Financial Operations Apprentice

EDEN ECOMMERCE LTD

CHESTER (CH1 4QT)

Closes in 17 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 13 April 2026

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Summary

Within this role, the apprentice will be the person in the business responsible for accurately recording primary financial transactions. The successful candidate will maintain the transactional responsibilities within the Financial Operations area and support the finance team, as well as the wider business to grow.

Wage

£16,640 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 09:00 - 17:30

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 14 May 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

Core responsibilities include:

  • Record invoices and credits received
  • Obtain approvals from stakeholders
  • Allocations
  • Missing invoices
  • Due dates check & set for extended terms items
  • Sending out remittances
  • Supplier statement reconciliation
  • Review direct debit collection advice received
  • Develop understanding of specific account activity and how it should be managed
  • Narratives on invoices
  • Build relationships with the supplier billing contact

Where you'll work

3 MINERVA COURT
CHESTER
CH1 4QT

Training

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

Training provider

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

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

In-house training plus the candidate will follow a Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship programme and study towards an AAT Level 2 qualification. This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College - South & West. If the candidate does not hold GCSE grades A*-C (9-4) or equivalent, they will be required to complete a Level 2 Functional Skill in the relevant subject.

More training information

The apprenticeship programme will be 12 months +3 months for End Point Assessment.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Self-management

About this employer

Eden has customers in every UK village, town, and city. We serve the entire UK church by addressing the needs of a diverse range of denominations and expressions of Christ-centered faith.

Our extensive product selection, years of service, and dependable delivery make us a trusted partner for tiny chapels, local congregations, multi-site church networks, and schools.

After this apprenticeship

Career development paths and opportunities in transactional, analytical and management account production. Progression through the AAT Qualification and to other higher Professional Qualifications. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

Becky Smythe

becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026122.

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Closes in 17 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)