Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprentice

CT Skills

Upnor Road, Ordnance Yard, Lower Upnor, Rochester, Kent (ME2 4UY)

Closes in 21 days (Friday 6 March 2026)

Posted on 11 February 2026

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Summary

You will be working for a fun, switched on team, in a fast-moving sector, with lots of opportunities for progression. You will be joining a team of 15, including 3 apprentices - 1 has already completed their BA L3 and been promoted to a Project Manager!

Wage

£12,759.50 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, 9.00am to 4.00pm.

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 9 March 2026

Duration

1 year 2 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

  • Recording and processing financial transactions accurately using company financial systems.
  • Assisting with accounts payable and receivable tasks.
  • Supporting routine reconciliations and helping to identify data inconsistencies.
  • Using accounting software and spreadsheets to enter and manage data.
  • Communicating with colleagues and stakeholders to support timely financial operations.
  • Contributing to the planning and reviewing of finance tasks as directed.
  • Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.

Where you'll work

Upnor Road, Ordnance Yard, Lower Upnor, Rochester, Kent
ME2 4UY

Training

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

Training provider

CT SKILLS 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

You'll work towards the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting through monthly 1-to-1 online sessions (via MS Teams - so NO classroom OR college). Your AAT Tutor will support you with the study and completion of the Mandatory qualification 'Certificate in Accounting.' This contains 4 modules that will each take approximately 2 months each to complete. You will sit a mandatory online exam after completing each module that you must pass in order to gain your AAT Level 2 qualification.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

None required (grade None required)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Initiative
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Mistek started in 2016 and are based in Upnor in Kent. They are dedicated to providing affordable, professional and high-quality fire safety solutions with a special interest in technological and innovative products. They have grown into a large team with a passion for efficiency and providing customers with affordable but effective solutions for fire safety.

After this apprenticeship

Mistek have lots of experience supporting apprentices and offer plenty of progression opportunities.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014914.

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Closes in 21 days (Friday 6 March 2026)

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