Account Assistant Apprenticeship
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About this role
AAT Level 2 or Level 3 Apprenticeship – Embrace Multi Academy Trust
We are currently seeking to recruit 2 enthusiastic individuals, who are hardworking and eager to join Embrace’s finance team, you would be completing an apprenticeship in AAT Level 2 or level 3. You will provide day to day finance support as part of the office team.
Key Details
Salary: £12.21 per hour increasing to £12.71 1st April 2026
Working hours: Monday – Friday 37 hours per week
Location: Brookes Ave, Leicester LE9 3GJ
Apprenticeship Details - 17 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 2 AAT Qualification or 24 months for Level 3 AAT Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote).
Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)
You will provide centralised financial support services across Embrace MAT, ensuring compliance with financial policies. The role will focus on processing, reconciliation, procurement, and reporting for the central budget and supporting schools with financial transactions, contributing to robust financial management and value for money.
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Ensure Embrace schools comply with obligations set out in Embrace MAT’s financial policies and the Trust Handbook.
2.
Monitor adherence to the Trust’s scheme of delegation.
3.
Process purchase orders and invoices in line with trust financial procedures.
4.
Reconcile control accounts, allocate income, and take corrective action as required.
5.
Complete bank reconciliations and manage credit card reconciliations.
6.
Manage weekly BACS payment runs using approved systems and controls.
7.
Act as first point of contact for the central budget, providing forecasts and assurance to the Head of Finance and CFO.
8.
Produce monthly budget reports and financial outturn reports for the central budget.
9.
Central recharges journals between schools.
10.
Lead on central procurement, maintaining a contract register and ensuring compliance with procurement policy.
11.
Setting up new suppliers, direct debits and managing accounts.
12.
Provide notice for contract renewals and ensure value for money in public expenditure.
13.
Generate VAT reports and submit VAT returns via HMRC Tax Digital.
14.
Complete DfE declarations for related party transactions.
15.
Maintain gifts and hospitality schedules and records for schools.
16.
Assist with preparation of audit files and ensure smooth internal/external audits.
17.
Complete academy month end procedures and assist with trust account closedown.
18.
Undertake system reviews to ensure transactions remain current.
19.
Communicate updates and key dates to schools and stakeholders.
20.
Support payroll information provision and ParentPay administration.
21.
Provide administrative support across the finance team.
Desired skills & Personal qualities:
- Must have GCSE in Math and English Grade 4 / C or above
- Experience within a finance role (preferred)
- Able to prioritise workload
- Able to work towards strict deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong IT skills
About the Employer
At Embrace, our mission is clear: to ensure every child flourishes and experiences ‘life in all its fullness’, removing barriers, fostering joy, and nurturing hope. As a caring, collaborative, and inclusive Trust of ten schools, we work together to deliver an enriching, joyful, and high-quality education for all children and young people.
Our values: respect, wisdom, integrity, collaboration, compassion, and inclusivity, are at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate individuality and ensure equal opportunities, creating a culture where everyone matters and belongs. Our schools reflect and serve their unique communities, and we value their differences while working together to achieve equitable excellence.
We are a Church school majority trust, welcoming children of all faiths and none. Our curriculum sparks curiosity and a love of learning for life, offering opportunities to flourish academically, culturally, and spiritually. Personal development is as important to us as academic achievement, and we strive to nurture hope, ambition, and a clear pathway to the future for every child.
Our Central Team and Education Leadership Team provide high-quality support services, ensuring continuous improvement and empowering our teachers, leaders, and support staff. We prioritise wellbeing, celebrate achievements, and invest in professional growth so that joy and purpose thrive in our work.
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Location
Leicester, Leicester
Department
LMP Education
Employment Type
Apprenticeship
Minimum Experience
Mid-level
Compensation
£24,454 per year
What you'll do
- The role involves providing centralized financial support services across Embrace MAT, ensuring compliance with financial policies. Key tasks include processing purchase orders, reconciling accounts, and producing budget reports.
About LMP Group
The LMP Group strives to inspire ambition, learning and growth in people across the UK. With over 20 years of industry experience, we specialise in delivering solutions to schools, employers and individuals in order to grow and develop skills that help elevate the next generation.
LMP is committed to developing educational programmes and activities that encourage others to learn and grow as people. Creating a brighter future can start at any point with just one small goal, a little support and a lot of ambition.
LMP Education is a national apprenticeship training provider graded "Good" by Ofsted the 'Best Training Provider in the UK' at the Rate My Apprenticeship Awards 24/25.
LMP Education delivers apprenticeships, adult education and employability support programmes.
Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities for young people entering the workforce for the first time. We recruit and employ each and every apprentice on behalf of the “host” client, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both apprentice and client. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partner training providers. Inspire ATA is the 'Best Apprenticeship Employer in the UK' at the Rate My Apprenticeship awards 24/25.
LMP Action is a Community Interest Company and serves as vehicle to make a positive impact on society through working with young people in broadening their horizons and inspiring their ambitions. Programmes include Residential Summer Camps, Summer Transition Camps, Alternative Education and Enrichment Programmes.
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