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Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship

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Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship

An Accounts or Finance Assistant is an integral part of the team, responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within a business. They assist the team of accountants with junior accounting duties. These duties could include basic bookkeeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers, running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct and recording of cash and data entry.

Located at: Off Site

Course Start: Flexible start dates

Course length: 12 Months

Course Code: AMAN4882500

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Course Content

  • You will need to find an employer willing to employ you as an apprentice. Please see our Apprenticeship vacancies for the latest opportunities. Please be aware, individual employers will set their own entry requirements and selection criteria for their apprenticeship job role.

You will be required to provide paper, writing materials, calculator and a memory stick.

Apprenticeship Standard

You may progress onto a Level 3 Assistant Accountant Advanced Apprenticeship. Potential employers may include corporate businesses, sole traders, partnerships, Public Sector, not-for-profit organisations and educational institutions. Accounts/Finance Assistants may work in-house for an organisation or they might work for accountancy firm, bookkeeping practice, Shared Service provider, self-employed or on behalf of several different clients.

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The course information on this page was last updated 23 March 2025.