Finance Apprentice
UCS College Group
Somerset (TA6 4PZ)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 7 June 2026)
Posted on 19 May 2026
Contents
Summary
The right candidate will have a strong interest in working within a Finance office, with a passion for customer service and a hardworking, team-focused approach. This role is key to the smooth running of the Finance office and offers an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to start a career in finance and gain valuable experience.
- Wage
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£20,258 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Fixed Term - All Year Round (AYR)
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Normal working hours will be between 8:30am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am to 4.30pm on Friday.
Some flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the department in agreement with your line manager.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
- Support budget holders with routine financial queries
- Assist in producing basic financial reports and reconciliations
- Assist the Procurement Lead in the administration of Tenders and Quotations to comply with the Group’s Procurement regulations
- Assist the Procurement Lead in the administration of the Procurement Portal
- Help with month-end and year-end tasks as required
- Support supplier statement reconciliations and resolve basic queries
- Assist with processing income and expenditure transactions
- Support audit preparation by gathering documentation and evidence
- Ensure procedures are followed in line with financial regulations and internal controls
- General office duties, including filing and posting
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across finance and wider college teams
- Handle information confidentially and professionally
- Carry out other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and level
- Actively participate in apprenticeship training and off-the-job learning
- Complete coursework, assessments, and portfolio evidence on time
- Apply learning from training into day-to-day work
- Attend review meetings with the training provider and line manager
Where you'll work
Bridgwater Centre
Bath Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4PZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5/C and above)
- Maths (grade 5/C 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Can-do attitude
- Quality Focused
- Self-development commitment
- A desire to work in Finance
Other requirements
Any offer of employment will be subject to employment references, medical clearance and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
About this employer
UCS College Group Corporate Services is a subsidiary company of UCS College Group, making it an integral part of everyday functions. We have a range of different areas who are employed by our Corporate Services, offering fantastic support services
Company benefits
Generous holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays), 2-week Christmas closure, 1x wellbeing day per year (fixed day), on-site wellbeing support, free parking, and a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
This apprenticeship provides an excellent starting point for a career in finance, with opportunities for further progression within the sector through experience, skills development, and continued professional growth.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP
Martin
business@ucscollegegroup.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032553.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 7 June 2026)
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