Accounts Assistant Consultant Apprentice

Government jobs, apprenticeship; England; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational finance consultancy is looking for an Apprentice to join their team. As an apprentice, you will gain valuable insights into education finance while working towards your AAT qualification. Responsibilities include assisting with accounting tasks, maintaining ledgers, and communicating with clients. This role offers extensive hands-on experience and a structured training program, leading to career advancement opportunities in the field of finance.

Benefits

Excellent career progression prospects

Competitive salaries

Healthcare plan

Pension scheme

Birthday day off

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all transactions actioned, and advice given is in line with the client's financial policies.
• Complete purchase ledger duties, including posting documents to accounting software.
• Monitor sales invoices and ensure timely payments.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Education

GCSE in English (grade 4)

GCSE in Maths (grade 4)

Job description

Summary

As an Apprentice with EduFin, you will gain fantastic insight and experience into the education finance sector whilst they support you to become AAT qualified. They have offices in East Malling; however, you will mainly be travelling to client premises.

Wage

£15,000 per year for the first year (up to £18,000 depending on experience) and then raising to the National Minimum Wage for your age at least, after the first year.

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Training Course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Working Hours

In the office: 9:00am - 5:00pm (1-hour lunch). At home: 9:00am - 5:30pm (1-hour lunch). On-site at a school: 9:00am - 4:30pm (45-minute lunch). 38 hours a week.

Start Date

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

Some duties that may be expected of you when on site include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure that all transactions actioned, and advice given is in line with the client's financial policies, DfE guidance and within statutory financial regulations.
• Purchase Ledger Duties:
  • Posting the below documents to the clients accounting software in a timely manner with great accuracy.
  • Purchase Requisition
  • Purchase Orders
  • Goods Received Notes
  • Purchase Invoices
  • Ensure that all expenditure is recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used.
  • Receive and check statements from suppliers
  • Investigate and action any issues that arise with regards to creditors.
• Sales Ledger Duties:
  • Raise sales invoices as requested by the client on the accounting system in a timely manner.
  • Ensure that all income is recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used.
  • Ensure that all requests for sales invoices are processed and sent to debtors promptly.
  • Ensure that all invoices are monitored and chased so that prompt payment is received.
  • Any other sales ledger maintenance duties requested by the client.
• Bank Account Duties:
  • Ensure that paying in slips/ remittances are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner.
• Other Balance Sheet Items:
  • Ensure that petty cash returns are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner and that a month end reconciliation is undertaken to ensure that actual funds held balance to the ledger.
  • Ensure that credit card returns are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner.
• Income Duties:
  • Post all relevant grant income received.
• Other responsibilities:
  • Looking for opportunities to promote our services such as
  • Helpdesk / Connect / Software / Consultancy (yourself and others)
  • Ensuring you are always delivering added value to clients.
  • Complete all internal training as required by EduFin within the timeframes given.
  • Any other duties as required from the Directors and Seniors.

Where you’ll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

• Ashford, Ashford, TN24 0SD
• Dartford, Dartford, DA11RT
• Surrey, Surrey, CR36YA
• THE OAST, EMR CENTRE, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, ME19 6BJ

Training

Training provider

SOLVEWAY LIMITED

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

What you’ll learn

Course contents:

• Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
• Record and analyse financial data using the organisation's standard tools and processes.
• Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
• Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
• Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
• Investigate, resolve or elevate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
• Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
• Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Training schedule

Assistant Accountant - Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard (A level):

• This is to gain a Level 3 AAT qualification. This Apprenticeship role is split 80/20 between working and earning with the employer gaining valuable hands‑on skills, and learning & gaining qualifications with Solveway Apprenticeships.
• You will attend remote learning sessions, one day a week for the duration of the apprenticeship. Further training details will be made available at a later date.

More training information

You may be considered for AAT Level 2 instead of Level 3, depending on knowledge and experience.

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in English (grade 4)
• GCSE in Maths (grade 4)

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

EduFin has offices in East Malling; however, you will mainly be travelling to client premises. If you are not required on site, remote working from their office and potentially from home will be arranged. Mileage will be reimbursed to you at the HMRC rate. Therefore, a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is a requirement of the apprenticeship.

About this employer

EduFin is a specialist consultancy that supports schools and academies with their finance operations. The business was founded by a group of directors who previously worked with ESF, a widely used education finance software. They identified a gap in the market – schools needing practical, hands‑on finance support – and built EduFin to provide exactly that. EduFin consultants work directly with schools, helping with anything from day‑to‑day finance tasks like processing invoices to longer‑term projects and high‑level consultancy. Support can last from a few weeks to several years, and while most clients are visited on‑site, some roles are fully remote. They are a friendly team at EduFin and have a positive, upbeat, happy culture. They pride themselves on being flexible for their staff and provide a good work‑life balance, but in return they want commitment and passion from their staff.

Company benefits

• Excellent career progression prospects
• Competitive salaries, healthcare plan
• Pension scheme
• Occasional remote working
• Birthday day Off
• Additional study day prior to an exam
• Opportunity to request additional leave

After this apprenticeship

After successfully achieving the AAT Level 3 qualification, the candidate will be considered for the Level 4 AAT Apprenticeship training and/or the opportunity to progress to a more senior level with the firm and a career within accountancy.

EduFin offers a clear and supportive progression route for those looking to build a career in education finance:

1. Apprentice Consultant → Junior Consultant → Associate Consultant → Consultant → Senior Consultant

The AAT qualification is one of the most recognised in the Finance industry and could lead to you studying for your ACCA or equivalent through EduFin if you so wish.

You will be supported through your training with the firm; shadowing our consultants on site to start with and then being able to assist us with finance assistant roles; working your way up to consultancy days as you gain experience.

Contact

Apply through Solveway Limited. The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007554. Closes on Tuesday 24 February 2026.

After signing in, you will apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.