Assistant Accountant Apprentice

WYCLIFFE UK LTD

OXFORD (OX4 6BZ)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 24 October 2025)

Posted on 1 October 2025

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Summary

Working alongside the Finance Manager, The Finance Apprentice will provide essential support to the finance team, ensuring smooth financial operations. Key duties will include bookkeeping, financial reporting, invoicing, credit control and office administration.

• Wage:

  £23,000 a year

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  30-37.5 hours per week, with 6 hours per week allocated to accounting studies and learning. 2 year fixed term contract with the potential for progression or extension subject to successful completion of exams.

• Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
• Hours: 30-37.5 hours per week (we can be flexible and will pay pro rata based on full-time being 37.5 hours). Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.30pm. Able to work outside normal work hours as and when required.

  37 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Monday 24 November 2025

• Duration:

  2 years

• 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

1. Financial Record Keeping and Processing:

• Collecting and inputting data from a range of sources into the financial system and reports.
• Maintaining accurate financial and accounting records.
• Inputting data, preparing and processing journals, invoices, and expense reports.
• Matching invoices to statements and assisting with purchase ledger payments.

2. Reconciliations and Reporting Support:

• Assisting with bank and other control account reconciliations to ensure data accuracy.
• Supporting the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports and statements.
• Assisting with the delivery of relevant financial information to colleagues across departments (including assisting with business partnering).

Administrative and Team Support:

• Providing a wide range of finance support, addressing finance-related queries and providing godly service to members and partners.
• Developing communication skills and building relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders, including praying with colleagues about the work of the finance team.
• Keeping up-to-date with Departmental issues and organisational communications.
• Applying biblical principles of godly stewardship to daily work, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures (including anti-money laundering, GDPR, fraud and cyber-security).

Other responsibilities:

• Apprenticeship Vacancies.
• Participate in and occasionally lead daily staff prayer meetings.
• Undertaking other duties, projects, and responsibilities as required.

Where you'll work

CMS HOUSE
WATLINGTON ROAD
OXFORD
OX4 6BZ

Training

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

Training provider

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

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

You will undertake the “Assistant Accountant” Apprenticeship (an Advanced Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.

Assessment will be by an “End Point Assessment” and will be graded “Pass” or “Distinction”. This will include two elements:

• A Professional Discussion. This will include a series of questions allowing you to display the knowledge and experience you have obtained over your apprenticeship. You will build a portfolio of reflections and product evidence that will be used for discussion points in the PD.
• A Synoptic Exam. This will include elements you have learnt throughout your studies of the individual AAT Units and this will contribute towards your end grade.

You will be prepared for both of these elements by undertaking studies for the AAT (Level 3) Advanced Diploma in Accounting. This will underpin both elements of your “end point assessment”. It is anticipated that your apprenticeship duration will be 15–18 months. Those with no prior accounting knowledge might be required to first complete their Level 2 Accounts/Finance Assistant Apprenticeship.

You will receive support from both the employer and the training provider, to complete and achieve your Apprenticeship and will be given time to study during the week on a day release basis. As you are working towards a professional qualification, it is also expected that you will continue your studies outside of normal office hours.

As you learn more in both the office and in your studies, your responsibilities, and the variety of tasks you undertake, are expected to increase.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade c/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

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Professional Manner
• Using accounting software

Other requirements

It is an occupational requirement of this role that you have a clear, personal commitment to the beliefs set out in our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Position Statement. See below: Applying your Christian faith* *A strong commitment to the vision, mission, and values of Wycliffe Bible Translators – Essential. Able to work outside normal work hours as and when required. Right to work in the UK, and UK-based – Essential. Willing and able to travel as required by the role – desirable.

About this employer

Wycliffe Bible Translators is a dynamic organisation with a clear vision to create a world where everyone can know Jesus through the Bible. This includes looking to God to double our fundraised income by 2026. Part of our responsibility in this is to make sure we are good stewards of the resources we’ve been entrusted with. The Finance Apprentice role will suit a detail-oriented, proactive, and values-driven individual eager to support the financial operations of Wycliffe Bible Translators. This role calls for someone who thrives on accuracy, collaborative teamwork, and contributing to a mission-driven organisation, ensuring sound financial stewardship that directly supports our global vision. The Christian faith is central and foundational to all that Wycliffe does, and in why we work, what we do, and how we work. As a result, all roles within Wycliffe are assessed as to whether they require the postholder to be a Christian who has a clear personal commitment to the beliefs set out in our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Position Statement.

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Company benefits

33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays (pro-rata). Up to 5 days’ extra leave to serve on the Board of an external organisation. Employer pension contributions up to 7.5%. Fully employer-funded life assurance. Plus others.

After this apprenticeship

This is a 2-year fixed contract with the opportunity to complete the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

Victoria Longstaff

victoria@accountancylearning.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344593.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 24 October 2025)

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