Finance Apprentice

RIVER STEWARDSHIP COMPANY LIMITED

SHEFFIELD (S9 2TW)

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 25 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 September 2025

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Summary

To assist the business support team with day-to-day finance and administrative operations, gaining hands-on experience while studying towards a recognised finance qualification (AAT). This role will provide exposure to core finance processes such as invoicing, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

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• Salary - £9.55- £12.60 per hour depending on age and experience. • Pension scheme – Employers contribution of 7% after 3 months • 26 days holiday + bank holidays +dedicated time each week to complete the apprenticeship

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Full-time - 37.5 hours per week. Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Day-to-day duties of the finance function
  • Regular posting of purchase and sales ledger entries to Xero Accounts including managing incoming queries 
  • Monthly payrolls
  • Maintaining the fixed asset registers 
  • Month and year end procedures
  • Petty cash payments including reconciliation
  • Supplier payments
  • Establish, maintain and reconcile supplier and customer accounts
  • Credit control and chasing debtors 
  • Raising purchase orders 
  • Process supplier invoices ensuring goods received prior to payment
  • Coding of supplier invoices and obtaining the necessary approvals
  • Respond and deal with telephone and email enquiries relevant to the Finance Department
  • Maintain spreadsheet records, filing, storage, archiving and security of documents meeting all Data Protection requirements and responsibilities
  • Monthly credit card reconciliation
  • Ensure the safeguarding of all Company finances via the implementation and adherence of financial policies and procedures
  • Reconciliation of Control Accounts
  • Reception duties and managing of company email accounts
  • Assisting both Business Support and Finance team with other related duties as required

Where you'll work

UNIT 1
2 SANDERSON STREET
SHEFFIELD
S9 2TW

Training

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

Training provider

FIRST INTUITION LEEDS LIMITED

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Training schedule

AAT qualification at Level 3

The successful candidate will undertake a full review of their existing skills versus what is required in their new role. First Intuition will then advise on the best apprenticeship programme for them. This will be a structured AAT Apprenticeship programme at Level 3.

A blend of classroom and online training will support the candidate to achieve a well-recognised accountancy qualification which will both help with their new role and potentially lead on to further study.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Level C/grade 4 and above)
  • Maths (grade Level C/grade 5 and 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

The role provides support to River Stewardship Company and Riverlution CiC our partner company, delivering our social impact activities. Reporting directly to the Senior Finance Officer, the Finance Apprentice will support and assist in ensuring the smooth running of Finance Department operations. The Finance Apprentice will assist, ensuring that all employees and company processes run to maximum efficiency. River Stewardship Company provides a commercial contracting service offering high quality watercourse maintenance and improvement projects throughout Yorkshire and beyond. We have a highly skilled, in-house team who design and deliver specialist projects which aim to restore and maintain healthy waterways and all the benefits they bring, through quality, innovative professional services. Our dedicated, commercial contracting team delivers invasive non-native species, tree and other vegetation management, habitat creation, access works and site furniture installation and improvements. We also deliver bespoke social impact and engagement programmes designed to inspire, empower and connect local people to their waterways. Alongside regular volunteer days we deliver environmental education, citizen science, guided walks and festivals and events. We are an ambitious young company with high professional standards and are committed to continuous improvement.

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Company benefits

• Mentorship and support from experienced finance professionals. • Opportunity to gain a recognised professional qualification (AAT). • Opportunity to progress onto next level of AAT post apprenticeship.

After this apprenticeship

  • For the right candidate, full time employment will be available at the end of the apprenticeship.
  • Opportunity to progress onto next level of AAT post apprenticeship.
  • Continuous professional will be considered.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST INTUITION LEEDS LIMITED

Betty

yorkshirerecruitment@firstintuition.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341485.

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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 25 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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