Accounts Apprentice

WELIN LAMBIE LTD

BRIERLEY HILL (DY5 1UB)

Closes today at 11:59pm

Posted on 3 August 2026

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Summary

Accounts Administrator will be assisting with a wide range of tasks, within the finance team here at Welin Lambie.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 07:30 - 16:30 Friday 07:30 - 13:30

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 October 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

Introduction:
Welin Lambie produces and maintains davit systems for many contracts across America. These are long term contracts that take months to build. A davit is a crane on the side of a boat that releases small crafts and lifeboats.

Tasks:

  • General administrative support (filing/ answering calls)
  • Checking banking paperwork against the ledger
  • Assist purchase ledger process (matching invoices/ reconciling entered invoices)
  • Assist sales ledger process (reconciling entered sales invoices)
  • Keeping sage records up to date (data entry skills- making sure all invoices/payments are entered into the accounting system)
  • Processing transactions accurately and efficiently.
  • Performing adhoc finance tasks as required

Where you'll work

BRITANIA HOUSE
OLD BUSH STREET
BRIERLEY HILL
DY5 1UB

Training

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

Training provider

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

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 will be required to attend Broadway Campus, Dudley College, DY1 4AS, 1 day per week in term time only.

  • You will receive a Level 2 Finance Assistant qualification upon successful completion of your apprenticeship. 
  • You will be assigned an assessor who will visit the workplace every 6-8 weeks to support you on your apprenticeship. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4/Level 2 Functional Skills)
  • Maths (grade C/4/Level 2 Functional Skills)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Flexible
  • Confident

Other requirements

We are a small finance team of 3 currently, so tasks will be a wide range across the accounting function. 

About this employer

Welin Lambie Ltd is a leading UK based designer, manufacturer and service provider of Davits, Launch and Recovery Systems, Complex Handling Solutions, Weapons and Cargo Lifts, Elevators, Deck Equipment and Water Makers for the global marine and offshore industry.

Founded in 1901, but welcomed into the Fairbanks Morse Defense family in 2021, Welin Lambie has proudly played its part in supporting the UK economy and UK supply chain by exporting up to 90% of its products.

http://www.fairbanksmorsedefense.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

To continue working as a full time member of the team after the apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045828.

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Closes today at 11:59pm