Summary
A Level 3 Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship combines practical workplace experience with structured training to develop the skills needed for a career in finance. Apprentices learn how to process invoices, manage payments, reconcile accounts, prepare financial records, use accounting software, and support budgeting and reporting.
Wage
£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
Hours
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm (37 hours 30 minutes a week)
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
1 year 3 months
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
What you’ll be learning & doing:
- Assisting with financial data entry and basic bookkeeping
- Working with sales and purchase ledgers
- Supporting the team with routine accounting duties
- Learning to use industry‑standard accounting software
- Helping with calculations and payment records
- Contributing to maintaining accurate financial records
- Developing client communication skills.
- Supporting various services, including:
- Assistance with Regulatory Financial Requirements
- Assistance with Financial Accounts
- VAT Return Preparation
- Bookkeeping
- Assistance with Preparation of Tax Computations
Where you’ll work
UNIT 8A,RENNYS LANE,DURHAM,DH1 2RS
Training provider
EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
Training schedule
The apprenticeship requires 1 college day per week, attending East Durham College.
Course contents
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or elevate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team workingInitiative
- Patience
After this apprenticeship
- Possibility of permanent employment and/or further training
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