Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Level 2)

Onward Accounts and Business Services Limited

Hyde (SK14 1ND)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 31 July 2026)

Posted on 8 July 2026

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Summary

Kick-start your Accounts and Finance career through this incredible apprenticeship opportunity. You’ll learn essential bookkeeping, accountancy and administration skills while working in a friendly team, with opportunities to progress into a long-term finance career.

Wage

£14,560 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 4:30pm.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 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

Duties will include:

  • Maintaining financial records
  • Preparing accounts
  • Preparation of VAT returns
  • Bookkeeping
  • Other administrative duties

Company Benefits:

  • 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays,
  • Pension – up to 4% contribution match
  • Professional qualification salary enhancement
  • Financial services
  • Full study support

Where you'll work

48 Union street
Hyde
Hyde
SK14 1ND

Training

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

Training provider

DAMAR LIMITED

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

Accounts and Finance Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths (grade 6/B)
  • English (grade 4/C)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

An established accountancy practice based in Hyde providing first class accounting and taxation services to help clients. The company specialise in small and medium sized businesses and pride themselves on getting to know their clients so they can offer quality, timely and cost effective solutions. The team is made of 24 colleagues who share their core values are respect, integrity, trust, dynamism and family.

After this apprenticeship

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

There will be an opportunity to progress into a full-time role as an Accountant once the apprenticeship has been successfully completed.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

Damar Training

recruitment@damartraining.com

07566289979

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041537.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 31 July 2026)

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