Overview
The role involves data entry, maintaining financial records, processing invoices, reconciling bank statements, assisting with payroll, handling administrative tasks, and supporting month-end and year-end financial tasks.
Pay and hours
Wage: £14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age. National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices. Starting pay open for discussion. Hours: Monday – Friday, 8.00am – 4.00pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week. Start date: Monday 6 October 2025. Duration: 1 year 6 months. Positions available: 1.
Where you’ll work
Epinal Way
Loughborough
LE11 3GE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. Youll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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What youll learn
* Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
* Record and analyse financial data using the organisations 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 escalate 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.
* Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
* Record and analyse financial data using the organisations 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 escalate 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
Attendance at college will be required one day or two evenings per week, alongside additional attendance at fortnightly Apprenticeship sessions to assist with portfolio building and preparation for End Point Assessment.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
English and Maths (grade C/4 or above)
Other in:
L2 AAT (grade Pass/Achieved)
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
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
About this employer
Accountancy & taxation services.
http://www.amsdenyoung.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
28 days annual leave (including bank holidays), work from home on a Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
After this apprenticeship
To be a qualified Assistant Accountant.
Apply
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Sophia Cleaver
apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341860.
Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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