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Accounts/Finance Assistant Apprentice
CST PHARMA LTD
Walsall (WS9 8ER)
Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 28 August 2026
Summary
This is a great opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Accounts Apprentice to CST Pharma's Accounts/Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience of a busy finance department while working towards a recognised accounting qualification.
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
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Hours
8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday.
40 hours a week
Start date
Thursday 1 October 2026
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
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
Purchase Ledger
- Finding / matching & attaching digital invoices to Sage 200
- Posting components invoices on ERP & matching & reconciling to goods received & attaching digital invoice to Sage
- Claims & returns - Posting to Sage from Acre aesthetics (SalesForce) & DMG (DMG Dashboard in Outlook)
- Writing off matched Goods received notes – ERP
Monthly Accounts
- Stock in transit reports - Acre aesthetics Creating reports & reconciling to nominal ledger monthly
General Tasks
- Credit card transactions - posting transactions and reconciling to statement
- Requalifications of existing customers / suppliers plus setting new ones up on Sage 200
- Carbon emissions reporting - employee travel - business mileage
Treasury
- Bank Reconciliations
- Invoice finance ledger reconciliations
Sales Ledger
- Credit control - DMG & Acre aesthetics. Creating reports and chasing overdues
- Posting and allocation of payments across all companies on Sage and marking as paid in each company's portal
- Entering and submitting weekly Tesco invoices using their EDI portal
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Payroll
- Average holiday reporting
- Data entry if not confidential
Systems you will be using:
- SAGE 200 - Accounting package
- WMS - Warehouse management system for stock reports
- ERP - API link from stock system to Sage - various functions & reports for sales and purchase ledger and treasury
- Excel - Training in creating & analysing spreadsheets
- Salesforce - Specifically for Acre aesthetics - knowledge of stock reporting, and various functions for sales & purchase ledger
- Web expenses - Knowledge of our expenses package and of credit cards & reconciliation
- Bank - Dependent on passing a probationary period - own login for bank. Setting up 'one-off' payments, checking payments and searches
- TESCO EDS - Entering and submitting Tesco invoices for payment via their portal
- Spindle
Where you'll work
Unit 5-7
Westgate Park Industrial Estate, Tintagel Way, Aldridge
Walsall
WS9 8ER
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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.
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Training schedule
Your programme will be delivered with the following structure:
- Fortnightly workshops delivered at Walsall Training Centre
- During these sessions, new topics will be taught by your tutor
- Between sessions, you’ll complete self-study tasks using the BPP and Kaplan platforms, spread throughout the week.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Mathematics (grade C/4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
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About this employer
Since 2002, CST Pharma have been procuring and supplying the UK pharmaceutical sector.
Fully licensed and regulated by the MHRA, our aim is to provide healthcare providers across the UK with the very best products at competitive prices.
Strong relationships with leading pharmacy groups, manufacturers, and the NHS ensure that we can offer an impressive range of products at more competitive prices than the traditional wholesale market.
https://cstpharma.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
It is expected that upon completion of the apprenticeship there may be an opportunity to remain in a full-time position within the Communities team or progress further within the organisation onto a suitable pathway.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
Please contact P.T.P Training.
ptprecruits@ptp-training.co.uk
01922651100
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050568.
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Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
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