Summary
Working directly with and assisting the TDS Finance Function with the daily routines. The role is office‑based in Hemel Hempstead.
Wage
£19,747 a year
Training Course
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm. 35 hours a week
Start Date
Monday 1 June 2026
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions Available
2
What You’ll Do At Work
In this Job description, “TDS” means “The Dispute Service Ltd” and “EWC” means “England and Wales Custodial finance area”.
Assisting with:
- Chasing Clients and reduction of Unable to Pay
- Preparation of Daily Imports for the EWC Finance team
- Imports allocation via “push‑throughs”
- Invoice Inputting
- Payment runs
- Processing of personal expenses
- Purchase Ledger processing
- Various tasks to free up team’s time to enable Government KPI compliance, including providing support for cost analysis and balance sheet reconciliations
Other:
- Use initiative to achieve targeted results, while promoting customer goodwill
- Handle queries and resolve problems within company guidelines and policy
- Question existing systems and propose improvements
Where You’ll Work
The Maylands BuildingMaylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead Industrial EstateHemel HempsteadHP2 7TG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
What You’ll Learn
- Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
- Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
- Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
- Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
- Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
- Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a “right first time approach”.
- Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
- Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non‑finance stakeholders.
- Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
- Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Training Schedule
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
More Training Information
- BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry‑experienced training team
- Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real‑world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace
- Throughout the apprenticeship, learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience
Essential Qualifications
A Level in:
- BTEC Level 3 standard/ A- Levels (grade A*-C/9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Initiative
- Highly accurate
- Keen eye for detail
- Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook
- Prioritise heavy workload
- Common sense & good judgement
- Flexible attitude
- Keen to learn new skills
- Customer service
Other Requirements
Job Knowledge:
- Must be highly accurate with a keen eye for detail
- Must be able to work on Excel, Microsoft Word & Outlook (including data manipulation)
Communication:
- Must be able to present basic information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Must possess good interpersonal skills, communicating effectively in order to advise and inform colleagues, TDS members and other stakeholders
General:
- Must be able to handle a range of different tasks simultaneously and prioritise a heavy workload
- Must demonstrate common sense and good judgement
- Must be keen to learn new skills
- A flexible attitude to work is essential
- A willingness to show initiative and think outside the box
- Must be able to demonstrate an affinity for excellent Customer Service
- Must be able to identify with the aims and objectives of TDS
Other Information (Benefits)
The pension adheres to auto‑enrolment rules. Benefits include private health care and health cash plan, an additional day of annual leave on your birthday, a rental deposit loan scheme, dental plan, Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working arrangements (where applicable).
Required Behaviour and Attitude
- Demonstrate an affinity for customer excellence
- Recognise the importance of fairness in all our work
- Demonstrate how they are making a difference in the work that they do
- Can articulate the importance of teamwork
After This Apprenticeship
All job roles are advertised internally, and upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will be eligible to apply for a suitable position within the company.
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