Finance Apprentice
SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Coventry (CV1 5LY)
Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 September 2025
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Summary
The Level 2 Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship is designed to equip aspiring finance professionals with the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to excel in the dynamic world of accounting and finance. This programme is ideal for individuals looking to kickstart their careers, offering a blend of practical experience and theoretical learning
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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37 hours per week – Monday to Friday (hours negotiable)
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
Are you ready to take your first step into the world of finance while making a real difference to children and young people? Join the finance team at Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust — a well-respected group of schools in Coventry — and gain hands-on experience that will set you up for an exciting career.
This is more than just a job, you’ll be part of a friendly, supportive team that helps schools thrive, while you learn and earn at the same time.
- Entering financial data into Trust software
- Raising purchase orders and sales invoices
- Recording and balancing credit card spending
- Supporting day-to-day finance operations (like helping with debt collection)
- Providing basic cover for the Finance Assistant once you’re confident in the role
Where you'll work
Sidney Stringer Academy 2 Primrose Hill Street
Coventry
CV1 5LY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAIN TOGETHER 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
Other requirements
By applying for this position, you agree to be contacted by our apprenticeship specialists, Salad Skills. Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Baring service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
About this employer
Sidney Stringer Academy Multi Academy Trust consists of five schools led by Sidney Stringer Academy. The schools are Radford Primary Academy, Ernesford Grange Community Academy, Riverbank Academy (Special School), Sidney Stringer Academy and Sidney Stringer Primary Free School. There are several cross MAT roles including Finance, Facilities Management, IT, Human Resources and Teaching and Learning. As the Trust develops we are exploring the opportunities of creating more shared posts and services across the schools so that we can benefit from economies of scale.
After this apprenticeship
Schools within Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust believe in the development of both our children and staff. This position offers individuals the:
- Opportunity the shape the future of the financial support schools receive within the trust
- Guarantee of working in a fast paced and exciting environment
- Chance to develop skills and knowledge in a growing organisation
- Opportunity to take on more challenging responsibilities
- Option of flexible working patterns
- Potential for career development
- Possibility for additional financial qualifications
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343321.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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