Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship

UNITECH ENGINEERING LTD

Burntwood (WS7 0AL)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 6 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 January 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a detail-oriented and motivated individual to join our team as an AAT Level 2 Apprentice Finance Assistant. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to begin their career in finance while gaining hands-on experience within a dynamic and supportive construction environment.

Wage

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

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm with half an hour break.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 February 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

  • Maintaining the cashbook and reconciling the bank (2 accounts)
  • Entering purchase invoices onto relevant spreadsheets and summarise
  • Matching purchase invoices to PO’s
  • Coding and processing of purchase invoices accurately to Sage 200
  • Maintaining supplier accounts, ensuring transactions allocated
  • Statement reconciliations
  • Creating new supplier accounts, determining CIS status
  • Resolving supplier queries
  • Calculating CIS and processing CIS credits to accounts accordingly
  • Determining Reverse charge VAT where applicable and recording data
  • Preparation of 2 weekly Subcon payment runs
  • Preparation of 30-day and 45-day end of month payment runs.
  • Liaise with Contracts administrator to ensure up to date with current jobs
  • Liasing with Contracts Director, ensuring all invoice have his approval
  • Assist in any other duties that are required in your skill set

Where you'll work

Unitech House
Prospect Road
Burntwood
WS7 0AL

Training

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

Training provider

WALSALL 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

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4 or above)
  • Maths (grade C/4 or above)

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

About this employer

Unitech Engineering is a leading supplier of high-quality stainless steel and aluminium equipment to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other hygiene conscious industries.

Unitech Engineering Ltd is the largest business in the Unitech Group and was formed in 1991. We operate from our 90,000-square foot production facilities in the heart of the West Midlands. Through our experience, we have the expertise to offer full turnkey projects, with many impressive references both in the UK and worldwide.

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After this apprenticeship

Clear pathways for career progression upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

A friendly, inclusive, and supportive team culture.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WALSALL COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009859.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 6 February 2026 at 11:59pm)