Accounts Apprentice Level 3
COLLETT HOLDINGS LIMITED
Halifax (HX2 0DF)
Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 May 2026
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Summary
This exciting opportunity has arisen with an expanding organisation. As an Accounts Assistant, you will be undertaking varied accounting and administrative duties at our Halifax Head Office. You will be working alongside a hardworking, supportive and friendly team.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
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The apprenticeship wage is £8.00 per hour, however the wage may be more, depending on experience. The wage may be negotiable and may increase subject to satisfactory employment and completion of college targets.
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 09.00hrs to 17.00hrs. Overtime and weekend working is occasionally required by the demands of the business.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 June 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Dealing with Purchase ledger and sales ledger– Entering Invoices, Matching, Coding, etc.
- Assisting initially with the wages and payroll, but quickly leading to covering all the wages and payroll functions.
- General office duties such as Filing, scanning, dealing with the post, taking phone calls and general enquiries.
- General ad hoc duties in the accounts department.
- Creating spreadsheets, generating reports, reconciliations, and general accounting tasks.
- Previous credit control experience would be preferred.
Apprenticeship Requirements
As part of your role, you will complete a structured Apprenticeship Programme designed to support your development. You will be expected to:
- Attend all training sessions, inductions, and reviews, demonstrating punctuality and commitment
- Complete coursework and assignments within agreed deadlines
- Build and maintain a portfolio of evidence throughout the programme
- Actively engage with your tutor, assessor, and line manager to maximise learning and development
Where you'll work
Victoria Terminal Albert Road
Halifax
HX2 0DF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
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
The broad purpose of the occupation is to support internal and external customers in the administration of their financial and accounting activities.
They may work as an assistant accountant in a practice or alternatively within the finance function of an organisation. An assistant accountant helps in the operation of day-to-day financial activities. These may include data entry to month end management accounts and year-end financial statements. In addition, the assistant accountant may find themselves involved in regulatory financial requirements.
These may include the completion of VAT returns or assisting in the preparation of tax computations.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely accounts services. This will include their line manager and team members, together with the workers and the clients of the organisation they are managing accounts for.
They may liaise with software departments, or houses, where the accounts system is hosted externally.
An assistant accountant will be responsible for managing their own caseload and time whilst reporting to a more senior accountant.
You will demonstrate the following duties:
Duty 1
Assist with monthly and year-end reporting of financial and accounts information. This will include the timely collation of data from a range of sources, such as different functions within one organisation, or a range of external clients if operating in a practice. This includes both foreseeable finance and accounting data requirements and unexpected requirements.
Duty 2
Maintain financial and accounting records including the timely collation of data from a range of sources. For example, different functions within one organisation, or a range of external clients if operating in practice. This includes both foreseeable requirements and unexpected requests, often to tight timescales.
Duty 3
Safeguard against suspicious activities, for example, anti-money laundering.
Duty 4
Assist with the compilation of accounting and financial records, for example, to inform direct and indirect tax returns under supervision, audit documentation or control account reconciliations.
Duty 5
Deliver financial and accounting information and data to stakeholders to ensure that key messages are communicated.
Duty 6
Assist in the maintenance and use of digital systems by using software applications and packages to support the delivery of accurate and timely financial and accounting information.
Duty 7
Use digital systems safely to ensure that the cyber security of the organisation is not compromised, and data handling legislative requirements are met.
Duty 8
Undertake Continuous Professional Development by keeping up to date with relevant statutory obligations and procedural best practice.
Duty 9
Collaborate with people both internally and/or externally at appropriate levels with a view to deliver a service that meets customer’s needs with a commitment to professional and ethical standards, for example, professional code of conduct and duty of confidentiality as appropriate.
More training information
The training will be one day per week, held at Kirklees College, day to be confirmed. The recommended time to complete is 18 months to allow for confirmation of successful examination results/re-sits.
What is an End Point Assessment (EPA) and why does it happen?
An End Point Assessment is an assessment at the end of your apprenticeship.
Assessments will be through examinations in Bookkeeping, Computerised Accounting and AAT Level 3 Accounting. Apprentices will also be assessed through a knowledge test covering the knowledge & skills gained, a portfolio comprising a range of evidence produced in the workplace and a reflective outlook, which will be a professional discussion. All components will need to be passed in order to be awarded the apprenticeship.
An End-Point Assessment will be conducted by an external provider (interview, portfolio and knowledge test).
The end-point assessment is designed to enable apprentices to demonstrate that they are fully conversant in the skills knowledge and behaviours expected of individuals at this level.
It is designed to provide assessors with a holistic view of the apprentice and to allow them to assess to what extent the apprentice meets or exceeds the apprenticeship standard.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Excellent Timekeeping
- Excellent Punctuality
- Achieved AAT L2
- Experience in Finance
Other requirements
There are good transport links by bus.
Please check the cost and time it will take to travel.
About this employer
Collett & Sons Ltd is a successful family-owned Company. It has developed into a multimodal operator set within 4 divisions to reflect the diverse nature of the business and the clients it serves.
The 4 integrated divisions allow a ‘One Stop Shop’ service:
Transport - Undertaking General transport, Freight Forwarding and Warehousing
Heavy Lift & Projects - Heavy transport, Lifting & Project management
Marine - Vessel Chartering operations, Port and Ships Agency service
Consulting - Undertaking Route surveying, site access studies & reporting
The Company specialise in the Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Heavy Engineering, Renewables and Civil & Infrastructure markets, transporting and moving difficult loads in the UK & Worldwide. Operating from the 5-acre Head Office site in Halifax, the company has an additional 10-acre site in Goole, and a 3-acre site in Grangemouth.
https://www.collett.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
28 days Holiday per year, including Bank Holidays, holiday purchase scheme subject to conditions.
Company contributions to the Company pension scheme are offered subject to conditions.
After this apprenticeship
There is a strong possibility that you will gain a permanent position following successful employment, as well as achievement of the full apprenticeship qualification.
There may also be further apprenticeship/other training available following successful employment and achievement of the apprenticeship qualifications.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
Nichola Barnes
nbarnes@kirkleescollege.ac.uk
01484 437054
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028130.
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Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 11:59pm)