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Apprentice Accounts Assistant
AMOBOX LTD
COLCHESTER (CO7 7US)
Closes in 2 days (Saturday 3 October 2026)
Posted on 8 September 2026
Join a creative, growing company in a hands‑on finance role owning the purchase ledger, supporting daily accounts and contributing to key projects. Perfect for someone organised with a positive “can‑do” attitude who’s ready to grow and make a real impact.
Wage
£18,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Annual wage £18,000 with opportunity to increase based on performance criteria.
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm with a one hour lunch break each working day.
35 hours a week
Start date
Monday 12 October 2026
Duration
1 year
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 Responsibilities:
- Invoice Processing — Receive, validate and post supplier invoices; match to POs, check pricing, VAT and coding; resolve discrepancies.
- Payment Runs — Prepare weekly BACS payment run reports, prioritising based on terms and cashflow; issue remittances.
- Ledger Maintenance — Keep the purchase ledger accurate and up to date.
- Supplier statement reconciliations
- Bank Reconciliations: Perform daily bank reconciliations
General Accounts Assistant Duties:
- Expense Processing — Check, code and post staff expenses and company credit card transactions. Own expense process.
- Sales Ledger Assistance — Support with raising invoices, allocating receipts and occasional credit control.
- Internal Controls — Ensure compliance with finance procedures.
Project Work:
- Work with Amobox leadership and fractional CFO to support ad-hoc projects as required such as:
- Cost Tracking — Build and maintain Excel trackers for project spend, supplier costs and budget vs actuals.
- Data Cleansing — Clean and standardise data for reporting.
- Variance Analysis — Analyse cost variances, highlight overspend risks and flag anomalies.
- Reporting Dashboards — Create simple dashboards using pivot tables, lookups and conditional formatting.
- Process Improvement — Support automation of repetitive tasks (templates, formulas, lookup tables, reconciliations).
- Project Documentation — Maintain project folders, supplier quotes and cost approval logs.
- System Improvements.
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Where you'll work
PARK FARM HILLIARDS ROAD GREAT BROMLEY COLCHESTER CO7 7US
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
COLCHESTER INSTITUTE
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
What you'll learn
- 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 apprentice will be working towards the Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship standard including the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. Classroom attendance at Colchester Institute (Colchester Campus) every other week.
More training information
Colchester Institute have partnered with Mindful Education to deliver this apprenticeship through our Online and On Campus model.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in: maths and English (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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Positive 'can do' attitude
- Keen to engage and learn
- Reliable and trustworthy
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Other requirements
A valid current driving licence is required as the site is not accessible by public transport. Previous experience working in an office or accounts environment is beneficial.
About this employer
Amobox is a fast‑growing Colchester‑based creator of innovative mobile kitchens, bars, healthcare units and retail spaces. With a 30‑strong team and standout projects for major brands, it’s a dynamic, design‑led company reshaping portable experiences across the UK.
https://amobox.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Access to pension scheme.
- 21 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (to increase with tenure).
- Fully funded teambuilding event.
- Customer food tasting sessions.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
We are looking for an individual to develop and grow with the company. There is the opportunity to take on more finance responsibilities as the company grows. The role will give a good grounding in purchase ledger skills, basic accounts assistant duties as well as giving the applicant the opportunity to develop analytical skills via project work, which can be of use in future job roles.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
COLCHESTER INSTITUTE
Colchester Institute - Apprenticeships Team
ci.apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk
01206712043
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045865.
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