Accounts & Finance Apprentice — Learn on the Job

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Widnes; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days holiday

Paid bank holidays

Free parking

Job summary

Norcott is offering an apprenticeship in administration and accountancy at Widnes. You will work alongside the Management Accountant for 36 hours a week, starting 21 September 2026, for 1 year 6 months, earning £18,000 per year.

The role combines on-the-job learning with a Level 2 AAT training provided by Riverside College, Widnes. Training covers finance tasks, supplier invoicing, coding, and credit control, with time away for study.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 9-4)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Responsibilities

• Answering in-coming telephone calls
• Meet and greet of visitors
• Updating the company calendar
• Ordering of company supplies (stationery etc)
• Providing ad-hoc administrative support to the directors
• Matching of supplier delivery notes to supplier invoices
• Coding and entering of supplier invoices
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Preparing weekly supplier BACS payment runs
• Raising of sales invoices
• Credit Control - building relationships with customers to ensure prompt payment of sales invoices
• Filing of accounts paperwork

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Team working

Flexible attitude

Keen eye for detail

Accurate

Education

GCSE in Maths and English

Job description

Norcott is offering an apprenticeship in administration and accountancy at Widnes. You will work alongside the Management Accountant for 36 hours a week, starting 21 September 2026, for 1 year 6 months, earning £18,000 per year.

The role combines on-the-job learning with a Level 2 AAT training provided by Riverside College, Widnes. Training covers finance tasks, supplier invoicing, coding, and credit control, with time away for study.