Accounts Trainee Apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking for an accounts apprentice to join our growing team. If you would like to work for a business that is dynamic, loves innovation and encourages people to grow and reach their potential, then this may be the position for you. Attitude is key to success within and those that thrive have a ‘can do’, proactive, customer-focused approach.

Wage: £14,722.50 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, based around our core working hours of 10am to 4pm. 30-minute unpaid lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Friday 1 August
Duration: 1 year 4 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Daily preparation of accounts to review stage, with assistance from your mentor
One on one training with your mentor with each stage of an accounts job
Use of the cloud software, Xero in the preparation of accounts and VAT jobs
Exposure to VAT returns and bookkeeping processes to see the process through to the accounts completion stage
Responsible for your own workload, ensuring you complete each job by the agreed timescale
Working as a team to ensure the work is delivered to clients in a timely manner

Where you’ll work

2 WYEVALE BUSINESS PARK

WYEVALE WAY

KINGS ACRE

HEREFORD

HR4 7BS

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION 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

Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Hereford (HR4 9SX):

You will receive face-to-face training one day per week as per your assigned training plan.

Additional training for functional skills in English and Maths will be undertaken if needed.

You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment to gain your level 2 accountancy qualification.

There is also a five-day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on programme.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade 5 or above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Any subject if age 18 and above (grade C or above)

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
Number skills
Team working
Confident
Pro-active
Motivated
Positive

Other requirements

We may close the position early if we have a high number of applicants.

About this company

An established accountancy firm which has been going over 75 years. We offer a variety of services to clients from all walks of life. We care about our clients and aim to deliver exceptional customer service. In order to do this, we work efficiently using software and forward-thinking ideas to bring accountancy into the modern world.

http://www.thornewidgery.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Many of our apprentices have stayed with the company for many years, progressing up through the levels and becoming Client Managers. Our own CEO, Dan Crowther started off with Thorne Widgery as an apprentice just like you.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Lisa Wilkinson

lisa.wilkinson@hwgta.org

01432377002

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000301828.

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Closes on Thursday 15 May 2025

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