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Finance Administrator Apprenticeship
A finance administrator is responsible for the day-to-day tasks in a finance department. For example, ensuring that the organisation has recorded all financial transactions accurately for their monthly and annual reporting, and tax obligations.
Wage
£26,936 a year
Training Course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
35 hours per week, including 6 hours per week in off-the-job training. Although additional hours may be necessary in order to fulfil the post’s requirements. 10-6 Monday to Friday.
Start Date
Monday 5 October 2026
Duration
1 year 4 months
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
You will be involved in transactions that span the whole operations of the National Theatre, from Box Office sales to donations and outreach programmes, as well as our on-site restaurants and bookshop.
The Finance Department is responsible for the NT's accounting, finance and budgeting requirements.
The Finance Department comprises a team of c. 35 in total, including management accountants, a financial accounting team and a payroll team. In addition, an element of core financial processing is undertaken within operating departments.
This role would be in the financial accounting team, assisting with a wide variety of administration tasks that support achieving the NT’s objectives.
What You Will Learn During the Apprenticeship
- Assist in the sales invoice process, monthly debtor reporting, credit control, and credit checking new customers.
- Assist with the processing of purchase invoices, monthly creditor reporting and supplier statement reconciliation.
- Dealing with account queries for both customers and suppliers.
- Prepare bank postings, assist with company credit cards, manage staff cash expenses.
- Provide system support for the finance systems to the Finance team and wider organisation.
- Provide assistance during the year-end audit with ad-hoc reporting tasks and collating audit samples.
- Provide other administrative support as required, such as post management and filing duties.
At all times, you will be expected to:
- Take responsibility for being on time and always working safely and considerately.
- Take responsibility for completing your college work and making sure your manager knows when you are sitting an exam and when a college assessor is meeting you.
- Behave professionally, including keeping workspaces neat and tidy and treating all staff and colleagues with respect.
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Duties and Responsibilities
- Banking cheques and other payments received.
- Opening and filing post received, accurately and appropriately.
- Monitoring shared email inboxes and making sure that colleagues receive regular updates to their queries and any actions are taken promptly.
- Assist with the review of our colleague's expense claims and credit card administration tasks.
- Assist with the preparation of our daily bank postings.
- Assist with the issuing of customer invoices and dealing with customer queries.
Where You'll Work
ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE
UPPER GROUND
LONDON
SE1 9PX
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Training Course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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What You'll Learn
Course Contents
- Assist with the investigation of, and response to, financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s 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 a range of approaches and media, with an understanding of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
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Training Schedule
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship, learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/ C and above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Other Requirements
- An interest in a career in finance or accounting.
- Basic knowledge of excel and word would be preferable but not required.
Our Mission
We believe that great theatre sparks imagination and brings people together.
Every day we strive to make the world a better place through theatre; entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world, using our creativity, expertise and unique reach.
We are your National Theatre. You’ll find us in theatres. In cinemas. In schools. And online.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Successful completion of the apprenticeship may lead to opportunities within the team or wider organisation, subject to business needs and available vacancies.
The Contact for This Apprenticeship
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052906.
Closes in 13 days (Monday 28 September 2026)
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