Finance Apprentice

PBT ACCOUNTANCY LTD

Gloucester (GL3 1DL)

Closes in 17 days (Monday 6 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 September 2025

Print

Contents

Summary

Our Finance Apprentice will support the team with day-to-day accounting tasks such as bookkeeping, data entry, and financial reporting while studying towards professional qualifications. This role offers hands-on experience, career development, and the opportunity to gain practical skills in a supportive environment.

Wage

£11,778 a year

Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
9am – 3pm Monday to Friday.

30 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 8 January 2026

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

Your duties will include:

  • Assisting with bookkeeping, invoices, and bank reconciliations

  • Supporting the preparation of financial reports and spreadsheets

  • Inputting and maintaining accurate financial data and records

  • Liaising with clients, suppliers, and colleagues regarding accounts queries

  • Providing general administrative support to the finance team

Where you'll work

Unit 1 and 2 the Business Centre
Innsworth Technology Park
Gloucester
GL3 1DL

Training

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

Training provider

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

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

AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting. College delivery half a day per week, or a blended approach, with half a day in college one week and half a day online the following week.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

At PBT we bring together a combined 30 years of accounting experience, knowledge, skills and expertise to provide accountancy, bookkeeping, payroll & HR services for all business structures.

http://info@pbtaccountancy.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

20 days + 8 bank holidays. Casual dress.

After this apprenticeship

Potential position upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

GC Employer training and Apprenticeships

Apprenticeshipvacancies@gloscol.ac.uk

0345 155 2020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342847.

Apply now

Closes in 17 days (Monday 6 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Sign in with your GOV.UK One Login to apply.