AAT Apprentice Finance Assistant

Oasis Community Learning

UK (OL4 1NG)

Closes in 21 days (Saturday 13 September 2025)

Posted on 20 August 2025

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Summary

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 3 with Oasis Community Learning and Kaplan. You will be dealing with bookkeeping, account preparation and administrative duties whilst working towards the AAT level 3 qualification.

Wage

£16,508 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

Job duties:

1. Purchase ledger

  • Ensure that purchase requisitions are received from academies within the region and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner.
  • Ensure that all purchase requisitions have been approved by the appropriate budget holder and in line with the academies scheme of delegation.
  • Receive and process all invoices for academies within the region, ensuring that the goods/ services have been received, and the expenditure has been approved (i.e. via purchase requisition or approval of invoice on receipt).
  • Ensure that all expenditure is recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used.
  • Prepare the weekly/ fortnightly BACs payment and ensure that suppliers are paid within payment terms.
  • Receive and check all statements from suppliers.
  • Investigate and action any issues that arise with regard to creditors.
  • Regular review and maintenance of the outstanding purchase order and goods.

Where you'll work

Grasmere Rd
Oldham
UK
OL4 1NG

Training

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

Training provider

KAPLAN FINANCIAL 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

Advanced Diploma - AAT Level 3 Advanced builds on the knowledge gained in the Foundation level. If you work in accounts or have studied accountancy before, you may be able to start at this level. You’ll learn complex accounting techniques, and master a number of accounting disciplines, including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants. This level will encourage you to master more complex accounting principles in both Bookkeeping and Management Accounting. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4. To pass this level you’ll need to study five units (also known as subjects), which are all mandatory. Four of the units are examined individually and there is also a synoptic assessment that you’ll take towards the end of the level, which incorporates the final two units as well as drawing on all the other units.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • Basic Maths (grade 9/A* - 4/C)
  • Standard English (grade 9/A* - 4/C)

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

Skills

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

Other requirements

Benefits include: Opportunities for training and development internally and externally – including certifications. Generous holiday allowance of 25 + 8 days per annum, rising to 30 + 8 days after two years of service. Defined benefit pension scheme (inc. life cover, lower tax, set rate 1/49 and ill health cover) – average input of 18.2% from us! Cycle-to-work Scheme. Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme. Access to free counselling services. A lively environment with colleagues who care. Hybrid Working.

About this employer

Multi-Academy Trust, made up of 52 primary, secondary and all-through academies in five regions across England.

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of a permanent Finance Assistant role at the end of the apprenticeship for the right candidate. Opportunities for further development/training/qualifications.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338227.

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Closes in 21 days (Saturday 13 September 2025)

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