Start your accountancy career with a friendly, growing practice.

As an Apprentice Accountant, you will earn while you learn, gaining experience in bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll, accounts preparation and client communication. Full training and mentoring will help you build the skills for a long-term finance career.

As an Apprentice Accountant, you will support the team with a range of day-to-day accounting and finance tasks, including:

• Entering financial information accurately into accounting software
• Assisting with bookkeeping for clients
• Supporting the preparation of VAT returns
• Helping with payroll processing
• Assisting with accounts preparation
• Checking and processing invoices, receipts and expenses
• Speaking with clients by phone and email in a professional manner
• Using accounting software such as Xero and Sage
• Keeping client records organised and up to date
• Learning how an accountancy practice supports different businesses
• Working with experienced accountants to develop your knowledge and confidence

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course contents

• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.