Finance Assistant Apprentice

DRAYTON BEAUMONT SERVICES LTD

Newcastle (ST5 2AE)

Closes in 14 days (Sunday 4 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 April 2025

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Summary

Drayton Beaumont is a growing, forward-thinking organisation based in Newcastle Under Lyme, we as a business are committed to developing talent and providing real-world experience in a supportive environment. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Finance Apprentice to join our finance team.

Wage

£15,808 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, Working hours to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 May 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

  • Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies
  • Prepare payment runs and maintain AP ledgers
  • Post and allocate receipts and payments
  • Maintain accurate financial records and filing systems
  • Cover reception duties, including answering calls and greeting visitors
  • Assist with general office administration and coordination

Where you’ll work

The Old Police Station
Merrial Street
Newcastle
ST5 2AE

Training

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

College or training organisation

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

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

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0608-v1-4

20% off the job training at NSCG

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 5 and above)
  • Maths (grade Grade 5 and 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

  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

Since its inception in 2002, Drayton Beaumont Services Ltd has developed and grown as a mechanical and electrical services company. Started, with a strategy to service the needs of the local pottery industry in Stoke on Trent, it grew quickly into a national company providing an extensive range of related services to clients, main contractors and private organisations in the construction industry.

https://draytonbeaumontservices.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

25 days annual holiday, Opportunity for HC- Pension Scheme

After this apprenticeship

Could lead to a full time employment 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

The Apprenticeship Hub

Apprenticeships@nscg.ac.uk

01782 254287

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315743.

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Closes in 14 days (Sunday 4 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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