Accounting Apprentice

Overview

Summary

To apprentice will provide finance and administrative support to the finance department.

Wage £17,500 a year

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Training course Accounts or finance assistant (level
2)

Hours Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5:30pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Friday 13 March 2026

1 year

1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You'll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

• Ensuring all queries on accounting and management information issues are dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Ensuring invoices are filed and payments dispatched promptly with the relevant supporting documents.
• Answering incoming calls and emails within department.

THE BARN
TEDNENBURY FARM
SPELLBROOK
CM23 4BD

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE

Accounts or finance assistant (level
2)

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• 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.

Working towards completing the Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard. Work based learning with attendance at Hertford Regional College once per week for theory lessons.

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in English (grade 4-9)
• GCSE in Maths (grade 4-9)

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
• Customer care skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Time Keeping
• Good work ethic

Other requirements

There may be a requirement in some instances whereby additional hours are required, of which overtime would be payable.

Bushwood Accountants is based in an idyllic part of Hertfordshire. Our Client base ranges from self-employed individuals to limited companies with turnover in excess of £1m. Our Duties are as follows:

• Accounts preparation
• Corporation tax returns
• VAT returns
• CIS returns
• Bookkeeping
• Self-Assessment returns
• Payroll

After this apprenticeship

There will be opportunities for progression and a permanent position subject to performance.

The contact for this apprenticeship is: HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 6 March 2026 at 11:59pm)