Finance Assistant Apprentice

GLOUCESTER RUGBY LIMITED

Gloucestershire (GL1 3AX)

Closes in 15 days (Friday 9 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 September 2026

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Summary

The Finance Assistant role is required to support the day-to-day running of the financial activities of the club. This will include requirements of processing transactions for both sales ledger and purchase ledger, cash book entry and nominal ledger postings. The role provides vital support to the Finance Team with ad hoc duties as requested.

Wage

£15,600 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 - Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, 30 mins lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 16 November 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

Your job duties will include:

  • Support of the sales ledger and purchase ledger, including the use of our purchase invoice processing system (SICON).
  • Production of sales invoices as required including ensuring accuracy of amounts and allocation.
  • Ensuring VAT is correctly declared on sales and purchase invoices.
  • Reconciliation of sales ledger account queries and liaising with customers and suppliers as required.
  • Ensuring accuracy of new and existing customer and supplier records.
  • Support bank reconciliations.
  • Compiling and accurately recording daily banking.
  • Support the credit control function as required to ensure timely collection of all amounts due.
  • Maintaining appropriate electronic and paper records including invoices, statements and remittance advices.
  • Any other duties reasonably requested by the management of Gloucester Rugby

Where you'll work

Gloucester Rugby Club
Kingsholm
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 3AX

Training

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

Training provider

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

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.

More training information

Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Standard Level 3.

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Sports organisation.

Premiership Rugby Club and Stadium conference and events facility.

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

Company benefits

  • 24 days holiday
  • Kit
  • Subsidised Meals
  • Gym Membership
  • Partner Discounts
  • Medicash

After this apprenticeship

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

Potential position upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

GC Employer Training & Apprenticeships

apprenticeshipvacancies@gloscol.ac.uk

0345 155 2020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000055381.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 9 October 2026 at 11:59pm)