Accounting Apprenticeship

ST MARYS SERVICES LTD

LONDON (SE14 5BE)

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 25 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 January 2026

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Summary

Opportunity for an Apprenticeship Qualification and a vocational qualification. Earning whilst you learn is exactly what this apprenticeship program has to offer.

Wage

£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 9.00am to 5.00pm excl. day release for training.

30 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

The apprentice will assist with clients' enquires, assist with bookkeeping tasks, entering clients and suppliers' invoices and receipts on an accounting software.

The apprentice will assist in general admin duties, handling emails, answering telephone calls/enquires, filing away client documents and setting up initial meetings with clients.

The apprentice will assist with year-end accounts, self assessments and VAT returns. 

Where you'll work

12 NEW CROSS ROAD
NEW CROSS
LONDON
SE14 5BE

Training

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

Training provider

THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE 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

The apprentice will get theoretical training with us working towards a Level 2 AAT Foundation Certificate qualification, doing 6 exams and an EPA discussion, while gaining experience 4 days per week with an employer.

The apprentice will gain a Level 2 Certificate.

The training will take place at: London, SE14 5BE.

The training will be 1 day per week at the above location. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9- 5 grades)
  • Maths (grade 9-5 grades)

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

St Mary's Accounting Services is a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants based in South East London rendering a range of accounting and bookkeeping services to small to medium sized businesses across London and South London.

After this apprenticeship

Progress to AAT Level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006920.

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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 25 January 2026 at 11:59pm)