Apprentice Finance Assistant

BELIEVE HOUSING LIMITED

Bishop Auckland, Durham

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 21 June 2026)

Posted on 5 June 2026

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Summary

As a Finance assistant you’ll spend time with different teams across the finance function, gaining a broad range of experience across the different specialisms and roles within a finance team.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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a competitive salary of £19,000 per annum

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday Shifts to be confirmed

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

You wil work in areas such as accounts payable, rent and income, management accounts, and budgeting, allowing you to build a wide range of practical skills, understand end‑to‑end financial processes, and identify areas of interest for future career development.

You’ll learn on the job while getting involved in:

  • Hands on experience with core finance processes such as invoice processing, bank reconciliations, and maintaining financial records
    rent and service charge accounting, including helping to monitor income and arrears
  • Learning how a housing association is funded and how finances support social and affordable housing services
  • Working closely with colleagues across finance and other departments, developing communication and teamwork skills
    finance systems and spreadsheets to input data, run reports, and check accuracy
  • Structured training and study support alongside day‑to‑day work to build professional finance knowledge and qualifications
    developing an understanding of governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements relevant to the social housing sector

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Country House, 27 Longfield Road, South Church Enterprise Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6XB
  • Spectrum 6, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, Durham, SR7 7TT

Training

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

Training provider

EAST DURHAM 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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills

About this employer

believe housing is one of the North East’s largest housing associations and we pride ourselves on putting our tenants and our people at the heart of everything we do and making them part of our journey in providing better housing services, homes, and communities. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce to deliver our vision and values of life without barriers and to do the right thing: for our people, for our customers, for our business.

https://www.believehousing.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • A competitive salary of £19,000 per annum
  • 31 days annual leave
  • Up to four days paid volunteering leave each year
  • Excellent pension scheme

Disability Confident

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

  • Opportunity to apply for full-time internal vacancies at Believe Housing

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAST DURHAM COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000035411.

Apply now

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 21 June 2026)

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