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The Apprentice Accounts Assistant
The Apprentice Accounts Assistant will support the finance team while working towards AAT Level 2.
The apprentice will gain experience across Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Credit Control, Cash Book, Credit Cards, Expenses and project accounting.
Staff will provide training, with responsibilities increasing as skills develop.
Wage
£26,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
9.00am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday.
37 hours a week
Start date
Monday 5 October 2026
Duration
1 year
Positions available
1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Monitor the GRN inbox and ensure supplier delivery notes are appropriately attached to purchase orders within Sage
- Assist with monitoring the Accounts inbox and processing allocated supplier invoices
- Check supplier invoices against purchase orders to ensure invoice details are accurate and appropriately supported
- Assist with following up outstanding purchase orders and liaising with relevant departments where goods or services have not been confirmed as received
- Process supplier invoices on Sage, ensuring appropriate nominal codes and descriptions are applied
- Ensure invoice descriptions clearly identify the relevant period, goods / services and individual or department concerned
- Ensure supporting documentation is scanned and attached to invoices where required
- Liaise with site teams, the Commercial Team and other Head Office departments to obtain information required to process invoices accurately and promptly
- Assist with identifying invoice discrepancies and escalating issues to the appropriate member of the Accounts Team
- Assist with communicating with suppliers regarding invoice queries and discrepancies
- Maintain accurate records of outstanding invoice queries and assist with progressing these to resolution
- Assist with resolving discrepancies through the receipt of credit notes or supporting information from suppliers
- Assist with monthly supplier statement reconciliations and request copies of missing invoices where required
- Assist with reviewing and updating Purchase Ledger analysis codes within Sage
- Assist with downloading PCSA CVRs from SharePoint to the V: drive
- Assist with the monthly roll-forward of PCSA CVRs following completion of the project profit review and management accounts
- Upload completed PCSA CVRs to SharePoint for the Commercial Team to update
- Assist with responding to queries from the Commercial Team, escalating where appropriate to the Commercial Accounts Assistant or Accounts Department Manager
- Develop an understanding of how project costs, income and profitability are monitored within a construction environment
- Assist with the weekly review of credit card spreadsheets to ensure purchase orders have been raised and supporting receipts are available
- Follow up with credit card users regarding outstanding receipts or documentation
- Assist with obtaining or raising required order numbers in accordance with company procedures
- Escalate any outstanding issues or concerns to the Accounts Department Manager
- Assist with matching credit card receipts to statements and posting transactions to the appropriate credit card ledger account
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Where you'll work
8 Ambley Green Gillingham Business Park
Kent
ME8 0NJ
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
APPRENTICE TEAM LTD
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.
- 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
Full day-to-day training will be provided by the employer
This apprenticeship qualification is called Level 2 Accounts / Finance Assistant with AAT L2 delivered alongside
AAT exams will be conducted within a local exam centre to the business
The learning will be delivered by dedicated, industry-specialist tutors via remote sessions
These sessions take place once or twice per month, for roughly up to 2 hours, at a time convenient for both you and the employer
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
- Maths (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Founded over 20 years ago, Lawtech have become a leading principal contractor specialising in cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding repatriations & regeneration contracts throughout Great Britain.
The Company is committed to identifying and eliminating unlawful discriminatory practices, procedures, and attitudes throughout the Company. The Company expects employees to support this commitment and to assist in its realisation in all possible ways.
Specifically, the Company aims to ensure that no employee or candidate is subject to unlawful discrimination, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of gender, race (including colour, nationality or ethnic origin), disability, sexual orientation, marital status, part-time status, age, religion or belief. This commitment applies to all aspects of employment.
https://www.lawtechgroup.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Possible progression within the business and onto further apprenticeship programmes.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
APPRENTICE TEAM LTD
Apprentice Team Ltd
recruitment@apprenticeteam.org
01246278931
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051397.
Closes in 29 days (Saturday 3 October 2026)
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