Account Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship - Abbeyfield School

CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST

Northampton (NN4 8BU)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 30 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 16 January 2026

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join our team for Creative Education Trust. As an Accounts Assistant Apprentice, we are looking for someone to study AAT level 2. The purpose of the role is to support the Accounts Payable and Receivable Team.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Increases to NMW after 12 months 

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 8AM - 4PM (37-hours per week)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 March 2026

Duration

1 year 5 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

You will be part of an efficient and effective Accounts Payable and Receivables team for Creative Education Trust. To work collaboratively within the Trust’s Finance team providing a high-quality financial service to our schools, colleagues, and suppliers. To work with other Finance colleagues to support best practice and promote continuous development of Finance processes and the Finance team. Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

  • Process orders, invoices, and credit notes and raise sales invoices
  • Input credit card postings
  • Posting of sales invoices
  • Assist with the maintenance of finance ledgers, e.g., attaching electronic documents
  • Prepare supplier statement reconciliations
  • Verification and inputting of supplier details and any subsequent amendments
  • Preparation of internal Finance reports as required
  • Preparation of student expenses/refunds
  • Assist with any audit queries as and when requested
  • Resolution of queries raised to the Finance team from stakeholders, including colleagues, parents/carers, suppliers, and auditors
  • Undertake general finance administrative duties and any other reasonable duties deemed appropriate to the role of a Finance Assistant as may be required

Essential & Desired skills:

  • GCSE’s passes grades 4-9 (A*-C) in Maths and English (Desired)
  • Finance related qualification or experience within in this role (Desired)
  • Evidence of commitment to personal professional development (Essential)

Personal qualities:

  • Demonstrate a strong team spirit
  • Ability to multitask and prioritise competing demands effectively
  • Effective administration and organisational skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Excellent numeracy, literacy and ICT skills
  • Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to build effective relationships
  • Strong communication skills (including written, verbal and presentation skills)
  • Ability to follow and document financial instructions
  • Sensitivity and ability to uphold confidentiality

Where you'll work

Mereway
Northampton
NN4 8BU

Training

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

Training provider

LET ME PLAY 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

17 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 2 Accounts Assistant Qualification (All learning is delivered online/remote). 

Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider).

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)

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
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

Creative Education Trust transforms lives by delivering an education that unlocks opportunity, inspires ambition, and equips every student for lasting success. Through a rich curriculum and a culture of purposeful leadership, we empower our people to embody equity and excellence so that every student thrives, now and into the future.

Vision Statement: 

We aspire to build a Trust where equity is lived, ambition is ignited, and opportunity is limitless. Through sector-leading collaboration and a shared commitment to excellence, our schools will be places where every learner thrives, every adult leads with purpose, and success is both expected and achieved – together.

Our Values:

Empowering Ambition: Our people drive our progress. We invest in them, fuel their ambition for themselves and our students, and empower them to lead and innovate with confidence to achieve success.
Championing Equity: Every student deserves success. We deliver this through ambitious academics and rich personal development that cultivates individual talent and agency.
Unlocking Opportunity: We unlock opportunity by ensuring every student has access to the knowledge, experiences and networks that broaden horizons and open doors. Through collaboration across our Trust, we enrich learning, raise expectations, and ensure no student’s potential is limited by circumstance.

After this apprenticeship

Completion of the level 2 qualification and potentially a full-time role.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009343.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 30 January 2026 at 11:59pm)