AAT Level 2 apprentice
Rainclear Systems
Swindon (SN2 8ES)
Closes in 8 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 July 2025
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Summary
We are looking for a motivated and detail-orientated apprentice accounts assistant to join our finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start a career in accounting and finance while gaining a nationally recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
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Salary will be reviewed after 12 months
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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The Accounts assistant will be based at our Swindon office. Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 17.00pm – 30 minutes lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- 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
As an Apprentice Accounts Assistant, you will support the finance team with day-to-day accounting tasks, including processing invoices, reconciling accounts, and assisting with month-end procedures. You will receive on-the-job training and mentoring, as well as study support to complete your apprenticeship.
- Assist with processing purchase and sales invoices
- Support bank reconciliations
- Help maintain accurate financial records and filing systems
- Assist with preparing financial reports and statements
- Liaise with suppliers and internal departments to resolve queries
- Support the finance team with month-end and year-end tasks
- Learn and use accounting software and systems effectively
Where you'll work
Unit 34A
Ganton Way, Techno Trading Estate
Swindon
SN2 8ES
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
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
- On the job training in the workplace
- Taught sessions at New College Swindon
- Knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the Accounts or finance assistant level 2 standard.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
maths and English (grade Level 2 pass, 4/C)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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Rainclear is the largest distributor of metal rainwater systems in the UK. Since its inception in 2004 the company has built a reputation for high quality products and customer service providing next day delivery on over 700 product lines from their warehouse in Swindon. The sells online via its market leading website and deals with a varied customer base, including, professional installers, merchants and homeowners. The company has ambitious growth plans and wants to expand its online presence into other product areas. The company is part of The Alumasc Group plc, the group is a UK based supplier of premium building and precision engineering products.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for permanent employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
Kirsty Quittelier
Kirsty.Quittelier@newcollege.ac.uk
07564576155
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330454.
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Closes in 8 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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