Finance Assistant Apprentice

GLOVERS SOLICITORS LLP

ENGLAND (WC2E 9BA)

Closes in 27 days (Friday 24 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 March 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Finance Assistant to join our finance team. This role is permanent and office-based with study leave for your AAT level 3 qualification. We will support your apprenticeship through hands-on mentoring and learning opportunities.

Wage

£14,560 to £23,132.20, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 June 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

The Finance Assistant will provide support to the finance team, tasks include but are not limited to:

  • Raising of invoices
  • Credit control, including customer statement reconciliation and chasing of debts.
  • Purchase ledger
  • File opening on our accounts system
  • Disbursements
  • Admin support for the Practice Manager e.g. purchasing
  • Any adhoc duties required by the Head of Finance and Practice Manager
  • Assisting with day-to-day bookkeeping for clients using our legal accounting software OneAdvanced
  • Recording and reconciling bank transactions, expenses, and receipts
  • Supporting the preparation of management accounts and financial reports
  • Assisting with VAT return preparation and submissions (training provided)
  • Helping maintain accurate accounting records and client files
  • Processing invoices, payments, and supplier reconciliations
  • Communicating with clients to request information and resolve queries
  • Learning and following internal processes and compliance procedures
  • Supporting senior team members with ad-hoc finance and admin tasks. As the apprenticeship progresses, responsibilities will increase in line with training and experience

Where you'll work

SECOND FLOOR
16 GARRICK STREET
LONDON
ENGLAND
WC2E 9BA

Training

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

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Training schedule

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

About this employer

Glovers is a firm of commercial real estate specialist lawyers based in Covent Garden - we’d like to think we are the best at what we do.  Don’t just take our word for it, the Legal 500 names us “The Glovers team are experts in their field, their knowledge and expertise are superb” and we are lauded for having an “impressively unique practice”

http://www.glovers.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Thursday lunch club for whole company
  • Cycle to work/season ticket loan
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Extra time-off at Christmas
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Personal Accident insurance

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to continue studies, gaining further accountancy qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOVERS SOLICITORS LLP

Anna Yates

ayates@glovers.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023536.

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Closes in 27 days (Friday 24 April 2026 at 11:59pm)