Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 2)

GROUND SOLUTIONS UK LTD

SWADLINCOTE (DE11 0WT)

Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2026

Posted on 20 August 2026

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Summary

We are a growing company with teams of vibrant and motivated individuals within our buzzing offices. If you're looking for a long term and rewarding career, this is an amazing opportunity for those with a positive attitude to not only gain experience but also study towards an industry recognised AAT quals to L4. Come and be a part of it!

Wage

£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday- Friday 8.30am- 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 1 October 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

You will learn to assist in the daily banking process, process invoices and payments, reconcile bank accounts, prepare ad-hoc financial reports, prepare service charge accounts for management companies, maintain accounting records using MRI Qube software, set up new units and properties on the system, liaise with customers and answer queries.

Role responsibilities

  • Daily banking reconciliations
  • Chasing remittances/investigating unallocated list
  • Inbox – delegating to the relevant team member as per portfolio split
  • Phone rota
  • AGM Prep (available funds and requested reports)
  • Sending letters through QUBE
  • Folding/franking
  • Issuing periodic GR Invoices/Letters
  • Issuing Section 20b notices
  • Batch imports into QUBE (HA remits, completion monies, insurance payments, ICO payments, Companies House payments, credits/charges etc)
  • Keeping on top of completion log
  • Monitoring progress of Tracker; Bal Charge/Credits, YE Accounts, AGM, Periodic etc.
  • Liaise with external Accountants and resolve queries
    Liaise with customers, leaseholders and colleagues in other departments
    Supporting other members of the Team
    To understand and comply with The Property Institute guidelines, Management Agreements and TP1 instructions

Your training course: Accounts Assistant

Course contents

Learn double-entry bookkeeping, processing sales and purchase transactions and using manual and digital accounting systems.

Study control accounts, journals, bank and suppliers’ reconciliations, and methods to check data accuracy.

Explore basic costing principles and how management uses cost data to make decisions.

Gain awareness of business operations, working in an organisation, workplace ethics, sustainability, and digital technology.

Where you'll work

UNIT A5
OPTIMUM BUSINESS PARK
OPTIMUM ROAD
SWADLINCOTE
DE11 0WT

Training

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

Training provider

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY 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 / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 2)
  • Duration: 15 to 18 months
  • Online Learning through The Apprentice Academy

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

Ground Solutions UK Ltd is a growing and vibrant company consisting of friendly and approachable teams including accounts, property managers, a grounds maintenance division and cleaners. We are Property Managing Agents managing mainly residential blocks of apartments/houses, areas of open space and some commercial developments. Our ethos is to deliver a first-class customer service and to ensure properties are maintained to a standard we would be happy to live in ourselves.

http://www.groundsolutionsuk.com (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).

If you are looking to start a career in Accounts, we are offering genuine opportunities of progression due to our continued growth.

As well as ensuring full competency as an Assistant Accountant, this standard provides the foundation for progression into a number of career paths in the accounting sector.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GROUND SOLUTIONS UK LTD

Lucy

lucy.jones@groundsolutionsuk.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049207.

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Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2026