Level 2 Finance Apprentice

CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITED

Loughborough (LE11 5XS)

Closes in 16 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 July 2025

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Summary

Efficiently managing TMS groups financial operations including streamlining supplier invoices, monitoring ledgers, coordinating payment schedules, implementing finance policies, processing payments and invoices, assisting in credit control, providing assistance with payroll, and handling miscellaneous tasks.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 4 months

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

  • Process draft bills ensuring they have been coded accurately and submit for approval to internal colleagues
  • Maintain the email inboxes for multiple companies and forwarding any queries to other members of staff
  • Raise any adhoc work invoices for our customers
  • On a weekly basis chase for any outstanding payments from our customers
  • Process contract invoicing from one of our entities, and updating the budget to reflect that this has been done
  • Receiving PCN and speeding fines and sending these through to the correct managers and following the process through to completion
  • Reconcile the bank for any incoming payments
  • Each month make payments for any vehicle tax which is due
  • Process pension contributions
  • Assist with any adhoc duties

Where you'll work

21 Jubilee Drive
Loughborough
LE11 5XS

Training

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

Training provider

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

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

  • Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Accounts or Finance Assistant
  • Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting
  • Level 2 Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting
  • Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping
  • Level 2 Functional Skills English and maths (if required)

Delivery Method

  • Attendance at college will be required one morning session per week
  • Apprenticeship session to assist with portfolio building and preparation for End Point Assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4 or above)
  • Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this employer

The Transport Made Simple Group is an independently owned group of companies providing passenger transport solutions. Our three operating companies, Central Connect, Flagfinders and Simonds, have a combined fleet of 200+ vehicles and a workforce of more than 300 colleagues. We are headquartered in Loughborough and operate from 12 depots across the East Midlands, East Anglia, Essex and Hertfordshire, working in partnership with 13 local authorities. Our work profile is extensive and varied.

https://www.central-connect.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

28 days annual leave including bank holidays Perkbox healthcare and high street discounts scheme Flexible working hours Apple Macbook for work and personal use

After this apprenticeship

With the continuous growth within the TMS group there is always opportunities to progress within the finance team. We will be continuing to support the successful candidate through all levels of their AAT studies and potentially beyond!

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Jessica Commons

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332630.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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