Apprentice Finance and Technical Support Assistant (Level 2)
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bootle (L20 3NJ)
Closes in 15 days (Thursday 29 October 2026)
Posted on 14 October 2026
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Summary
To assist officers of the Financial Advice and Support Services in ensuring that the cand our clients maximise value for money in the use of resources, whilst ensuring that all financial duties are met.
- Wage
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£14,976 to £23,793.12, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Hours - 36 hours per week & Fixed term for 15 months • Under 18 (£8.00 per hour) • Age 18-20 (£10.00 per hour) • Age 21+ (£12.21 per hour)
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 January 2027
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
- Assist in the input and retrieval of data within spreadsheets and database applications
- Assist in the production of reports from the Authority’s and or the Directorate’s computer systems
- Assist in the analysis of expenditure against individual budget areas and highlight any issues of concern in a timely manner in order that appropriate action can be taken
- Respond to day to day queries from budget holders and other client
- Raise and process sundry debtor invoices and process invoices / other transactions applicable to the Directorate
- Develop and maintain an up to date knowledge of accountancy matters generally and those specific service areas supported in particular
- Extract and present accurate data in a meaningful format for a range of audiences
Where you'll work
Magdalen House
30 Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY 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
The apprenticeship will be office based and training will be provided on- site.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Empathy
Other requirements
You may be required to visit and/or work across various locations within the borough.
About this employer
Sefton Council is a local authority within the Liverpool City Region. Sefton is a diverse and exciting borough and is a great place to live and work. As an employer we can offer a diverse range of job roles across a variety of settings. We offer attractive conditions of service which allow for a good work life balance and invest in our staff through our learning and development programme.
http://www.sefton.gov.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
You will be eligible for reduced gym membership through Active Sefton.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Support towards the end of a fixed-term contract is provided by a dedicated Apprenticeship Team, which includes eligibility for redeployment in the last 2 months of the contract.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Apprenticeship Team, Sefton Council
Apprenticeships@sefton.gov.uk
0151 934 3207
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000059153.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Thursday 29 October 2026)
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