16 months
The Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship is an ideal programme for those starting out in finance or accounting. It provides essential knowledge, skills, and behaviours to set you up for a successful career in financial support.
As an accounts or finance assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting financial operations, helping businesses stay on track with budgeting, record-keeping and reporting essential for smooth financial management.
Learners are not required to contribute towards the course cost in any way. Apprenticeship courses are paid for by the employer and/or the UK government.
- Accounts assistants
- Junior cashier
- Purchase ledger clerk
- Sales ledger clerk
- Meet apprenticeship funding eligibility criteria.
- Meet course suitability and initial assessment requirements in English and maths.
- To not already hold an accounting qualification at level 2 or above.
Understand more about how the course is taught and what you can expect from our teaching…
During your apprenticeship, you’ll learn the required knowledge, skills and behaviours for you to become a level 2 qualified accounting professional. To achieve this you’ll cover a variety of topics that include:Â
As you approach the end of your apprenticeship, we allow for a three-month period for you to prepare for and sit your apprenticeship assessment. For this apprenticeship standard, you will be assessed in the following ways:
To make our apprenticeships as accessible as possible, all of our teaching is delivered online by our expert tutors. You’ll have access to our e-learning platform, Canvas, where you can access all of your lesson materials, additional resources and assignment submissions.
You’ll be supported by our team of expert tutors who have an employment background in childcare and can bring their experience to your education.Â
Your role as an accounts or finance assistant can be just the start of a long-term career in the finance industry. There are a range of pathways available to you upon completion to allow you to continue to progress in your career, some of which include:
Hover over the icons below to learn more about the benefits available to you as an AC learner…
You can achieve additional accredited AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting and Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping within 16 months of starting your programme.
You'll develop a comprehensive and diverse range of knowledge, skills, and behaviours to support you with the foundations for a long- term career.
You'll have access to a comprehensive and ever-expanding collection of enrichment courses designed to support your personal and professional development.Â
As an apprentice, you'll get exclusive apprenticeship discounts on hundreds of highstreet brands with a TOTUM apprentice card and a free Student Beans account.Â
The Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship is an ideal programme for those starting out in finance or accounting. It provides essential knowledge, skills, and behaviours to set you up for a successful career in financial support.
As an accounts or finance assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting financial operations, helping businesses stay on track with budgeting, record-keeping and reporting essential for smooth financial management.
Learners are not required to contribute towards the course cost in any way. Apprenticeship courses are paid for by the employer and/or the UK government.
- Accounts assistants
- Finance assistants
- Bookkeeping assistants
- Finance clerks
- Meet apprenticeship funding eligibility criteria.
- Meet course suitability and initial assessment requirements in English and maths.
- To not already hold an accounting qualification at level 2 or above.
Understand more about how the course is taught and what you can expect from our teaching…
During your apprenticeship, you’ll learn the required knowledge, skills and behaviours for you to become a level 2 qualified accounting professional. To achieve this you’ll cover a variety of topics that include:Â
As you approach the end of your apprenticeship, we allow for a three-month period for you to prepare for and sit your End Point Assessment (EPA). For this apprenticeship standard, you will be assessed in the following ways:
To make our apprenticeships as accessible as possible, all of our teaching is delivered online by our expert tutors. You’ll have access to our e-learning platform, Canvas, where you can access all of your lesson materials, additional resources and assignment submissions.
You’ll be supported by our team of expert tutors who have an employment background in accounting and can bring their experience to your education.Â
Your role as an accounts or finance assistant can be just the start of a long-term career in the finance industry. There are a range of pathways available to you upon completion to allow you to continue to progress in your career, some of which include:
Hover over the icons below to learn more about the benefits available to you as an AC learner…
You can achieve additional accredited AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting and Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping within 16 months of starting your programme.
As an apprentice, you'll get exclusive apprenticeship discounts on hundreds of high street brands with a TOTUM apprentice card and a free Student Beans account.
You'll develop a comprehensive and diverse range of knowledge, skills, and behaviours to support you with the foundations for a long- term career.
You'll have access to a comprehensive and ever-expanding collection of extracurricular courses designed to support your personal and professional development.Â
Learners are not required to contribute towards the course cost in any way. Apprenticeship courses are paid for by the employer and/or the UK government.
During your apprenticeship, you’ll learn the required knowledge, skills and behaviours for you to become a level 2 qualified accounting professional. To achieve this you’ll cover a variety of topics that include:Â
As you approach the end of your apprenticeship, we allow for a three-month period for you to prepare for and sit your apprenticeship assessment. For this apprenticeship standard, you will be assessed in the following ways:
To make our apprenticeships as accessible as possible, all of our teaching is delivered online by our expert tutors. You’ll have access to our e-learning platform, Canvas, where you can access all of your lesson materials, additional resources and assignment submissions.
You’ll be supported by our team of expert tutors who have an employment background in accounting and can bring their experience to your education.Â
Your role as an accounts or finance assistant can be just the start of a long-term career in the finance industry. There are a range of pathways available to you upon completion to allow you to continue to progress in your career, some of which include:
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To qualify for an apprenticeship, you need to meet the following criteria: