Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Level 2)

GLM GHEST LLOYD LIMITED

Coulsdon (CR5 2NG)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 28 November 2025)

Posted on 24 October 2025

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Summary

You will be providing accountancy and business support services to a portfolio of clients, operating across various industries. You will be working under the guidance of the senior accountants contributing to the provision of an excellent range of accounting and tax services to all clients.

Wage

£16,500 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 December 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

  • Post invoices and journals on accounting software
  • Data entry in Excel
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Apply accounting principles
  • Support management with client queries
  • Basic bookkeeping tasks
  • Downloading information from client portals 

Where you'll work

103-105
Brighton Road
Coulsdon
CR5 2NG

Training

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

Training provider

DAMAR 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

Accounts and Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C and above)
  • Maths (grade 6/B 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

GLM Ghest Lloyd Limited are providing a personalised service to business owners and individuals who are dynamic and continue to grow.

After this apprenticeship

We are looking to offer this position to the right candidate for an ongoing career within our practice. You will be part of the practice’s continued expansion and will be expected to want to progress within the company whilst completing the AAT qualification. There will also be the opportunity to carry out further study upon completion of the AAT. This is a permanent position therefore once the apprenticeship is completed you will be a permanent staff member with progression opportunity and further training courses.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

Sabina Adam

sabina.adam@damartraining.com

07566 289 979

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348253.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 28 November 2025)

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