Finance Apprentice

EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

24-28 Moor Street (DE14 3SX)

Closes in 15 days (Sunday 17 August 2025)

Posted on 30 July 2025

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Summary

As part of the Centralised Services Team, this role sits within the Purchase Ledger department assisting with 7+ companies across the UK. Currently undergoing a change of finance systems, there will be opportunities to get involved with multiple systems.

Wage

£14,722.50 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 4.30pm with an hour for lunch

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 1 month

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

You will be required to assist with the day-to-day tasks within the purchase ledger department which will involve:

  • Registering incoming invoices and credits via email & post
  • Seeking approvals in line with company policies
  • Posting invoices to relevant finance systems
  • Handling supplier queries via email and telephone
  • Completing statement reconciliations
  • Preparing payment runs and remittance advices
  • Working with multiple finance systems
  • Other ad-hoc duties as needed

Once established within the Purchase Ledger Department, there are opportunities to rotate to other areas of finance to contribute to learning and completion of qualification.

Where you'll work

24-28 Moor Street
DE14 3SX

Training

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

Training provider

BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE 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 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
  • Level 1/2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
  • This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release
  • The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4/C or above)

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

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

We are MARCH®. The leading provider of critical engineering services. Supporting the industries we all rely on to improve their infrastructure, process, and digital environments. We work together with our customers to maintain business continuity, optimise output, and drive new standards in productivity, reliability, and sustainability. We help deliver operational resilience, increased performance, and better environmental outcomes, across the board.

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential full time role following completion of apprenticeship. Progress within department or wider business
  • Often have internal opportunities for further training and development

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334660.

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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 17 August 2025)

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