of VAT information and returns Administration & Systems
  • Maintain electronic and paper filing systems
  • Ensure financial documentation is stored accurately and securely
  • Support internal and external audit requests
  • Follow company financial processes and controls Training & Development

Where you'll work

I T S HOUSE
HIGH FORCE ROAD
RIVERSIDE PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTA
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS2 1RH

Training

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

Training provider

MIDDLESBROUGH 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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (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

  • Attention to detail
  • Number skills
  • Microsoft Office Confident
  • Professional
  • Confident

About this employer

ITS specialises in providing automation solutions for highly regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, manufacturing and power & energy projects.

After this apprenticeship

Finance Assistant / Officer

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007851.

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Closes in 23 days (Monday 2 February 2026 at 11:59pm)