Accounting Apprentice

Summary

As an SDN Apprentice in the NHS you will be starting a career with the UK's biggest employer. Alongside great development and progression opportunities, you will receive an excellent package including a competitive salary, generous annual leave and flexible working.

Wage

£19,554 a year

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All training related travel expenses are paid by the employer

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

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

What you’ll do at work

Apprentices are employed on a full time, fixed-term contract attending day release training studying industry recognised AAT qualifications. The role may either be within one or may rotate through various functions of the Finance Department such as:

Management Accounting
Income & Costing
Accounts Payable/Receivable
Financial Services
Financial Accounting and Cashiers

Where you’ll work

Dowling House, Minerva Road, Bolton
BL4 0JR

Training

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

College or training organisation

FIRST INTUITION LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

Training will be provided in partnership with First Intuition in Manchester who provide high quality and tailored training
You will be attending one day a week tuition towards the AAT Level 3 qualifications at our modern city centre training centre and will be supported by a dedicated skills and development coach throughout your programme
You will also follow our Impact Skills programme to help you build the professional skills you need to support you in building your career in finance

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

4 GCSEs Maths and English Essential (grade 9-4 or A-C)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

AAT Level 2 Bookeeping (grade Level 2)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Team working
Reliable and Punctual
Good Interpersonal Skills
Professional attitude

About this company

The NHS has a multi-billion pound budget to deliver an efficient, modern, safe and effective healthcare service to patients. Constantly striving to make efficiency savings there is a need for a workforce empowered to deliver the NHS of the future putting the patient at the heart of how care is organised. Almost 2 million people make up the NHS workforce with over 350 different careers being split into 15 categories, one of which encompasses those who work in Finance. In England there are over 16,000 staff working in this area of which 2,700 are in the North West.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

On completion successful candidates could have the opportunity to continue to higher level apprenticeships studying the AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting (Level 4) and ultimately undertaking a professional accounting qualification

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST INTUITION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307295.

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Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)

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