Apprentice Accounts Assistant

ELITE SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED

Sheffield (S4 7UU)

Closes on Friday 24 July 2026

Posted on 15 January 2026

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Summary

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a well-established company with a great team to gain hands-on experience, new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm, with one day per week at college.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 31 August 2026

Duration

8 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

  • Use of Company Sage programme & data inputting
  • Liaison with the Managing Director and Company Accountant’s office regarding finance tasks/requirements
  • General administration duties & phone cover, answering client finance and other queries etc.
  • Sales ledger - checking, preparation, creation & sending out of invoices to clients
  • Purchase ledger - collection, collation, checking, inputting of purchase invoices
  • Some VAT Return duties - preparation of records/chasing missing invoices etc.
  • Timesheets - collation and initial analysis of timesheets for payroll purposes
  • Preparation of incoming/outgoing payments due lists
  • Chasing overdue sales ledger invoices/aged debtors
  • Office/administration cover when required for bespoke work planning systems/phones

Where you'll work

Unit 2
Norroy Street
Sheffield
S4 7UU

Training

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

Training provider

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

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.

As part of your apprenticeship, you will be required to attend Sheffield College City Campus one day per week. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C or 9-4)
  • Maths (grade A*-C or 9-4)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

Elite Security Systems Ltd. was incorporated in 2012. We are a company based in Sheffield, and invest in a directly employed, locally based work force. To achieve the very best in performance, we support our staff professionally and personally to enable them to achieve their full potential. All operate as part of a dedicated team committed to high quality customer care and service.

We work on some of the largest security systems, integrating the below disciplines into one complete set of security and fire solutions.

After this apprenticeship

Permanent employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008972.

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Closes on Friday 24 July 2026