Finance Apprentice

EAT THAT FROG COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY LTD

TORQUAY (TQ1 3DG)

Closes in 25 days (Sunday 15 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 October 2026

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Summary

Key Objectives:

1. Bookkeeping and digital record filing.

2. Setting up payments to ensure all invoices and expenses are paid in a timely manner.

3. Communicating with suppliers and customers as necessary.

4. Payroll preparation

5. Assist with  administrative duties

 

 

Wage

£15,600 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 Friday - 9am to 5pm. No evening or weekends One day will be used as training day at South Devon College

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Sunday 3 January 2027

Duration

1 year 3 months

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

  • Input data to accounting and prepare reports as required
  • Bank money as required and access on-line banking system to conduct transactions within agreed limits and controls set by the Board of Directors and Financial Regulations
  • Assist with any claims/ administrative duties in relation to ongoing projects
  • Procurement at best value and within agreed budget limits.
  • Weekly payment runs
  • Implement systems and working practice for finance requirements
  • Manage the fair distribution of the bursary funds to eligible learners
  •  Maintain a digital filing system for company contracts, corporate information
  • Demonstrate alertness, vigilance and attention to detail with all work undertaken and report all important issues back to the management team

Where you'll work

91 UNION STREET
TORQUAY
TQ1 3DG

Training

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

Training provider

SOUTH DEVON 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

Training will be 1 day per week, and it will be delivered by South Devon College - Vantage Point, Long Road, Paignton, TQ4 7EJ.

More training information

The apprentice will be mentored and trained at work by the Senior Finance Coordinator.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C and above)
  • Maths (grade C 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • Passing a DBS check 
  • References
  • Time management
  • Flexibility

About this employer

We enable people to identify and overcome their barriers to live a more fulfilled life. We are based around people, values and quality

Community is at the heart of everything we do.

Company benefits

5 Days Sick Pay

2 Wellbeing Days

Wellbeing and Staff Discount referral 

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

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

To become a Finance Coordinator within the  Company's Finance Team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAT THAT FROG COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY LTD

Graziella Murtinu

graziella.murtinu@eatthatfrog.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060010.

Apply now

Closes in 25 days (Sunday 15 November 2026 at 11:59pm)