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Kick-start your accountancy career with a well-established independent Yorkshire firm. Gain practical experience across accounts, bookkeeping, VAT and tax while studying towards your AAT qualification, with full training, mentoring and genuine career progression.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Preparation of unincorporated accounts
- Preparation of company accounts
- Reconcile and agree bank
- Analyse bank receipts and payment
- Review and prepare schedules for debtors, creditors, directors loan
- Prepare fixed assets, including depreciation
- Analyse key profit and loss data
- Bookkeeping
- Preparing VAT returns for manager review
- Filing VAT returns (Xero & One Click)
- Preparation of company corporation tax returns to draft stage
Where you'll work
CLUB CHAMBERS
MUSEUM STREET
YORK
YO1 7DN
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIRST INTUITION EAST AND NORTH LIMITED
Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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 escalate 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.
- 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 escalate 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.
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Training schedule
The successful candidate will undertake a full review of their existing skills versus what is required in their new role. First Intuition will then advise on the best apprenticeship programme for them. This will be a structured AAT Apprenticeship programme at Level 2, 3 or 4 (depending on the candidate’s experience and knowledge). A blend of classroom and online training will support the candidate to achieve a well-recognised accountancy qualification which will both help with their new role and potentially lead on to further study.


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Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 5 or above)
- Maths (grade 5 or above)
Desirable qualifications
- A Level in:
- A Level, BTEC or equivalent (grade Pass) Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Excel
- Xero
- Willingness to Learn
We are a friendly Yorkshire firm of Chartered Accountants who offer accountancy and business advice services to owner managed and family owned businesses. We have over 95 years of experience in looking after a range of businesses from small start-ups through to medium-sized companies.
https://huntergeeholroyd.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Competitive salary
- AAT training fully supported
- Flexible working
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Paid overtime
- Regular social events
- Volunteering days
- Excellent career development opportunities.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful apprentices will have the opportunity to progress within the firm, continue their professional studies and develop into a qualified accountant with increasing client responsibility.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION EAST AND NORTH LIMITED
Elyse Ashton-Sharp
yorkshirerecruitment@firstintuition.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043310.
Closes in 10 days (Thursday 30 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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