AAT Finance Apprentice
The National Lottery Community Fund
UK (B15 1TR)
Closes in 13 days (Sunday 16 November 2025)
Posted on 31 October 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with The National Lottery Community Fund and Kaplan. You will be dealing with invoices, payments, credit notes and accounts whilst working towards the AAT level 2 qualification.
- Wage
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£25,151 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 January 2026
- 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
In this particular role, you will be working on operational finance matters, where accuracy and timeliness are key.
You may be involved with ensuring our grant holders and suppliers receive payments in a timely manner, or posting journals and producing financial reports to ensure our finance systems correctly reflect the financial status of the fund.
Customer service is a key part of your role, working with internal colleagues and external customers to ensure our financial obligations are understood and accurately recorded in the finance systems.
In partnership with your manager, you will carry out a regular review of how our finance processes work identifying opportunities to simplify and work more efficiently.
• Assist with payment processes
• Maintain finance system records
• Produce finance reports
• Post journals
• Assist with regular finance process reviews
Where you'll work
3 Embassy Drive
Birmingham
West Midlands
UK
B15 1TR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL 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
Foundation covers the basic principles of accountancy, and is your starting point if you’ve never studied accountancy before. You’ll learn the basic principles of accountancy, such as double-entry bookkeeping, costing and preparing financial statements, as well as how to use accountancy software. This level is ideal if you’re new to accountancy and finance, have previously worked in an accounts department, or are looking to change your career into Accountancy. To pass this level, you'll be examined on five units. All assessments are computer-based exams (CBE). The area you will cover includes: Bookkeeping transactions. Bookkeeping controls. Elements of costing. Using accounting software. Foundation Synoptic Assessment. Training will be provided either via classroom or remote sessions. An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate 20% of their time towards it.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- Maths (grade 9-4)
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Benefits include:- Flexible working, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising 1 day each year to a total of 30 days. Pension scheme, healthcare plan, eye tests and glasses. Employee assistance programme, cycle2work, season ticket and rental deposit loan. Give as you earn, paid volunteering leave, and development professional subscriptions.
About this employer
The National Lottery Community Fund awards money raised by National Lottery players to communities across the UK. Working with local groups and UK wide charities, enabling people and communities to thrive.
After this apprenticeship
Permanent position and continued development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349135.
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Closes in 13 days (Sunday 16 November 2025)
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