Finance Assistant Apprentice

DIGITAL ID LTD

Stockport (SK1 1HG)

Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 August 2026

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Summary

The main purpose of this role is to be a support within the Finance team and to start to learn the basic processes while developing the skills to enable you to work with our accounting and other systems. You will receive a Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship qualification.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday- Friday, 9.00am- 5.00pm, with 1 hour lunch break.

35 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year

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 include:

  • To develop knowledge through training and learning from others to enable efficient, accurate and confident processing of data
  • To work on excel spreadsheets, accounting software and work on basic admin procedures
  • Learning to represent the first interface effectively and efficiently between the company and external sources

Where you'll work

Highbank Court
3 Highbankside
Stockport
SK1 1HG

Training

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

Training provider

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

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

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. 

Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.

More training information

Your training course:

  • Accounts or finance assistant
  • Equal to Level 2 (GCSE)

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.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

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

About this employer

As a Levata company, we deliver end-to-end strategies, solutions, and services to power and sustain your success in an ever-changing world. With the technology to enable mobility, automation, and visibility, the expertise to connect people, data, and assets, and the insights to inspire improvement and innovation, you can realise what’s possible and drive what’s next.

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

After this apprenticeship

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

After completing this apprenticeship, you may have the opportunity to progress within this company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

Maxim Business Training

apprenticeship.recruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk

01625410022

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048350.

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Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 11:59pm)