Accounts Apprentice Level 2
CHARITY ASSIST ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
Batley (WF17 8LL)
Closes in 12 days (Sunday 10 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 April 2026
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for the Charity sector, Charity Assist Accountants specialise in providing charity governance, customer service, administration and accounting services to varied companies. Successful candidates must be willing to study the AAT Level 2 apprenticeship and beyond.
- Wage
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£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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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
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 30 hours including study time - times to be agreed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 July 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
Answering the phone and reading/sending emails to clients.
Meeting and greeting clients when they come into the office.
Providing refreshments to visitors, if required.
Organising meetings.
Minuting meetings.
Photocopying, scanning and filing.
Data entry, typing documents and raising invoices.
Ensuring that accounts are accurately monitored and recorded.
Client engagement.
Be able to work under your own initiative and have the ability and willingness to acquire job-related knowledge through self-development and by learning from others.
Providing excellent customer services to our clients, through incoming and outgoing calls, emails and face-to-face meetings.
Processing receipts, sales invoices and payments.
Maintaining financial records which accurately record the business’ incoming and outgoing finances.
Completing VAT return forms.
Ensuring that accounts are accurately monitored and recorded.
Dealing with a company’s payroll by processing wages and employee expense claims.
Using VT Software to complete end of year accounts, assistance with independent examination, PAYE, filling, charity registration, policies and governance, and other general duties needed as part of the work in a small practice.
Professional Development/Training
The Apprenticeship Training Programme forms part of your duties as well as helping with your personal and professional development; the requirements to complete the programme are as follows:
Attend and be punctual for all induction, work-based training/support sessions and AAT lessons.
Complete all required assignments, build up your portfolio of evidence, on-going.
Access support from your tutor/assessor, manager and other college staff and attend mentoring sessions
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the organisation which is relevant to your post within the company to meet the overall business objectives.
Where you'll work
Unit 27 Batley Enterprise Centre
513 Bradford Road
Batley
WF17 8LL
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
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
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
Accounts Finance Assistant Standard Level 2:
The Accounts / Finance Assistant is responsible for assisting the team of accountants with junior accounting duties. These can vary massively depending on the team structure and size of business.
An Accounts / Finance Assistant’s work could include basic bookkeeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers, running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct, recording of cash and data entry.
Accounts / Finance Assistants can work in almost any sector. Potential employers include corporate businesses, sole traders, partnerships, Public Sector, not-for-profit organisations and educational institutions. Accounts / Finance Assistants may work in-house for an organisation, or they might work for an accountancy firm, bookkeeping practice, Shared Service provider, self-employed or on behalf of several different clients.
Requirements:
All Accounts / Finance Assistants will demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Knowledge:
- Accounting Systems and Processes
- General Business
- Understanding your Organisation
- Basic Accounting
- Ethical Standards
Skills:
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Uses Systems and Processes
- Personal Effectiveness
Behaviour:
- Personal Development
- Team Work
- Customer Focus
- Professionalism
The AAT (Association of Accounting Technician) Certificate in Accounting Level 2 is as part of this apprenticeship standard.
You will attend Kirklees College, Waterfront Centre, one day per week.
More training information
We may consider applicants who have already achieved AAT L2 or AAT L3, to undertake the next level as an apprentice.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- Creative
Other requirements
Please check the location and time it will take to travel.
There are good transport links to Batley.
About this employer
Supporting Charities in their Governance, Accounting and Training needs. We are here to make sure your charity reflects the great work it does in their accountability and transparency, by providing support tailored to your charity’s needs. Most charities do a great job at what they do but need that little extra help. You can be rest assured that we are in the office taking care of your day to day accounting needs, it maybe ends of year accounts, independent examinations and audits, PAYE, pensions, tax, gift aid.
After this apprenticeship
- Level 3 Accounting qualification
- Full time employment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
Nichola Barnes
Apprenticeships@kirkleescollege.ac.uk
01484 437054
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028334.
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Closes in 12 days (Sunday 10 May 2026 at 11:59pm)