Accountant Apprenticeship

Summary

Join our friendly and growing accountancy practice as a Level 2 Accounts or Finance Apprentice. You will gain hands-on experience supporting clients with bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll while working towards your qualification. This is an excellent opportunity to build a long-term career in accountancy with full training and support.

Wage

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 September 2026

Duration

1 year 2 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

• Assisting with bookkeeping for a variety of clients
• Processing purchase and sales invoices
• Reconciling bank accounts and credit card statements
• Preparing VAT returns under supervision
• Assisting with payroll processing and pension administration
• Using accounting software such as Xero, Sage, QuickBooks and Auto Entry
• Organising and maintaining client records and financial documents
• Answering telephone calls and dealing with client enquiries professionally
• Supporting the preparation of year-end accounts and tax returns
• General office administration and filing
• Learning and following accounting procedures and HMRC requirements
• Working towards a Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship qualification with full support and training

Where you'll work

MORGAN HOUSE
GILBERT DRIVE
WYBERTON FEN
BOSTON
PE21 7TQ

Training

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

Training provider

SOLVEWAY LIMITED

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

What you'll learn

• 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 apprentice will receive full on-the-job training within our accountancy practice, supported by experienced accountants.
They will work towards the Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard with a recognised training provider.
Off-the-job training will be completed as part of the apprenticeship through a combination of classroom or online learning and workplace training.

The apprentice will receive regular one-to-one mentoring, progress reviews and ongoing support to develop their accounting knowledge, practical skills and professional confidence.

Training will take place during normal working hours in line with apprenticeship requirements.

This sounds professional and meets what employers are expected to provide. If you've already chosen a training provider (such as Lincoln College, Babington, First Intuition, etc.), I can tailor it to include their details.

Requirements

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
• Team working
• Initiative