Accounts Assistant Apprentice

motor parts direct limited

Braintree (CM7 2YN)

Closes in 31 days (Monday 9 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 February 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and organised Apprentice to join our accounts team within the largest independent motor factor in the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to start a career in accounts/finance within a forever expanding company. 

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Wage between £15k - £18k p/a

Training course
Data technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday (8:30am - 5:00pm). Shifts TBC.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 16 March 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

We are seeking an enthusiastic and organised Apprentice to join our accounts team within the largest independent motor factor in the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to start a career in accounts/finance within a forever expanding company. You will provide vital administrative support to the department, ensuring customer accounts are maintained accurately while learning the fundamentals of corporate finance, data processing, and credit control.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Account Maintenance: Perform general updating of accounts, including inputting email addresses and maintaining accurate customer details. Assist in the process of creating new customer accounts on the system
  • Sales Ledger & Payments: Responsible for entering customer payments and reconciling them against remits. You will also assist in preparing and sending customer statements
  • Communication: Act as a first point of contact by answering internal and external phone calls in a professional manner
  • Query Handling: Manage customer queries, such as liaising with and chasing branches for credit notes to resolve account discrepancies, proof of deliveries and outstanding warranties
  • Data Entry & ERP: Accurately input daily financial data and query data within our ERP system (MAM Autopart) to support the wider team
  • Spreadsheet Management: Create and maintain Excel-based spreadsheets to track financial data, reporting, or account status updates
  • Administrative Support: Monitor the department inbox, organise digital filing, and assist the Credit Controller with ad-hoc administrative tasks to maintain excellent levels of service
  • Auditing: To assist the Credit Controller with annual audits, this will include with evidencing; credits, purchase notes, bank statements, allocation payments

Where you'll work

40A Springwood Drive
Braintree
CM7 2YN

Training

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

Training provider

JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Data technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Select and migrate data from already identified sources.
  • Format and save datasets.
  • Summarise, analyse and explain gathered data.
  • Combine data sets from multiple sources and present in format appropriate to the task.
  • Use tools and/or apply basic statistical methods to identify trends and patterns in data.
  • Identify faults and cleanse data to improve data quality, for example identifying gaps, duplicate entries, outliers and unusual variances, including cross-checking across data elements or between data sources.
  • Audit data results for maintenance of data quality, reviewing a data set once all sources are combined, to ensure accuracy, completeness, consistency and traceability from original data.
  • Demonstrate the different ways of communicating meaning from data in line with audience requirements.
  • Produce clear and consistent documentation of the data provided to others and of actions completed. Where appropriate or mandated by the working context, this documentation should use standard organisational templates.
  • Store, manage and distribute data in compliance with organisational, national, sector specific standards and or legislation.
  • Considers sustainability and ways to reduce impact. For example, using cloud storage, sharing links to files, avoid storing multiple versions of files, and reducing the use of physical handouts of documentation.
  • Parse data against standard formats, and test and assess confidence in the data and its integrity.
  • Operate collaboratively in a working context that accounts for, and takes advantage of, the roles, skills and activities of others, especially those interacting with the same data sets or working towards a common goal.
  • Prioritise own activities within the context of the duties to be performed, taking account of any known or expected impact on others.
  • Follows equity, diversity and inclusion policies in the organisation for a common goal.
  • Demonstrate the ability to use different tools and methods to formulate and utilise effective prompts to research, apply, and evaluate data transformation techniques.
  • Select and migrate data from already identified sources.
  • Format and save datasets.
  • Summarise, analyse and explain gathered data.
  • Combine data sets from multiple sources and present in format appropriate to the task.
  • Use tools and/or apply basic statistical methods to identify trends and patterns in data.
  • Identify faults and cleanse data to improve data quality, for example identifying gaps, duplicate entries, outliers and unusual variances, including cross-checking across data elements or between data sources.
  • Audit data results for maintenance of data quality, reviewing a data set once all sources are combined, to ensure accuracy, completeness, consistency and traceability from original data.
  • Demonstrate the different ways of communicating meaning from data in line with audience requirements.
  • Produce clear and consistent documentation of the data provided to others and of actions completed. Where appropriate or mandated by the working context, this documentation should use standard organisational templates.
  • Store, manage and distribute data in compliance with organisational, national, sector specific standards and or legislation.
  • Considers sustainability and ways to reduce impact. For example, using cloud storage, sharing links to files, avoid storing multiple versions of files, and reducing the use of physical handouts of documentation.
  • Parse data against standard formats, and test and assess confidence in the data and its integrity.
  • Operate collaboratively in a working context that accounts for, and takes advantage of, the roles, skills and activities of others, especially those interacting with the same data sets or working towards a common goal.
  • Prioritise own activities within the context of the duties to be performed, taking account of any known or expected impact on others.
  • Follows equity, diversity and inclusion policies in the organisation for a common goal.
  • Demonstrate the ability to use different tools and methods to formulate and utilise effective prompts to research, apply, and evaluate data transformation techniques.

Training schedule

Data Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
You will also receive full training and support from the Just IT Apprenticeship Team to increase your skills

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C +)
  • Maths (grade 4/C +)

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
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Tech Savvy
  • Excel
  • Can do attitude
  • Passion for solving issues
  • Passion for Data

About this employer

Motor Parts Direct first opened it's doors in Kettering in 1999.

We have an experienced, friendly team in every branch ensuring expertise in supplying the right part for your car.

Despite the pandemic, 2020 was one of Motor Parts Direct’s busiest years with the opening of 20 new branches and no plans to stop there! We believe that our level of service provided within the motor industry should be experienced by as many people possible.

After this apprenticeship

Potential full-time position for the right candidate after completion of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013789.

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Closes in 31 days (Monday 9 March 2026 at 11:59pm)