Level 2 Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Salary £18,000)

TIER 1 ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD

MANCHESTER (M45 8GZ)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 13 November 2026)

Posted on 14 October 2026

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Summary

Start your career in finance while studying towards AAT Level 2 apprenticeship qualification. You’ll gain hands on experience across invoicing, reconciliations, credit control, reporting and month end, with support and increasing responsibility as you develop.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 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

  • Help raise and process customer invoices
  • Allocate customer payments and maintain accurate customer records
  • Help reconcile customer accounts and follow up outstanding balances
  • Assist with bank and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Support routine month-end tasks and prepare information for the Management Accountant
  • Help maintain accurate accounting records and organised finance documentation
  • Process and check employee expense documentation
  • Respond to routine queries from colleagues, customers and suppliers

Company Benefits:

  • Employee assist programme
  • Pension
  • Work events
  • Birthday day off
  • Option to purchase holidays through salary sacrifice

Where you'll work

59 STANLEY ROAD
WHITEFIELD
MANCHESTER
M45 8GZ

Training

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

Training provider

DAMAR 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 and Finance Level 2 apprenticeship standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5/C and above)
  • Maths (grade 6/B and above)

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
  • Team working

About this employer

Tier 1 Asset Management offers a friendly and supportive environment where people are encouraged to learn and develop. This is a great opportunity to start a career in finance, gaining practical experience while studying towards an AAT qualification. The successful candidate will work closely with the finance team and gain exposure to the wider business.

https://www.tier1.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).

This role is designed to provide the foundations for a long-term career in finance. As your knowledge and confidence develop, you will be given more responsibility across the finance function. Following successful completion of AAT Level 2 and strong performance in the role, there will be opportunities to continue onto further AAT qualifications and develop into more advanced accounting responsibilities within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

Sabina Adam

Sabina.Adam@damartraining.com

07566 289 979

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058988.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 13 November 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.