About the course

An accounts or finance assistant is an integral part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within an organisation. 

The accounts or finance assistant is responsible for assisting accountants with routine duties. These can vary depending on the team structure and size of business. They use digital finance and accounting systems and tools to collate and enter data. An accounts or finance assistant’s work would include tasks such as financial and accounting data entry and basic bookkeeping  duties. They will also work with sales or purchase ledgers. They will run calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct and may be involved in the recording of cash transactions.

Course content covers: 

• Introduction to Bookkeeping 
• Principals of Bookkeeping Controls
• Principals of Costing
• The Business Environment

Start Date/s

01/08/2025, 01/08/2024

Entry Requirements

A minimum of 5 GSCEs at grade 4 and above with a grade 6 in Maths. 

Assessment

You will be assessed on programme through exams that are externally marked by AAT with a 70% pass rate. To successfully achieve the full apprenticeship you will need to pass end point assessment consisting of a knowledge test and interview based on a showcase portfolio.   

Careers & Progression

On successful completion of this apprenticeship progression onto the Level 3 Assistant Accountant is available.