Accounts Level 3 Apprenticeship
STEPPING STONE PROJECT
Heywood (OL10 1NG)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 November 2025
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Summary
You will be working within the finance team to support the effective running of the purchase ledger processes.
- Wage
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£13,741 to £22,222.20, depending on your age
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23 days basic annual leave (rising by one day per full years’ service as at 1 April until a maximum of 28 days), plus bank holidays • An employer paid health care cash plan allowing you to claim money back for day to day healthcare costs
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
35 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
- Ensuring supplier invoices are promptly processed in line with company procedures
- Investigating and resolving queries from colleagues and suppliers
- Supporting the preparation and processing of the weekly payment run
- Assisting with other financial operations within the team, such as the purchase ledger utilities function
In the first six months:
- You’ll shadow Finance Team members as they undertake key tasks
- You’ll undertake administrative tasks to support the team
- You’ll learn the internal processes and procedures we have to support the finance function
- You’ll learn about good financial management and how important this is
- You’ll get to grips with our IT systems and record keeping
Where you'll work
The Quadrant
Green Lane
Heywood
OL10 1NG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
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
Assistant Accountant Level 3.
Off the job training will take place at Oldham College one day a week.
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Applicants need a Level 2 AAT qualification.
About this employer
We work with a number of people who have found themselves homeless due to unfortunate circumstances including debt, domestic violence, substance misuse issues, asylum seekers and unaccompanied asylum seeking children. We also support those with no recourse to public funds as well as young people who have left care and support individuals in their own homes. Our mission is to change the way people think about homelessness and break the stigma. Our work isn’t just about getting people off the street but empowering them to live their best lives possible, we want to see all of our customers succeed and continue to flourish. The Apprentice Finance Assistant will be joining our Finance Team who are responsible for ensuring financial transactions are recorded efficiently and accurately and all reports and payments are completed on time. By having a financially viable and well-run business we ensure that we can fulfil our mission of: • Preventing Homelessness • Supporting Independence • Transforming Lives We are committed to ‘growing our own’ talent and this is a brilliant opportunity to join a growing organisation with a social conscience, whose purpose is to support and give back to our communities.
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Company benefits
Life insurance Access to an employee discount scheme Access to a cash purchase pension scheme Colleague recognition scheme Annual colleague conference and colleague awards Greater Manchester Good Work Charter supporter
After this apprenticeship
Full-time position for the right candidate.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002405.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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