Accounts & Finance Assistant Apprentice

PRISMA COLOUR LTD

HIGH PEAK (SK22 1AH)

Closes on Friday 31 October 2025

Posted on 17 September 2025

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Summary

The Finance Apprentice should support the finance department while undergoing training. The role will combine on-the-job experience with formal learning, allowing the apprentice to gain practical knowledge of finance operations and work toward a professional qualification.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
This is a full-time role of 40 hours per week, 8.30am to 5.00pm, which includes time allocated for off-the-job training and attending classes as required.

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 6 November 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

Duties will include; 

  • Assist with accounts payable - invoice processing, supplier statement reconciliations.
  • Assist with accounts receivable. including credit control.
  • Bank reconciliations.
  • Help prepare monthly management accounts, forecasts, and financial statements.
  • General Administration: Handle day-to-day finance-related queries and assist with ad hoc projects.
  • Any other duties that fit with your role or add to your learning. 

Where you'll work

THORNSETT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
BIRCH VALE
HIGH PEAK
SK22 1AH

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

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

Apprentices will attend classes on campus weekly, in addition to being visited in the workplace by a college Instructor/mentor who will complete observations, professional discussions and discuss your progress. 

More training information

Alongside job shadowing, the apprentice will be observed and supported by a senior team member in the workplace to ensure they are confident, competent, and able to complete tasks with minimal supervision.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C or above)
  • Maths (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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Reliable
  • Ability to learn from peers
  • A desire to learn

About this employer

Prisma Colour Ltd is a highly successful additive and colour concentrate manufacturer located in the High Peak.

http://www.prismacolour.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

statutory pension 20 days holiday per year pro rata.

After this apprenticeship

There is strong potential for a permanent position, with opportunities to progress into a more senior role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Apprenticeships Team

feapprenticeships@derby.ac.uk

08000740099

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342493.

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Closes on Friday 31 October 2025

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