Accounts Assistant Apprentice
P D M PRODUCE (U.K.) LIMITED
Shropshire (TF10 9BN)
Closes on Tuesday 28 April 2026
Posted on 24 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Working within a small finance team, the Accounts Assistant will report directly to the Financial Accountant and support the finance department with the day-to-day accounting and administrative tasks required to ensure the smooth running of the company.
- Wage
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£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday : 8am - 5pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
- Accurately process multi-currency purchase ledger invoices through invoice capture program and match against a purchase order in Access Dimensions.
- Accurately log multi-currency invoices onto Sage and complete filing as appropriate.
- Ensure invoices and/or purchase orders are approved in accordance with company policy.
- Assist in managing the joint mailbox, responding to emails, and dealing with queries.
- Process expense claims and credit card statements.
- Produce payment run for due and approved invoices.
- Provide effective credit control, including reviewing sales ledger accounts, contacting customers regarding overdue payments and raising debit notes where appropriate.
- Assist in the reconciliation of supplier statements and any discrepancies.
- Provide reception cover as required, including meeting and greeting visitors and answering calls via the switchboard.
- Produce and maintain spreadsheets and records as required.
- Set up payments on the online banking system for authorisation by a manager.
- Accounting support, including reconciliations and postings.
- Other general accounting and administration duties which may be required from time to time.
- Comply with all health and safety requirements within the company.
Where you'll work
Chadwell Park Farm
Great Chatwell
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 9BN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TELFORD 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
- Attending Telford College for Day release.
- College Assessor.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C / 4)
- Maths (grade C / 4)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
About this employer
Philip Maddocks, a third-generation farmer born and bred in Shropshire, founded PDM in 1991.
Philip’s grandfather, Wilfred grew vegetables for the markets with 1 acre of land from the 1930s. Wilfred grew this into a successful and respected farming enterprise which Philip’s father and now brother have continued in the same spirit. Philip’s passion for salad and determination to drive new opportunities inspired him to create PDM. His genuine love and respect of the land, desire to grow the very best produce, and passion for innovation is at the heart of everything we do here at PDM.
We’ve grown from 10 acres of iceberg lettuce to 3,800 acres of salad crops in our fields today. We are the UK’s second largest whole head lettuce grower, largest babyleaf grower and the UK’s first vertically integrated producer of fully prepared bagged salads.
Based in the heart of England, we’ve worked hard to create an environment that is committed to growing outstanding produce. At the very foundation of PDM is respect for the land we farm, for our crops, our team and our valued customers and suppliers.
After this apprenticeship
After the apprenticeship is completed, there will be room to progress within the company and role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TELFORD COLLEGE
Lois Barber
lois.barber@telfordcollege.ac.uk
01952642329
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020555.
Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 28 April 2026