Apprentice Finance Assistant
ONSIDE INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY
WORCESTER (WR1 2AQ)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 August 2025
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Summary
This position will provide someone with a fantastic opportunity to start their finance career and gain real world experience. The successful applicant will be assisting with the daily running of all finance functions, assist with the maintenance of both the Purchase and Sales Ledgers and daily processing of cash books using Sage Line 50.
- Wage
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£9,815 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 9.15- 2.45 with 30 mins unpaid lunch. Please note training will be on a Thursday (term time) from 10am to 4pm with 1 hour for lunch so hours will be adjusted accordingly.
25 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
Under the supervision of the Finance Officer, the apprentice will be:
- Raising Sales invoices
- Maintaining the Sales Invoice Tracker
- Processing Purchase Invoices
- Processing the cashbooks
- Processing employee expenses
Where you'll work
WILLIAMSON HOUSE
14 CHARLES STREET
WORCESTER
WR1 2AQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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
Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Worcester (WR4 9GN).
You will receive training one day per week which is a combination of face-to-face and remote, as per your assigned training plan. - ACCOUNTANCY
Additional training for functional skills in English and Maths will be undertaken if needed.
You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your Accounts or Finance Assistant End Point Assessment to gain your AAT Level 2 qualification.
More training information
There is also a five-day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on programme.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/ 4-9)
- Maths (grade A*-C/ 4-9)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Number skills
- Computer Literate
- Motivated
- Reliable
- Honest
Other requirements
The employer could close the position earlier than stated. The Finance office is located on the first floor with no lift available.
About this employer
Onside provide a range of services and support options to help people overcome those barriers and feel more confident and empowered to speak up, make decisions and choices, improve their health and wellbeing and engage with other people and their communities.
https://www.onside-advocacy.org.uk (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Possible progression to Finance Administrator and onto Finance Officer level.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Emily Jackson
emily.jackson@hwgta.org
01905330732
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335164.
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Closes in 13 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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