Trainee Accounts Assistant Apprentice

H CLARKE & SONS LTD

THURSTON ROAD (DL6 2NG)

Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026

Posted on 7 January 2026

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Summary

Assist in the day to day running of the accounts team. Sorting admin queries, answering the phone and supporting the team with various projects and account queries.

Wage

£21,280 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 8am till 5pm Friday 8am till 4pm

39 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 April 2026

Duration

1 year

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

  • Checking purchase orders against purchase invoices and jobs when requested and ensure purchase orders are well managed with good administration including review checks to ensure correct matching and that they are closed when fully billed
  • Responsible for day-to-day management of purchase invoice processing, ensuring the correct coding of each invoice, that VAT is correctly accounted for, that each invoice is correctly matched to a PO where required and that the correct approval is requested
  • Effective management of proforma invoices ensuring these are correctly accounted for, paid promptly and that full VAT invoices are received and reconciled with no double counting or duplicate payments
  • To ensure that agreed finance policies for each client are adhered to
  • To reconcile each supplier account when a supplier statement is received and to request copy invoices or credit notes when it is noted that items are missing
  • To regularly review the supplier’s ledger ensuring no old or unusual items and that credits are appropriately matched
  • To support with supplier payment runs by running payment reports and assisting with sending out remittance advices as required
  • To perform month end tasks including credit card reconciliations, staff expenses, fixed asset accounting, and prepare prepayments and accruals
  • To support with performing review checks on VAT returns and working to resolve any issues, inconsistencies or errors
  • To work well with other members of the Clarkes team to ensure invoices are recorded accurately and any adjustments to procedures are well communicated
  • To use good communication skills with both clients and suppliers
  • To perform any ad hoc administrative tasks that may arise to support the rest of the Clarkes team
  • Check bank payments and supporting bank reconciliations
  • Supporting month end checks and reconciliations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where you'll work

UNIT 2
MOXON COURT
NORTHALLERTON BUSINESS PARK
THURSTON ROAD
DL6 2NG

Training

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

Training provider

YORK COLLEGE

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 or Finance Assistant Level 2.

Apprentices will typically study online, utilising the Mindful Education platform with some attendance at York College. During their time studying, apprentices will work towards developing their knowledge, skills and behaviours, and at work will consolidate their on-programme learning with the support of their employer. An assessor/reviewer will visit the workplace every 8-10 weeks to discuss and monitor progress on the apprenticeship in conjunction with the employer.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 1 other subject (grade 3)
  • English (grade 3)
  • maths (grade 3)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

The position needs someone with attention to detail, focus on projects and can multitask. Be passionate about Finance and the problems we find. Smart dressed professional looking to move forward within this career. After you submit your application, please look out for an email from apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk Check your spam folder, too. You must reply, otherwise your application will be rejected.

About this employer

Gas Plumbing and Heating company to Private and Commercial customers. Sites across the UK, from Scotland, Northallerton and Skipton.

Company benefits

20 days holiday plus bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

We are a group company, and many positions fall open across the board.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YORK COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007302.

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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026