Accounts Apprentice
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Company: COURTEENHALL FARMS T/A COURTEENHALL ESTATES
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Location: NORTHAMPTON, NN7 2QD
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,600.00 per year
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Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
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Ref: NAS-2000057603
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Application Deadline Date: 06/12/2026
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Start Date: 20/12/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: 9.00am - 5.00pm (30 minutes for lunch). 37.5 hours a week.
Brief Description
The main activities of the business are: Arable farming, Livestock, Renewable energy, Commercial and Residential property letting and have a farm shop opening summer 2027. As part of the finance team, you’ll be supporting the entire business by ensuring that suppliers are paid on time, an exciting & interesting role.
Training to be Provided
- Level 3 AAT apprenticeship
- Remote training delivery
- Onefile
- VLE
- 6 hours of dedicated training time every week.
Future Prospects
Possible full time permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
Key responsibilities:
- Maintaining the purchase and sales ledgers
- Inputting bank payments and receipts
- Inputting credit card invoices into the finance system and reconciling the credit cards each month
- Assisting with weekly payment preparation.
- Data input to the farm stock database (GateKeeper system)
- Inter-organisational recharging and reconciliations
- Sorting of the daily post
- Maintaining document flow through the paperless system (Docuware)
- Filing and archiving
- Telephone and reception cover
- Petty Cash – Balance Monthly
- Utility account administration (incl. council tax)
Other Duties
- Ad-hoc administration duties to assist the team.
- Ad-hoc finance duties to assist the finance director and management accountants.
- Any other tasks reasonably expected.
Person Specification:
Essential requirements
- Good pass at GCSE Maths – grade 6 or above
- High attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Eagerness to learn
- Problem solving skills
- Car driver would be preferable, unless you live locally in the village