Accounts Trainee/Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

Cohens Chemist

Bolton (BL6 4SA)

Closes in 21 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 August 2026

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Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Trainee/Finance Assistant to join our successful Management Accounts team at our head office in Bolton. If you think this role is right for you, then apply, we would love to have you as part of the Cohens Family.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  • 4 week’s paid holiday, plus bank holidays
  • Employer pension contributions should you wish to join the scheme
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 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

In this position you will be responsible for undertaking a variety of accounts duties.

Key tasks:

  • Scanning/OCR’ing invoices/statements
  • Posting of invoices/cash
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Production of journals to post
  • To support the management accounts department on the tasks involved in the production of monthly management accounts/annual audit files
  • Liaising with our pharmacies via phone & email to chase outstanding claims
  • Producing monthly reports

Where you'll work

Lynstock House Lynstock Way
Lostock
Bolton
BL6 4SA

Training

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

Training provider

BOLTON 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

Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2.

You will primarily work 4-days per week at the head office in Bolton (BL6 4SA ), and attend Bolton College (BL3 5BG) 1-day per week. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4)
  • maths (grade 9-4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Non judgemental
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Microsoft Excel Skills
  • Strong interest in AAT

Other requirements

  • A minimum of 5 GCSE’s including maths
  • Great interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to multitask and be comfortable with needing to handle several tasks at the same time
  • Must have some Microsoft Excel skills
  • Open minded to any tasks as responsibly asked of you

About this employer

Cohens Chemist is one of the UK’s leading community and online pharmacies. The Company has been established since 1980 with over 200 branches in the UK providing expert care to over 450,000 patients and processing over 1 million prescriptions.  With a strong community presence and an online healthcare platform our patients can take control of their healthcare whenever they want from wherever they live.

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

Company benefits

  • Long service award scheme
  • Onsite parking facilities (on a first come first serve basis)

After this apprenticeship

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

The successful candidate may have the opportunity to progress to a higher-level apprenticeship and to full-time paid employment within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BOLTON COLLEGE

Gary

gary.mangan@boltoncc.ac.uk

01204482037

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046679.

Apply now

Closes in 21 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)