Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 2
NERA ACCOUNTING LIMITED
PETERBOROUGH (PE3 6AB)
Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025
Posted on 19 May 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dependable person to join our practice. Your role will focus on gaining practical experience in the office while undertaking study to learn the theory. The role is initially as assistant to our experienced team of staff and will assume more responsibility as you gain more experience.
- Wage
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£15,470 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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9.30am - 5pm OR 9am - 4.30pm with 30-minute lunch break, exact working days TBC
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
You will work with our teams across all departments to learn the wide range of services we offer.
Responsibilities will include:
- Recording sales, purchases and bank transactions in clients’ records
- Reconciling accounts
- Preparing VAT returns
- Completing tax returns
- Communicating with clients
- Day-to-day administration
- Use of accounting and other software
Where you'll work
BANK HOUSE
THE LAWNS
33 THORPE ROAD
PETERBOROUGH
PE3 6AB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP
Your 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.
Your training plan
Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2.
Training will be delivered through Inspire Education Group at Peterborough College.
The apprentice will be required to attend college one day a week.
More training information
This flexible apprenticeship is delivered in partnership with Mindful Education and combines online learning with regular sessions with a college tutor.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Minimum of 6 (grade 4-9)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Computer Literate
- Strong Numeracy
- Time Management
- Good Writing
- Self-motivated
Other requirements
A Level 3 apprenticeship would be considered if the applicant has already completed the Level 2 qualification or can show the required skills and knowledge to start at a Level 3 which would be determined through an assessment.
About this company
Nera Accounting Ltd is an accountancy practice based in central Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, providing support to a varied client portfolio. We specialise in advising and supporting owner managed businesses and individuals. Our services are extensive, and include year-end accounts and tax, management reporting, personal tax returns, book-keeping, VAT and payroll, and advice around capital taxes.
http://www.neraaccounting.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
The role offers 36-days holiday (including bank holidays) pro-rated and 4% employer pension contributions on qualifying earnings.
After this apprenticeship
On the successful completion of each level of AAT, we will continue your training to the next level, all the way through to Level 3 and 4.
Further training with ACCA is available, either through an advanced apprenticeship or directly, after completion of your AAT qualifications.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP
Gavin Parker
gavin.parker@ieg.ac.uk
07715802561
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321298.
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Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025
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