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A fantastic opportunity to start your career in Finance & Human Resources!
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
AIB Group Security offers a range of security, whether it is guarding, protests and crowd management, protecting assets, patrolling buildings around the clock or providing security for moving, AIB covers all of these areas.
They are seeking an apprentice for an exciting new opportunity to their Head Office team in Milton Keynes as an Apprentice Finance and Payroll Assistant. The apprentice will be assisting two departments across Accounts and Human Resources.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with a keen interest in bookkeeping, accountancy and payroll systems.
As an apprentice, you will be working towards an Accounts and Finance Level 2 AAT Qualification. This will enable you to learn the foundations of bookkeeping and accounting software, whilst putting them into practice within the workplace.
Duties will include:
Accounts support:
- Monitor and manage the inbox, whilst responding to any queries within a timely manner
- Maintain a positive rapport with existing and new suppliers / clients
- Liaise with internal departments and suppliers - clients to ensure queries are resolved
- Process invoices received by suppliers- clients and prepare payment
- Schedules maintaining accurate accounts
- Chase outstanding payments where required and updating and processing employee expenses
Payroll support will include:
- Assist with the preparation and processing of employee wages
- Manage the onboarding of new employees and processing leavers
- Process and cross check time sheets to ensure there are no discrepancies
- Accurately maintain employee records and managing inboxes
- Assisting with employee payroll and general queries
There are great local transport routes and free on-site parking available.
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Where you'll work
16 Hastings House
Auckland Park
MK1 1BU
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEDFORD COLLEGE
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
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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.
Training schedule
Level 2 Finance Assistant.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- maths (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Number skills
- Organisation skills
Other requirements
Please consider your transport links to get to both the employers location and the college. Candidates must attend an initial interview with a member of our Apprenticeship Recruitment Team if they meet the initial criteria as part of the recruitment process. Only Candidates who have fully completed the application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.
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About this employer
All In Black Ltd are a specialist security company that offer nationwide coverage, Working within the security industry for over 20 years All In Black Ltd has a vast experience on providing guarding solutions. Today this enables All In Black to offer a truly bespoke guarding solution to our clients. All In Black Ltd offer a range of guarding solutions to suit either long or short term projects anywhere in the UK. All In Black Ltd Success is due to its commitment to adjusting to the ever changing world we live in today and ensuring that all staff at All In Black have ongoing training to meet the demands we are faced with this will ensure the service we deliver to our clients is to the very highest standard. The Management of All In Black Ltd have a vast working experience of the security, recruitment and training industries holding senior level positions. They have a combined Civilian, Police and Military background this giving All In Black Ltd the expertise to advise our clients on the best course of action to protect their homes / business or indeed themselves.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab). Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there will be an opportunity to progress onto a level 3 AAT Qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEDFORD COLLEGE
Phillipa Moodie
PMoodie@bedford.ac.uk
01234 291000
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047560.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 31 August 2026)
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