Finance Assistant Apprentice
CARVANSONS LTD
ROSSENDALE (BB4 4RS)
Closes tomorrow (Thursday 8 October 2026)
Posted on 2 October 2026
Contents
Summary
The Finance Assistant supports the finance team in day-to-day accounting tasks while studying towards the Level 2 Assistant Accountant qualification with AAT. This role offers hands on experience in a dynamic fragrance business environment, helping to build a strong foundation in financial processes, reporting, and business support.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, either 9.00am - 5.00pm or 8.00am - 4.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 19 October 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
- Assist with processing invoices, expenses, and accounting transactions
- Support the preparation of financial reports and reconciliations
- Help maintain accurate financial records and documentation
- Contribute to month-end and year-end accounting activities
- Liaise with internal departments to resolve queries and ensure smooth financial operations
- Learn and apply accounting principles in line with AAT Level 2 studies
- Communicate with all colleagues and external points of contact face to face, by telephone, or in writing in a clear, concise, and professional manner
- Interpret and respond clearly, effectively, and in a timely manner to requests for information from colleagues, managers, directors, and external agencies
- Understand business demands and expectations and deliver against these in line with the company’s high standards
- Communicate within the team, supporting others where necessary
- Contribute to team meetings and events as and when required
- Developing and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Following instructions and asking appropriate questions
- Ensure that all deadlines are met in a timely manner and people are kept informed of progress
Where you'll work
KNOWSLEY PARK WAY KNOWSLEY R
HASLINGDEN
ROSSENDALE
BB4 4RS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BURY 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 Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- This is a work based qualification with timetabled classes one day a week
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Carvansons is an established and trusted UK Fragrance Manufacturer. We innovate, develop and manufacture high-quality fragrance compounds and odoriferous substances. We supply manufacturers of finished products with fragrance oils that help create identity and brand recognition for their products. Our passion for fragrance is apparent in everything we do, from our creativity and technical expertise to developing bespoke fragrance compounds with exceptional service.
This is an entry-level role supported by government's youth employment schemes available for 16 – 24 year olds. Our funding for this vacancy utilises the department for education’s new £2,000 Apprenticeship Hiring Payment (for more information on eligibility please see further details on the government website – https://www.gov.uk/employing-an-apprentice/get-funding.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
We are offering the right person a long-term career and a permanent position within the company upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURY COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056678.
Apply now
Closes tomorrow (Thursday 8 October 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.