Apprentice Assistant Management Accountant

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Tyne and Wear (SR4 7TP)

Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 14 July 2026)

Posted on 2 July 2026

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Summary

As a Apprentice Assistant Management Accounting Apprentice you will gain the skills and experience from Financial Management while studying for the AAT qualification. Part of the role will be to use a computerised ledger system and Microsoft office packages, to provide analysis to department managers and budget holders.

Wage

£21,809 a year

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Apprentices will be paid £28,392 to £31,157 a year. Paid at Annex 21 rate/National age related pay

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Typical working week Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Duration

2 years

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

  • Support the Management Accountant in meeting all requirements for monthly close down and production of management reports, including journal input, variance analysis, accruals/prepayments/recharges and other routine adjustments
  • Responsible for ensuring accuracy of journal inputs and adjustments
  • Ensure that reports for supported services are ready for closedown in line with the published timetable
  • Distribute monthly report packs to budget-holders and maintain records of receipts
  • Provide supporting information or analysis for Management Accountants or Divisional Finance Managers for monthly meetings with budget-holders
  • Deputise meetings for the Management Accountant in his/her absence
  • Provide ad-hoc reports and responses to queries as requested by the Management Accountant, or by budget-holders within supported service areas
  • Maintain records of funded establishment change forms and vacancy requisition forms within the Division
  • Process complex recharges from internal service providers to services users, internal and external, requiring the use and setting up of complex spreadsheets, excel and databases to action Internal Service Level Agreements
  • Maintain the budget trails for the Division for review by the Management Accountant, ensuring prompt updating and investigation of any discrepancies
  • Assist the Management Accountant in production of working papers to support annual revenue budgets in accordance with timetables set by the Associate Director of Finance
  • Provide financial analysis for business cases and service changes within the Division
  • Maintain records of Divisional cost improvement schemes to support monthly reporting of performance against cost improvement plans and targets
  • Undertake costing and skill mix reviews for service changes as required by the Management Accountant

Where you'll work

Kayll Road
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR4 7TP

Training

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

Training provider

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

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

Assistant Accountant Level 3.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust to develop and transform our services so that our communities continue to receive high quality and sustainable health services. We provide acute hospital and community based healthcare services to a population of around 430,000 people in South Tyneside and Sunderland. We have a dedicated team of over 8,000 staff who deliver outstanding care and work together to achieve the highest possible standards of quality for our patients

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).

Once qualified apprentices will be offered a permanent position as an Assistant Management Accountant and can progress to Management Accountant.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Kathryn Munro

kathrynmunro@nhs.net

01915656256

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040241.

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Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 14 July 2026)

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