Finance Apprentice

HAYMAN GROUP LIMITED

Essex (CM8 3YE)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 14 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 31 July 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a level 2 or level 3 apprentice to support the Finance team in the day-to-day processing of financial transactions while completing an Accounts Assistant apprenticeship qualification. The role provides practical experience across accounts administration, accounts receivables, accounts payables and month-end activities.

Wage

£30,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Circa £30,000 depending on experience

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8:30 - 17:00 with 30 min lunchbreak.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 September 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

  • Monitor customer accounts and identify overdue invoices
  • Contact customers in a structured manner to inform them of the balance due
  • Send payment reminders and statements
  • Maintain accurate records of collection activities and customer communications
  • Allocate incoming payments to customer account
  • Reconcile customer accounts and investigate discrepancies
  • Track and respond to customer queries relating to invoices and payments
  • Escalate unresolved or high-risk debt issues to senior credit controllers or management
  • Assist in preparing aged debt reports
  • Update customer account information in the finance system
  • Help assess customer credit limits and maintain credit records
  • Take customer credit cards payments
  • Assist with processing purchase invoices and expenses
  • Data cleanse in the finance system

 

Where you'll work

Eastways Park
Witham
Essex
CM8 3YE

Training

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

Training provider

FIRST INTUITION EAST AND NORTH LIMITED

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 5 / C or above)

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

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism
  • Learning Agility
  • Ownership
  • Reliability
  • Accuracy skills

Other requirements

Paid or unpaid, full or part-time work experience is advantageous for this role.

 

About this employer

HG&Co Ltd. is a forward-looking, independent, and established family-owned business, with our manufacturing warehouse based in Witham, Essex. The business consists of two divisions covering the packing and distribution of alcohol for business-to-business sectors, including pharmaceutical and flavour and fragrances sectors, and the bottling of both our own spirits brands and those of third parties. 

Working with global organisations through to smaller independents, both in the UK and internationally, we have gained a reputation as experts in our industries through our extensive experience and knowledge. Significant investment in recent years has enabled us to build on our values, products, and customer service and achieve sustained growth across our divisions.

Our ethos has always centred around continuous, long-term improvement, and we are proud to be both B Corp and EcoVadis certified, meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance.

We are committed to building a culturally diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation, and encourage candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

We are currently seeking a Finance assistant.

Based full time at our site, this is a very exciting time to join a collaborative and agile company with opportunities to develop within your role and directly contribute to a dynamic business.

https://hgcompany.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Benefits:

Independent family run business.

Competitive salary dependent upon experience

Performance Bonus scheme (up to 5% of salary)

Generous pension contribution.

Life insurance

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Study support

After this apprenticeship

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

Full-time progression with the opportunity to progress to a higher level.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST INTUITION EAST AND NORTH LIMITED

Freddie Dewar

freddiedewar@fi.co.uk

01245 209900

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045847.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 14 August 2026 at 11:59pm)