Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

FORTIS VISION LIMITED

COLCHESTER (CO7 7WX)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 24 April 2026)

Posted on 24 March 2026

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Summary

Working with the finance team to assist in the day to day activities of the accounts department to ensure timely management accounts are achieved. As an Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprentice you will achieve the Internationally recognised AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) Level 2 Certificate in Accounting.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8:30am- 5:00pm with a 30 minute lunch break each day.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 27 April 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

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Process/issue purchase order requests– Cover only
  • Code/match/process purchase invoices
  • Obtain invoice authorisation timely
  • Adhere to the companies monthly financial periods for costings
  • Resolve disputed items and regular housekeeping
  • Statement Reconciliations
  • Direct debit/Standing Order Payment allocations
  • Assist with supplier payment runs
  • Deal with creditor enquiries via telephone and email
  • Supplier credit applications
  • Processing credit card and pay pal transactions daily
  • Interaction with internal and external stakeholders
  • Tracking and reconciliation of on hire plant including weekly spreadsheets to site
  • Understanding CIS and the difference between PAYE employee and Subcontractors and the relevant implications
  • Processing of approved expenses through software ensuring vat rules are met
  • Processing company hotel requirements – Cover only
  • Provide cover for other company travel requirements
  • First point of contact for telephone/email queries in the department
  • Finance department post & emails
  • Filing & archiving
  • Ad-hoc duties for Finance Manager

Where you'll work

40 MAYFLY WAY
ARDLEIGH
COLCHESTER
CO7 7WX

Training

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

Training provider

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

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

  • The apprentice will be working towards the Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship standard including the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
  • Classroom attendance at Colchester Institute (Colchester Campus) every other week

More training information

Colchester Institute have partnered with Mindful Education to deliver this apprenticeship through our Online and On Campus model

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-E/9-2 or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade A*-D/9-3 or equivalent)

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
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

We are known as the team that can deliver what other refurbishment companies can’t.

We thrive on the challenge of achieving the impossible. It’s this determination and skill that sets us apart as the intelligent refurbishment contractor that can deliver the most complicated of projects.

https://www.fortisvision.com/about/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Virtual GP
  • Pension

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • May be the possibility to progress to a level 3 AAT qualification
  • May be the possibility of a permanent position within the business

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Colchester Institute - Apprenticeships Team

ci.apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk

01206712043

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022554.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 24 April 2026)

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