Finance Apprentice
The Brooksbank School
West Yorkshire (HX5 0QG)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 8 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 November 2025
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Summary
Working within Together Learning Trust’s Finance team is a varied, enjoyable and worthwhile job. We are seeking to expand our finance team to include an Apprentice Finance Assistant. The role would suit someone who is passionate about finance and eager to start or progress their career within a school finance environment.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Actual From £13,241 (£7.55 per hour) up to £17,538 (£10 per hour) dependent on level and experience
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday - 37 hours per week term time plus 15 days (41 weeks). Monday to Thursday 8.00am – 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
As an apprentice, you’ll work at Together Learning Trust and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
You will assist with routine tasks within the finance team, including but not limited to:
- Efficiently and accurately process financial transactions
- Take responsibility for incoming postage/deliveries
- Respond in a professional manner to supplier enquiries
- Input accurate financial data into the finance system
- Document management and administration
- Other general support to the wider central team as directed
Work towards a full AAT qualification. If you already hold an L2 please still apply as we will consider taking you on to work towards a L3.
Occasional work in other schools across the Trust as the role develops (travel costs covered)
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
Where you'll work
Victoria Road
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 0QG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
C.M.S. VOCATIONAL TRAINING 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
Level 2 Accounts / Finance Assistant apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Level 2 AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- Blended on / off-the-job training
More training information
- Zoom classroom learning each week
- Ongoing CPD throughout the course
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Math (grade 4)
Desirable 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Good attendance
- Willing to progress
- Confidentiality
Other requirements
Please ensure that you can access the location on a daily basis in a safe and timely manner. We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for an interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.
About this employer
The Brooksbank School, Victoria Road, Elland, and The Ryburn Valley High Schools are members of The Together Learning Trust. Registered address Brooksbank is a popular school, and attracts more applicants than our 285 places. We are proud to be a truly comprehensive school who cater for everyone and do not select pupils on the basis of aptitude or ability.
After this apprenticeship
Potential progression to a permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship for the right person with a route to advance further up to Level 4.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
C.M.S. VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002131.
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Closes in 14 days (Monday 8 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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