Finance Apprentice

EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS

ALFRETON (DE55 2DS)

Closes in 26 days (Monday 29 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 June 2026

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Summary

This role will provide financial support, assisting with day-to-day income and spend management, general accounting administrative duties whilst developing accounting knowledge and skills.

Wage

£19,684 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, flexible working within core hours.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 3 August 2026

Duration

1 year

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

  • Data Entry & Bookkeeping: Accurately input daily financial data, invoices, and receipts into finance system (Xero)
  • Sales/Purchase Ledger: Assist with processing supplier invoices, raising sales invoices, and preparing weekly payment runs
  • Bank Reconciliation: Assist with reconciling bank transactions to ensure accuracy in the accounts
  • Credit Control: Assist with chasing debtors and keeping communication records up to date
  • Cash Management: Manage the petty cash tin, ensuring all receipts are logged and reconciled
  • Query Resolution: Act as a point of contact for internal staff and external suppliers regarding invoice or expense queries
  • Administrative Duties: Monitor an action the Accounts mailbox, and maintain accurate filing systems, including scanning and archiving of financial documents
  • Reporting: Assist the team with month-end and year-end procedures, including VAT return preparation
  • Commission: Assist with requesting the monthly commission (income) statements from all suppliers and contractors

Where you'll work

3 MAISIES WAY
SOUTH NORMANTON
ALFRETON
DE55 2DS

Training

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

Training provider

PREMIER BOOKS LTD

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

Training will take place online at the EEM office via tutor led one to one coaching sessions. 

More training information

The training will be provided through, Premier Training and will require a minimum of 12 months learning. This will include on programme learning covering technical training, workplace development and ongoing reviews plus an end point assessment. 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3 or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade 3 or equivalent)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) is a not-for-profit consortium set up to drive cost and efficiency savings in the public sector. Since 2010, our mission has been to provide high quality and efficient procurement solutions to save time and money for our membership whilst investing in local communities. We build strong and lasting relationships with our members and supply chain and are adaptable to support them with their own challenges. We strive to be trusted and respected in what we do and say.

We have nurtured a company culture that supports our employees in their continuous learning and development and we will continue to work collaboratively to support our membership to achieve our shared goals.

Our members come from across England and Wales and include Local Authorities, Housing Associations, NHS Trusts, Education providers, Emergency Services and Government Agencies.

Our procurement solutions cover an extensive range of categories including repairs and maintenance, supply of materials and consultancy and all relate to the management and maintenance of domestic social housing properties and commercial buildings owned by members.

https://eem.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Matched pension contributions
  • Westfield Health cash plan
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Social Value including individual nominations 
  • Corporate workwear allowance
  • Free parking

After this apprenticeship

Finance Assistant working towards AAT Level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS

Sophie Feast

sophie@eem.org.uk

01246395610

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034707.

Apply now

Closes in 26 days (Monday 29 June 2026 at 11:59pm)