Accounts Payable Clerk Apprenticeship

IMAGINE CRUISING LIMITED

Wiltshire (SN4 8SY)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 22 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 May 2026

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Summary

To complete payments and control company expenses by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices. The job will involve maintaining accounts payable records and dealing with queries both internally and externally in an efficient and timely way.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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- You will be entitled to 20 days paid holiday per year, plus statutory UK holidays. Our holiday year runs from 1 January until 31 December.  - Pension EE 5% Employer 3% 

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 June 2026

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • Process invoices through our PO system, IPOS, matching to receipted goods
  • Review and reconcile supplier statements, preparing the data for payment runs weekly
  • Prepare and process payments to suppliers, ensuring timely and accurate payments
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all nominal codes and supplier accounts
  • Assist with month-end closing activities, ensuring invoices are posted on time and our booking system, iTour, is accurately reflecting payments made
  • Assist with keeping the bank reconciliation up-to-date by ensuring all payment journals are correct and posted on time
  • Reconciliation and application of supplier refunds, relating to individual passengers’ bookings
  • Preparation of a daily creditors report to understand payments due to suppliers, in the absence of a supplier statement
  • Aiding with Audit, M/E and Y/E queries, sometimes collating information in respect of this

Where you'll work

Portland House Bincknoll Lane, Interface Business Park
Royal Wootton Bassett
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN4 8SY

Training

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

Training provider

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

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

On-the-job training will be delivered by the Employer, and apprenticeship delivery will be with New College Swindon.

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Experience in accounts payable
  • Accurate data entry
  • Proficient MS Office inc Excel
  • Time management
  • Work Independently
  • Meets deadlines
  • Friendly and professional
  • Willingness to learn
  • Works well under pressure
  • Learn new systems quickly
  • Confident to ask questions
  • Self-motivated
  • Knowledge of basic accounting
  • Experience with Sun Systems
  • Experience with Vision Q&A
  • Travel industry experience

About this employer

Established in the UK in 2011, founded by experienced travel entrepreneur and CEO Robin Deller along with co-founder Natalie Maye. Imagine Cruising are experts in creating Cruise and Stay Holidays and now selling over 60,000 holidays a year with turnover in excess of £200m and industry beating margin and profit metrics. We specialise in creating competitively priced, unique cruise packages targeted at both traditional cruisers and the “new to cruise” market.

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

Company benefits

  • Medical- Medicash
  • Life Assurance 3 times
  • Car Parking space
  • Dress down on Fridays
  • Retail discounts via benefit providers
  • Company events

After this apprenticeship

Completion of Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028463.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 22 May 2026 at 11:59pm)