Apprentice Accountant Assistant

Government jobs, apprenticeship

Bushey

On-site

GBP 16,000 - 25,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

The Training Place of Excellence Limited is offering a 1-year 3-month accounting apprenticeship in Bushey, with hands-on experience in finance, ledgers, and cash flow management. You will study for AAT Level 2 and an NVQ while earning a wage and developing practical skills in a real department.

Training is provided at The Training Place of Excellence, with weekly classes and on-the-job work. Applicants gain foundational knowledge in accounting, finance processes, and data handling and will be

Qualifications

Apprenticeship in accounting with on-the-job training.
Training includes AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate and Level 2 NVQ.
Training provider is THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED.
Essential qualifications include Function Skills L1 in Maths and English.

Responsibilities

Set up and update cash flow reports.
Manage and maintain nominal codes and coding system.
Update and reconcile nominal ledgers and transactions.
Maintain and update the sales and purchase ledgers.
Deal with bank postings and bank reconciliation.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Administrative skills

Number skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Team working

Creative

Initiative

Non judgemental

Patience

Education

Functional Skills L1 Maths

Functional Skills L1 English

Job description

Summary

An ideal opportunity which helps candidates to build their future career in accounting through an apprenticeship program. Updating and reconciling nominal ledgers activities and transactions, updating the sales, purchase ledgers, dealing with bank postings and bank reconciliation.

Wage

£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age

Hours

Monday- Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 23 December 2026

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

You will work with our finance department and be involved in accountancy duties including:

Setting up and updating cash flow reports
Managing and maintaining nominal codes and coding system
Updating and reconciling nominal ledgers activities and transactions
Maintaining and updating the sales and purchase ledgers
Dealing with bank postings and bank reconciliation

Where you'll work

43-45 High Road

Bushey Heath

Bushey

WD23 1EE

Training

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

Training provider

THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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 training will take place at:

The Training Place of Excellence,12 New Cross Road, SE14 5BE.

Classes are held one day a week.

You will gain AAT level 2 Foundation Certificate qualification
Level 2 NVQ
Accounting/Finance Apprenticeship Level 2 qualification
Apprentices without Level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and taken the test for level 2 prior to taking their end point assessment

Essential qualifications

Function Skills L 1 in:

Maths, English (grade 4-9)

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
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this employer

The Training Place of Excellence have carefully structured each of our accountancy training programmes in order for each candidate to get the best of skills needed to complement their current knowledge and experience and get into an accounting job in the current employment market.

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