Accounts and Finance Assistant Apprentice

VINCENTS SOLICITORS LIMITED

Preston (PR1 3JJ)

Closes in 28 days (Friday 27 February 2026)

Posted on 27 January 2026

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Summary

An incredible opportunity to support the finance team with a variety of daily tasks, including invoice and expense processing, payments, record keeping, month end reporting and SRA compliance.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Working Week: Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm (1-hour, unpaid lunch break)

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 16 March 2026

Duration

1 year 4 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

  • Support the finance team with day-to-day financial operations in line with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules
  • Assist with processing purchase invoices, staff expenses and office disbursements
  • Help maintain accurate client and office account records
  • Handle incoming and outgoing payments under supervision
  • Contribute to ensuring full compliance with SRA regulations and internal procedures
  • Communicate professionally with fee earners, clients and external suppliers
  • Maintain well organised digital and physical finance records
  • Learn and use specialist legal accounting software
  • Provide general administrative support to the finance team as required

Where you'll work

4 Winckley Square
Preston
PR1 3JJ

Training

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

Training provider

DAMAR 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

Level 2 Accounts and Finance Apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C and above)
  • Maths (grade 6/B and 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
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Vincents Solicitors are a well established, multi practice law firm with six offices across Lancashire, supporting clients across Preston and the Fylde Coast. Vincents Solicitors' vision is to be a leading regional practice, recognised for clear advice, practical solutions and strong community relationships. Vincents Solicitors are driven by excellence, innovation, integrity and collaboration, investing in our people and infrastructure to deliver high-quality, forward thinking legal services.

https://www.vincentssolicitors.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Perkbox benefits: retail discounts and access to wellbeing and mental health support
  • Life Insurance/Death in Service cover
  • Christmas and New Year office closures
  • End of year Christmas celebration

After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunity to develop into an experienced, fully trained Accounts Assistant
  • Ongoing growth in knowledge and skills within a professional law firm finance team

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011094.

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Closes in 28 days (Friday 27 February 2026)

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