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As an Apprentice with EduFin
As an Apprentice with EduFin, you will gain fantastic insight and experience into the education finance sector whilst they support you to become AAT qualified. They have offices in East Malling; however, you will mainly be travelling to client premises.
Wage
- £15,600 a year
- Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- £15,600 per year for the first year (up to £18,000 depending on experience) and then raising to the National Minimum Wage for your age at least, after the first year.
Training Course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
- Working hours will vary depending on your work location:
- In the office: 9:00am - 5:00pm (1-hour lunch).
- At home: 9:00am - 5:30pm (1-hour lunch).
- On-site at a school: 9:00am- 4:30pm (45-minute lunch).
- Working days TBC.
- 37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
- Wednesday 30 September 2026
Duration
- 1 year 3 months
Positions available
- 4
What you'll do at work
Some duties that may be expected of you when on site include, but are not limited to, the following.
Purchase Ledger Duties:
- Posting the documents below to the client's accounting software in a timely manner with great accuracy
- Purchase requisition
- Purchase orders
- Goods received notes
- Purchase invoices
- Ensure that all expenditure is recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used
- Receive and check statements from suppliers
- Investigate and action any issues that arise with regards to creditors
Sales Ledger Duties:
- Raise sales invoices as requested by the client on the accounting system in a timely manner
- Ensure that all income is recorded against the relevant nominal code and cost centre, and that the correct VAT code is used
- Ensure that all requests for sales invoices are processed and sent to debtors promptly
- Ensure that all invoices are monitored and chased so that prompt payment is received
- Any other sales ledger maintenance duties requested by the client
Bank Account Duties:
- Ensure that paying in slips/ remittances are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner
Other Balance Sheet Items:
- Ensure that petty cash returns are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner and that a month-end reconciliation is undertaken to ensure that actual funds held balance to the ledger
- Ensure that credit card returns are received and processed on the accounting system in a timely manner
Income Duties:
- Post all relevant grant income received
Although the majority of your working day will be on site, fulfilling a role or tasks as set by the client, there are additional responsibilities that this level of role comes with such as:
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- Ensuring you are always delivering added value to clients
- Complete all internal training as required by EduFin within the timeframes given
- Any other duties as required from the Directors and Seniors
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Dartford, Dartford, DA11RT
- Surrey, Surrey, CR36YA
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
- SOLVEWAY LIMITED
Training course
- Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
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.
Training schedule
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- Assistant Accountant - Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard (A level):
- This is to gain a Level 2 AAT qualification.
- This apprenticeship role is split 80/20 between working and earning with the employer gaining valuable hands-on skills, and learning & gaining qualifications with Solveway Apprenticeships.
- You will attend remote learning sessions, one day a week for the duration of the apprenticeship.
- Further training details will be made available at a later date.
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
- 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
Other requirements
- Edufin have offices in East Malling; however, you will mainly be travelling to client premises.
- If you are not required on site, remote working from their office and potentially from home will be arranged.
- Mileage will be reimbursed to you at the HMRC rate.
- Therefore, a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is a requirement of the apprenticeship.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
After successfully achieving the AAT Level 2 qualification, the candidate will be considered for the Level 3 AAT Apprenticeship training and/or the opportunity to progress to a more senior level with the firm and a career within accountancy.
Edufin offers a clear and supportive progression route for those looking to build a career in education finance:
- Apprentice Consultant → Junior Consultant → Associate Consultant → Consultant → Senior Consultant
The AAT qualification is one of the most recognised in the Finance industry and could lead to you studying for your ACCA or equivalent through Edufin if you so wish.
You will be supported through your training with the firm, shadowing our consultants on site to start with and then be able to assist us with finance assistant roles, working your way up to consultancy days as you gain experience.
Contact
- The contact for this apprenticeship is: SOLVEWAY LIMITED
- The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047098.
Closing date
- Tuesday 29 September 2026
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