Finance Apprenticeship

PRISMA COLOUR LTD

HIGH PEAK (SK22 1AH)

Closes in 29 days (Saturday 31 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 October 2026

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Summary

Prisma Colour Ltd is a leading pigment and dye manufacturer located in Birch Vale, High Peak. We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated & proactive Accounts Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate should have an accounting background, or be looking for a career in accounts. You should have great attention to detail.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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The wage initially given will increase with progression in the job with reviews.

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 16 November 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

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Processing & coding supplier invoices & dealing with any supplier queries
  • Reconciling supplier statements
  • Setting up and requesting approval of monthly payment run
  • Daily recording of bank receipts & payments
  • Credit control, including chasing of debt
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Posting monthly journals
  • Assisting in preparation of month end accounts
  • Experience in Payroll preferred but not essential
  • Support the Finance team & Financial Director
  • General office admin duties, as and when required

Where you'll work

THORNSETT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
BIRCH VALE
HIGH PEAK
SK22 1AH

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

Prisma Colour Ltd is a highly successful additive and colour concentrate manufacturer located in the High Peak. The company was founded over 30 years ago and we have increased turnover year on year.

After this apprenticeship

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

After the appenticeship all the avenues of finiance will be open to follow.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PRISMA COLOUR LTD

Joshua Darlington

josh@prismacolour.com

01457856505

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000053869.

Apply now

Closes in 29 days (Saturday 31 October 2026 at 11:59pm)