Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Level 2)

CHAMPIONS (UK) PLC

Leicestershire (LE12 6XA)

Closes on Friday 29 May 2026

Posted on 27 April 2026

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Summary

Champions UK Plc have a fantastic opportunity for a candidate to join their team. You will learn the accounts role whilst gaining a qualification and getting first hand fast paced experience in the hope to lead to a full time role.

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 to Friday from 8.30am - 5.00pm (30 minute break for lunch)

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 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 department are the true engine of the business here at Champions, as they work closely in every area, the brand agency, Champions Speakers, Music and Entertainment and Celebrity Talent as well as their Events department. Champions UK are a unique one stop shop for businesses and the finance team keep everything running.

Credit Control Duties:

  • Helping to process sales invoices so that they are chased for payment on the correct dates
  • Assisting with taking credit card payments for invoices
  • Assist with filling in new supplier forms
  • Helping with covering for credit control in event of absence or holidays
  • Ad hoc analysis of customer accounts
  • Assisting with raising sales invoices and sending out

Purchase Ledger Duties:

  • Helping with dealing with supplier payment queries
  • Assisting with checking BACS runs to ensure details and values are correct.
  • Assisting with the process of faster payments and confirm bank details for new suppliers so they can be paid
  • Filing of BACS run paperwork when paid
  • General support of purchase ledger

General Duties:

  • Assisting with Maintaining general tidiness of ledgers
  • Ad hoc duties as required

Where you'll work

Barrington House Leake Road
Costock
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 6XA

Training

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

Training provider

DAMAR 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

Level 2 Accounts & Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • A minimum of 5 x GCSEs (grade 9-4/A*-C or above)
  • English (grade 5/C and above)
  • Maths (grade 6/B 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
  • Administrative skills

About this employer

Champions (UK) Plc is one of the UK’s leading award-winning brand agencies, boasting an enviable portfolio of clients, regionally, nationally and internationally. A family-owned business with traditional family values, Champions has grown over the past 20 years and has evolved significantly. Proudly, they continue to invest in their staff and new technology, to ensure they are at the cutting edge of providing their clients with the most up to date services that achieve results. Today, with over 70 highly-skilled staff and still expanding, Champions’ continued success is creating additional and exciting employment opportunities.

https://championsukplc.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • On-site gym
  • Countryside location with car parking
  • New starter goodie bag
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • On-going personal development and training scheme

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential to progress into a full time permanent role upon completion of your apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

Sabina Adam

Sabina.Adam@damartraining.com

07566 289 979

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027799.

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Closes on Friday 29 May 2026

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.