Apprentice Accounts Assistant
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Company: CT Skills
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Location: PR4 4TB
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
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Ref: NAS-2000045937
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Application Deadline Date: 22/08/2026
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Start Date: 24/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 3pm
Brief Description
You will be joining the dedicated Finance Team at Austin Lenika where you will support with office duties and develop important knowledge and skills for your apprenticeship.
Training to be Provided
You'll work towards the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting through monthly 1-to-1 online sessions (via MS Teams - so NO classroom OR college). Your AAT Tutor will support you with the study and completion of the Mandatory Qualification 'Certificate in Accounting.' This contains 4 modules that will each take approximately 2 months each to complete. You will sit a mandatory online exam after completing each module that you must pass in order to gain your AAT Level 2 Qualification.
Future Prospects
As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.
Vacancy Detail
- Assisting with day-to-day bookkeeping
- Assisting with accounts payable and receivable tasks
- Supporting routine reconciliations and helping to identify data inconsistencies
- Recording financial transactions using accounting software (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks, Sage) and spreadsheets to enter and manage data
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records
- Supporting VAT return preparation
- Communicating with colleagues and stakeholders to support timely financial operations
- Contributing to the planning and reviewing of finance tasks as directed
- Assisting with the processing of invoices and credit notes, obtaining approvals, goods received data and matching against purchase orders
- Assisting with processing supplier payment runs and obtaining relevant approvals
- Assisting with matching outgoing payment run batches accurately to supplier accounts and sending out remittance advices to suppliers
- Assisting with month end tasks, running Aged Creditor Reports, reconciliation of supplier statements and liaising with Management Accounts team
- Assisting in submission & Payments of CIS and PAYE
- Creating and sending out CIS statements to subcontractors
- Keeping on top of purchasing office stock and supplies
- General office duties
- Minimum of 6-hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training