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Accounting Apprentice
The Chamber are looking for an accounting apprentice to join the team. When you join the Chamber, you'll become part of a positive, collaborative, innovative and supportive team of Chamber ambassadors who are passionate about making a real difference to businesses and communities across East Lancashire.
Wage
- £14,560 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Minimum wage rates
Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
- Working hours to be confirmed.
- 35 hours a week
Start date
- Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
- 1 year
Positions available
- 1
What you'll do at work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
As an apprentice working within a small, supportive and experienced team from our Chamber offices in Accrington, you will play an important role in supporting the Chamber's day-to-day finance operations while gaining exposure to a wide range of finance and business administrative activities. This position is offered on a fixed-term basis for the duration required to complete the associated training and qualification programme, with the potential to become a permanent role for the right candidate, subject to performance and business needs.
FINANCE
- Answer customer invoice and payment enquiries
- Produce and distribute customer statements on a monthly basis
- Check supplier statements and request copy invoices where required
- Record customer receipts and supplier payments
- Process credit and debit card transactions
- Assist with expense claim checks
- Assist with credit control including producing a monthly debt list
- Assist the Finance & Policy Team with ad-hoc projects and activities
BUSINESS SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION
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- Update spreadsheets, databases and internal systems
- Maintain files, records and documentation
- Handle incoming telephone enquiries
- Welcome visitors and provide a professional visitor experience
- Support general office administration
- Assist colleagues across the wider Chamber team when required
CUSTOMER SERVICE
- Provide a professional, friendly and responsive service
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and customers
- Maintain confidentiality and professionalism
- Demonstrate a proactive and positive approach to work
Where you'll work
RED ROSE COURT
CLAYTON BUSINESS PARK
CLAYTON LE MOORS
ACCRINGTON
BB5 5JR
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
- BURNLEY 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.
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The apprentice will undertake the Level 2 Accounting or Finance Assistant apprenticeship
Day-release training takes place at Burnley College
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce is a locally based private sector organisation, owned by the Members and accredited by the British Chambers of Commerce.
We are committed to helping Pennine Lancashire have a thriving economy. We are active at local, regional and national levels in the influential decision making bodies, whose programmes and investments, both public and private, determine the environment in which business operates.
We help companies across the area with their productivity, by helping reduce costs, providing qualified advice, training and developing staff, increasing sales and improving profits.
https://www.chamberelancs.co.uk/about
Company benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays
- Additional (discretionary) leave between Christmas and New Year
- Additional birthday leave*
- Professional development and progression opportunities
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Potential for fulltime employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURNLEY COLLEGE
Themis
01282 733005
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042601.
Closes in 16 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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