Apprentice Finance Administrator

Summary

We are looking for a organised and numerically astute young person to work alongside our small finance team to assist with financial and accounting tasks within our busy construction company. You will learn to use Sage accounting software and help on a range of administrative and financial tasks.

Wage

£14,133.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Annual pay review and performance based bonus.

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

36 hours a week

Start date

Friday 1 August 2025

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

Reconcile invoices
Purchase orders
Payroll input
Check timesheets
Prepare reports

Where you’ll work

UNIT 8
RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
THAMES ROAD
BARKING
IG11 0ND

Training

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

College or training organisation

BARKING AND DAGENHAM COLLEGE

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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.

Your training plan

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

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 5)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 5)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills

About this company

Chartered Building Company based in East London carrying out a range of specialist residential projects around London.

http://www.thames-newcastle.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Further bookkeeper or accountancy training

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