Accounts Apprentice

DAISY STREET LIMITED

MANCHESTER (M35 0BP)

Closes in 30 days (Sunday 22 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 October 2026

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Summary

Join a busy fashion brand finance team while studying for a fully funded AAT Level 2 qualification during work hours. Gain hands-on experience in invoicing, reconciliations, credit control and finance administration, with clear progression opportunities.

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, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 December 2026

Duration

1 year 1 month

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

  • Processing supplier invoices and matching them to purchase orders
  • Raising sales invoices and posting customer receipts
  • Bank reconciliations and keeping the ledgers up to date
  • Chasing overdue payments and helping with credit control
  • Working with sterling and US dollar transactions
  • Data entry and reporting in our ERP system and accounting software
  • Supporting month-end tasks and general finance admin

Where you'll work

MORTON STREET
FAILSWORTH
MANCHESTER
M35 0BP

Training

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

Training provider

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

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 is fully online: weekly live sessions with an AAT tutor.

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or 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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Reliable

About this employer

Daisy Street is a trend-led women's fashion brand based in Failsworth. We design in-house and sell wholesale to retailers across the US and UK, as well as direct to customers online. We're a fast-moving business with a small, hands-on finance team.

http://www.daisystreet.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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

On successful completion, there is an opportunity to progress to the AAT Level 3 apprenticeship and develop a long-term career in accounting and finance.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAISY STREET LIMITED

Donna Saies

donna.saies@daisystreet.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060472.

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Closes in 30 days (Sunday 22 November 2026 at 11:59pm)