Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship

J & B RECYCLING LIMITED

Cleveland (TS25 1NS)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 19 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 September 2025

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Summary

The apprentice will provide essential support to the finance team, primarily through data entry and administrative tasks. The role includes processing data in a timely and accurate manner. This position offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience to build skills and knowledge in finance while studying for a recognised qualification.

Wage

£25,396.80 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm. Day release for 1 day per week to Hartlepool College.

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 3 October 2025

Duration

1 year

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

  • Processing information accurately to match invoices and receipts so payments are made in a timely manner
  • Maintaining accurate financial records and filing systems
  • Respond to routine customer and supplier enquiries via phone and email, escalating complex queries as needed
  • Support the team with credit control when required.
  • Liaising with internal departments and external suppliers
  • Ensure accuracy and confidentiality of customer and business information at all times.
  • Provide general administrative support to the finance team.
  • Contribute to a positive, cooperative working environment.

Where you'll work

Windemere Mrf
Thomlinson Road
Hartlepool
Cleveland
TS25 1NS

Training

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

Training provider

HARTLEPOOL COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

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 and Finance Assistant
Apprentice is provided through Hartlepool College of Further Education, Stockton Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7NT
The course will involve 1 day, a day release to the college for training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade 5 or above)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

As well as being a great learning opportunity the role will be office based and will include some repetitive and mundane tasks.

About this employer

J&B Recycling Ltd is an FCC Environment Company and operates in the Northeast. We operate a full end to end waste management and recycling service, that produces the highest quality end-products with an industry leading 99% recycling rate.

http://www.jbrecycling.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

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

  • On successful completion of the Accounts Apprentice AAT L2 the apprentice can progress to L3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HARTLEPOOL COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340418.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 19 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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