Finance Assistant Apprentice
REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
REIGATE (RH2 0QS)
Closes in 12 days (Friday 24 July 2026)
Posted on 10 July 2026
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Summary
Provided finance administration support, processing invoices, payments, expenses, and reconciliations, maintaining accurate financial records, and assisting with budgeting, audits, and the day-to-day operation of the Finance Department.
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
Within purchasing department:
- Assisting with processing of Purchase Orders in the Sage
Intact finance system - Ensuring correct distribution of invoices for authorisation once goods have been received, via the Sage finance system
- Reconciliation of supplier statements and obtaining copy invoices, where necessary
- Assisting payment runs to be made by BACs. Preparatiom of three-day payments. Sending remittance advices to suppliers
- Assist with the Webexpense system for processing credit card bills, expense cards and staff expenses
- Posting and reconciling direct debits for payables
Within the rest of the finance team:
- Assist in reviewing accounts to ensure transactions are
accurately recorded - Assist in processing of regular monthly journals
- Assist with the bank reconciliation of all bank accounts
- Assist with answering Staff budget queries across all schools
- Support with producing year-end schedules for the auditors, as required
- Filing and end of year archiving#To assist with any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the Finance Department, as required
Key Personal Qualities
- High attention to detail
- Strong organisation and time management
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Excellent communication skills
- Collaborative and supportive approach
- Integrity and confidentiality
Where you'll work
REIGATE ROAD
REIGATE
RH2 0QS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EAST SURREY COLLEGE
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Time Management
- Collaborative and supportive a
- Integrity and confidentiality
About this employer
Alderman Henry Smith founded Reigate Grammar School (RGS) in 1675. For over 345 years, young people have been educated on the same site in the heart of Reigate, Surrey. RGS is a leading HMC independent co-educational day school, providing a broad and balanced education that prepares pupils for the modern world. Guided by the school's ethos of educating the whole child, RGS is committed to inclusion, social mobility, and widening access through its bursary programme. RGS educates over 1,050 students aged 11–18, with a further 600 pupils attending Reigate St Mary's Preparatory and Choir School and Chinthurst School. Academic excellence is matched by outstanding opportunities in sport, the arts, and an extensive co-curricular programme. A strong pastoral system and House structure promote teamwork, leadership, confidence, and personal development, while the curriculum combines academic rigour with opportunities for students to pursue individual interests.
The school's most recent ISI inspection described the quality of students' achievements and learning as "exceptional". RGS combines expert teaching with innovative educational practice and is recognised as a pioneer in High Performance Learning, developing global citizens, advanced performers, and enterprising learners. Academic outcomes are consistently outstanding, with 90% of GCSE entries graded 9–7 in 2025 and 95% of A Level entries achieving A*–B. In the same year, 98% of applicants secured offers from leading universities, including Oxbridge, Russell Group institutions, and medical schools.
RGS was named The Sunday Times Independent Secondary School of the Year 2025, following its Education Today Independent School of the Year 2024 award. The school is also featured in the Tatler School Guide 2025 and recognised as the top co-educational day school in the South East by The Sunday Times Parent Power rankings.
In 2025, RGS was shortlisted for national awards recognising excellence in mental health, charitable work, diversity, equality and inclusion, leadership, and the TES Independent School of the Year award. In 2024, it won the Private Education Award for Most Nurturing School and was shortlisted for awards recognising social mobility, learning support, and innovation. Headmaster Shaun Fenton, OBE, served as Chairman of HMC in 2018–2019 and was awarded an OBE for Services to Education.
https://www.reigategrammar.org/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Onsite Parking
- Free school lunch
- Pension - Auto enrolement
- Eyecare Provision
- Use of gym & pool at designated times
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Ellie Mayell
HR@reigategrammar.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041856.
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Closes in 12 days (Friday 24 July 2026)
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