Finance Apprentice

CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITED

Hoton (LE12 5SG)

Closes in 25 days (Friday 4 December 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 November 2026

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Summary

As an apprentice you will efficiently manage TMS groups financial operations including streamlining supplier invoices, monitoring ledgers, coordinating payment schedules, implementing finance
policies, processing payments and invoices, assisting in credit control, providing assistance with payroll, and handling miscellaneous tasks.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:30am – 5pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 January 2027

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Process draft bills ensuring they have been coded accurately and submit for approval to internal colleagues
  • Maintain the email inboxes for multiple companies and forwarding any queries to other members of staff
  • Raise any adhoc work invoices for our customers
  • On a weekly basis chase for any outstanding payments from our customers
  • Receiving PCN and speeding fines and sending these through to the correct managers and following the process through to completion
  • Reconcile the bank for any incoming payments
  • Each month make payments for any vehicle tax which is due
  • Process pension contributions
  • Assist with any adhoc duties

Where you'll work

Office 5
Rectory Place 37 Old Parsonage Lane
Hoton
LE12 5SG

Training

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

Training provider

LOUGHBOROUGH 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

  • The apprenticeship is primarily based in the workplace.
  • Within the first 12 months additional training is delivered at Loughborough College weekly on Thursday 9.30am - 2pm. Some weeks will include additional ‘Apprenticeship Assessment Preparation’ sessions from 2pm - 3.30pm (Dates to be provided on enrolment)
  • On-the-job training.
  • Off-the-job training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade 4 / C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Initiative

About this employer

The Transport Made Simple Group is an independently owned group of companies providing passenger transport solutions. Our two operating companies, Central Connect and Konectbus, have a combined fleet of 250+ vehicles and a workforce of more than 750 colleagues. We are headquartered in Diss and operate from 12 depots across the East Midlands, East Anglia, Essex and Hertfordshire, working in partnership with 13 local authorities. Our work profile is extensive and varied.

https://www.central-connect.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
  • Perkbox healthcare and high street discounts scheme
  • Flexible working hours
  • Apple Macbook for work and personal use

After this apprenticeship

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

With the continuous growth within the TMS group there is always opportunities to progress within the finance team. We will be continuing to support the successful candidate through all levels of their AAT studies and potentially beyond!

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Sophia Cleaver

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063350.

Apply now

Closes in 25 days (Friday 4 December 2026 at 11:59pm)