Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship
CT Skills
Unit 14, Mapledean Works, Latchingdon (CM3 6LG)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 13 November 2026)
Posted on 20 October 2026
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Summary
As they continue to grow, new companies, sites and systems all need people who understand the numbers behind them. They'd rather develop that talent themselves, which is exactly what this apprenticeship is for. You'll be joining the Finance Team, working alongside experienced colleagues and building real skills.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year 2 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
- Assisting with day-to-day bookkeeping.
- Assisting with accounts payable and receivable tasks.
- Supporting routine reconciliations and helping to identify data inconsistencies.
- Recording financial transactions using accounting software in SAP and spreadsheets to enter and manage data.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Communicating with colleagues and stakeholders to support timely financial operations.
- Contributing to the planning and reviewing of finance tasks as directed.
- Assisting with the processing of invoices and credit notes, obtaining approvals, goods received data and matching against purchase orders.
- Assisting with processing supplier payment runs and obtaining relevant approvals.
- Assisting with matching outgoing payment run batches accurately to supplier accounts and sending out remittance advice to suppliers.
- Assisting with month end tasks, running Aged Creditor Reports, reconciliation of supplier statements and liaising with Management Accounts team
- General office duties.
- Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.
Where you'll work
Unit 14, Mapledean Works, Latchingdon
CM3 6LG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CT SKILLS 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
You'll work towards the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting through monthly 1-to-1 online sessions (via MS Teams - so NO classroom OR college). Your AAT Tutor will support you with the study and completion of the Mandatory Qualification 'Certificate in Accounting.' This contains 4 modules that will each take approximately 2 months each to complete. You will sit a mandatory online exam after completing each module that you must pass in order to gain your AAT Level 2 Qualification.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
- IT skills
- Logical
- Number skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
About this employer
Nationwide Assistance Group gets people and their vehicles moving again when something goes wrong on the road. They provide vehicle recovery, transport and roadside assistance across the UK, and insurers and motorists rely on them to turn up, take charge and do the job properly. That reputation has been earned by their people. Their customer satisfaction scores, from insurers and members of the public alike, reflect a team that takes ownership and doesn't give up on a difficult job.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CT SKILLS LIMITED
Isabella Todd
isabella.todd@ctskills.co.uk
0115 959 9544
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060092.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 13 November 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.