Accounting Assistant Apprentice

DE MONTFORT FINE ART LIMITED

Staffordshire (WS14 9NW)

Closes in 14 days (Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 January 2026

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Summary

DeMontfort Fine Art are the UK’s leading international publisher of original paintings and collectable limited editions. We also have an expanding network of Galleries under the name Clarendon Fine Art, and at present have up to 90 locations and are still growing! 

Wage

£14,722.50 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 - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm (with occasional weekend work)

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 16 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • To support the Treasury/Finance Department
  • Help with reconciliations
  • Liaising with our galleries in supporting them with queries
  • Working on our ERP System which is Microsoft Dynamics
  • Have some good Excel skills
  • Supporting month end processes and procedures
  • Assist with journal preparation and postings

Where you'll work

De Montfort House
Europa Way
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 9NW

Training

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

Training provider

P.T.P. TRAINING 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

Your programme will be delivered face to face at PTP's walsall centre, with the following structure:

  • Every two weeks, you will attend PTP's walsall centre for a classroom session
  • During these sessions, new topics will be taught by your tutor

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C and above)
  • Maths (grade 4/C 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
  • Team working
  • Self-motivated
  • Willing to learn
  • Positive attitude
  • Good understanding of Excel
  • Positive phone manner

Other requirements

How will you travel to work? Weekend cover

About this employer

We work very closely with a group of prestigious independent galleries all over the country and this has been an immensely successful across the UK. The key to this successful partnership is the personal touch. DeMontfort is a people company and we feel strongly about the little details that make a big difference. This has led to the introduction of an ever-increasing range of services to strengthen our gallery partnerships, and in turn they rely on us not only for best-selling artwork, but also for a suite of support through marketing material, merchandising guidance, recruitment, sales training and even IT support.

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

Company benefits

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays Employee benefit programme

After this apprenticeship

  • This role is a great starting point for a career in finance with progression opportunities within the business
  • Potential to continue studies following this

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012014.

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Closes in 14 days (Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:59pm)