Accounts and Finance Apprentice (Level 2)

Kick-start your Accounts and Finance career through this incredible apprenticeship opportunity.

You’ll learn essential bookkeeping, accountancy and administration skills while working in a friendly team, with opportunities to progress into a long-term finance career.

Wage

• £14,560 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
• Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course

• Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

• Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 4:30pm.
• 35 hours a week

Start date

• Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

• 1 year 6 months

Positions available

• 1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Duties will include:

• Maintaining financial records
• Preparing accounts
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Bookkeeping
• Other administrative duties

Company Benefits:

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays,
• Pension – up to 4% contribution match
• Professional qualification salary enhancement
• Financial services
• Full study support

Where you'll work

• 48 Union street
• Hyde
• Hyde
• SK14 1ND

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

Training provider

• DAMAR LIMITED

Training course

• Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
• Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

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.