Finance Apprentice

EAST CHESHIRE HOSPICE LTD

CHESHIRE (SK10 3DR)

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 5 July 2026)

Posted on 16 June 2026

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Summary

At East Cheshire Hospice you will find a dynamic environment with various business areas including retail, lottery, events, statutory funding, and donations which offers an excellent opportunity to gain a broad range of valuable experiences, whilst also gaining your level 2 AAT qualification.

Wage

£20,178 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Daytime shifts Monday to Friday

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 2 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

  • Donations income processing and liaising with donor support and fundraisers
  • Reception till reconciliations and supporting reception volunteers with till / finance queries
  • Bank account reconciliations
  • Preparation of weekly banking / cash courier service
  • Maintaining petty cash system
  • Maintaining logs for various finance records including receipt books , mileage etc.
  • Reconciling investment reports and maintaining deposit account records
  • Provide cover for / assistance to other Finance Team members as deemed appropriate by the Finance Manager, to meet departmental requirements. This will cover both income and purchase ledger processing
  • Supporting with group mailboxes, dealing with correspondence arriving in the Finance Department, sort and distribute to the relevant staff member as appropriate
  • Answering the telephone and deal professionally with enquiries

Where you'll work

MILLBANK DRIVE
MACCLESFIELD
CHESHIRE
SK10 3DR

Training

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

Training provider

MACCLESFIELD 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

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

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
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Since 1988, East Cheshire Hospice has been caring for people living with life-limiting illnesses. We put our patients, their carers and families at the centre of everything we do, and our expert medical treatment is only the start of the holistic care we provide.

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

Company benefits

  • Free Parking
  • Meals available to purchase at the Hospice
  • NHS Pension scheme for existing members. Workplace pension scheme for non-NHS members
  • 7 weeks paid holiday increasing upon length of service

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

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • Progression to Accountant, Finance Assistant, Payroll

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037530.

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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 5 July 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.