At a Glance
- Tasks: Support daily bookkeeping and accounts preparation while gaining hands-on experience.
- Company: Join a small, friendly accountancy practice with a supportive team.
- Benefits: Earn £16,640 in your first year, with potential pay increases and professional training.
- Other info: Opportunity for progression to Level 3 and a permanent role.
- Why this job: Kickstart your finance career with real-world experience and valuable skills.
- Qualifications: GCSE English and Maths (grades A*-C/9-4) required.
The predicted salary is between 16640 - 16640 £ per year.
You will be based in our office, working alongside the team to support and assist with daily bookkeeping and accounts preparation.
Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age. National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.
Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am-5pm. Wednesday 11am-7pm. 40 hours a week.
Start date: Monday 10 August 2026
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 1
What you’ll do at work:
- Processing bookkeeping records both manually and using receipt capture and accounting software
- Reconciling bank accounts
- Processing records and assisting with the preparation of personal tax returns
- Maintaining accurate client records, managing deadlines and updating practice management software
- Liaising with clients, message taking, requesting records and information and assisting with queries
Where you’ll work: 470 Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1PX
Training provider: Runshaw College
What you’ll learn:
- 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.
- 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.
Requirements:
- Essential qualifications: GCSE English (grade A*-C/Grade 9-4 equivalent), GCSE Maths (grade A*-C/Grade 9-4 equivalent)
Skills:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
About this employer: We are a small accountancy practice providing bookkeeping, accounts and tax returns to approximately 300 clients. We are based in Aspull, Wigan.
After this apprenticeship: Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay. Progression to Level 3, possible permanent bookkeeping role.
Contact: Runshaw College, Tyler Gunsong, gunson.t@runshaw.ac.uk
Reference: The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037642.
Application deadline: Closes in 15 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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