Accounts Apprenticeship

Summary

Road Traffic Solutions have a vacancy in their Finance Department for an Accounts Assistant to assist the Finance Team. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday between 8.30am - 5.30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 July 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Duties will include:

Data Entry: Entering financial data accurately into Sage 200 or spreadsheets.
Invoicing: Checking and processing purchase invoices.
Accounts Payable: Assisting in tracking what’s owed to suppliers.
Processing Payments: Supporting the preparation of payment runs, staff expense claims & company credit cards.
Filing and Record Keeping: Maintaining accurate and organised financial records and supporting documentation.
Assisting with Month-End: Helping to prepare reports and reconcile accounts and the end of the month.

Additional Tasks

Answering Finance Queries: Responding to internal or external questions about invoices, payments, or accounts.
Reporting: Assisting in preparing basic financial reports, summaries, or spreadsheets for management.

Where you’ll work

60-64 Oswald Road
Scunthorpe
South Humberside
DN15 7PQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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.

Your training plan

Training will be weekly in a class environment, working towards a Level 2 Accounts or finance assistant apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade 4)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Since our inception in 2004, we’ve experienced continuous growth, propelled by robust client relationships founded on mutual trust and anchored in a safety-first approach that places SHEQ at the very core of our operations. Presently, our operational team stands larger and more capable than ever, comprising around 150 dedicated individuals entrusted with delivering top-tier traffic, people, and site management services. Each team member is meticulously chosen and undergoes rigorous training to attain the highest levels of expertise, further fortified by frequent refreshers. This ongoing investment in our team enables us to consistently provide high-quality services. Our adeptness in meticulously planning safe and secure deployments is highly esteemed in the industry, fostering long-term strategic partnerships with key clients.

After this apprenticeship

Excellent prospects with the possibility to progress onto level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MCARTHUR DEAN TRAINING LIMITED

Julie Curtis

julie@mcarthurdean.co.uk

01482 210093

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314959.

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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

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