Finance Assistant Apprentice

Brass Facilities

WEST MIDLANDS (WS10 0PD)

Closes in 12 days (Sunday 15 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 March 2026

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Summary

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Assistant Apprentice to join our team. This role is primarily focused on supporting the Finance department while also assisting with administrative and coordination tasks within the Sales function.

 

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 - 5.00pm. Half an hour unpaid lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 23 March 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

Finance Duties:

  • Setting up customers on Xero
  • Creating and issuing sales invoices
  • Inputting and checking purchase invoices
  • Supporting bank reconciliations (where appropriate)
  • Handling general day-to-day finance emails
  • Dealing with supplier and customer queries in a professional manner
  • Assisting with document preparation, scanning, filing, and data entry
  • Providing general administrative support to the Finance team

Sales Support Duties:

  • Setting up and maintaining Excel spreadsheets for sales tracking and reporting
  • Assisting with the preparation of customer quotes
  • Liaising with service departments regarding quote information and pricing
  • Managing sales-related emails and correspondence
  • Providing general administrative support to the Sales team
  • Setting up Customer profile spreadsheets

Where you'll work

ISIS HOUSE
SMITH ROAD
WEDNESBURY
WEST MIDLANDS
WS10 0PD

Training

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

Training provider

BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN 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:

  • English (grade 4/C or above)
  • Maths (grade 4/C or 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
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

  • You will be required to attend Sutton Coldfield College for your college day once a week

About this employer

At BRASS, we believe that our size is our strength. We are large enough to inspire trust and deliver comprehensive solutions, yet small enough to care deeply about the outcome of our work. We take great pride in exceeding the expectations of our partners, whether we’re working with commercial property managers, residential property owners, or key stakeholders across a diverse range of industries.

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After this apprenticeship

  • Progression opportunities are available subject to performace

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

Mehr-un Nisa

recruitment@bmet.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018369.

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Closes in 12 days (Sunday 15 March 2026 at 11:59pm)