Accounts or finance assistant Apprenticeship
SCCA LTD
BOLTON (BL1 4JU)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 July 2025
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Summary
Join our dynamic team as an AAT Apprentice. This role offers hands-on experience in various accounting and administrative tasks, providing a strong foundation for a career in accounting. Ideal for those keen to develop practical skills in a supportive environment.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday - flexible working available with one day at college, shifts TBC.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 20 August 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
- Supporting the accounts and audit teams with basic accounts work.
- Supporting payroll processing and financial report preparation.
Where you'll work
STUDIO 3
316 - 322 CHORLEY OLD ROAD
BOLTON
BL1 4JU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BOLTON COLLEGE
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
The apprentice will work towards an AAT qualification, attending college weekly. The course will cover essential accounting principles and practical applications, preparing the apprentice for a successful career in accountancy.
More training information
Bolton College
Deane Road Campus, Deane Rd, Bolton BL3 5BG
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-5)
- Maths (grade 9-5)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Where we add real value is what we facilitate you to do with the numbers and insight we develop, over and above our core statutory services. We measure our success in yours. This requires a broad skill set, to provide the wrap-around accelerator services that deliver a tangible contribution to your performance, and peace of mind.
After this apprenticeship
The apprentice will have the opportunity to progress within the company, potentially moving into a permanent accounting role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BOLTON COLLEGE
Joni Stafford
joni@staffordandcompany.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331058.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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