Finance Apprentice
SPACE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Bristol (BS4 3QB)
Closes in 11 days (Sunday 16 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 31 July 2026
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Summary
Start your finance career with a hands-on apprenticeship at Space Engineering Services. You'll gain practical experience across sales and purchase ledgers, credit control, bank reconciliations, management accounting, and month-end reporting, while supporting key business projects, including the implementation of a new work order system.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, exact hours to be confirmed with your manager.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 3 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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
As a Finance Apprentice, you will be supporting Space Engineering Services by undertaking/supporting with the following:
- Sales ledger and credit control
- Downloading, posting and allocating daily cash receipts from customers to the finance system
- Assisting with the processing of customer invoices and credit notes
- Preparing customer costings to support invoicing
- Supporting credit control activities, including contacting customers regarding outstanding balances
Purchase Ledger:
- Assisting with the processing of supplier invoices, including matching to PO’s and managing exceptions
- Reconciling supplier statements
Management Accounting:
- Performing daily bank reconciliations
- Preparing and posting journals, including accruals and prepayments
- Assisting with month end accounts preparation and reporting
Other:
Supporting the department through the implementation of a new work order system
Where you'll work
Causeway Central
Pioneer Park
Bristol
BS4 3QB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2.
More training information
You will attend SGS College's Filton Campus on a day-release basis throughout your apprenticeship, completing the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required as part of your apprenticeship programme.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 5 and 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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
We’d love to meet someone with…
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to prioritise simultaneous tasks within challenging timescales
- Proficient IT skills
- Experience working with Microsoft spread sheets & good computer knowledge
- Phone techniques and dealing with customers (internal and external)
About this employer
Who are we?
Space Engineering Services are one of the most dynamic refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning service providers in Europe. We are proud to offer innovative products and services, and market-leading refrigeration technology, for which we have received awards and industry accreditations.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Expected progression: Upon successful completion of the AAT Level 2 apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to progress to a Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship and continue developing a career within the finance profession, subject to performance and business requirements.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Elaine Baillie
elaine.baillie@sgscol.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045748.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Sunday 16 August 2026 at 11:59pm)