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Black and White Accounting Apprentice Accountant
Wage
£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Training Course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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Hours
- Monday - Friday
- 9.00am - 5.00pm
- 37 hours a week
Start Date
Friday 25 September 2026
Duration
1 year 3 months
Positions Available
1
About the Role
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
As an Accounts Assistant Apprentice at Black & White Accounting, you’ll join a friendly, supportive team and get stuck into real client work straight away. You won’t just be making tea or watching from the sidelines — you’ll be developing practical skills that will set you up for a future career in accounting.
Your day-to-day could include:
- Bookkeeping
- VAT returns
- Payroll
- CIS
- Year-end accounts
- Personal tax returns
You’ll also contact clients to gather records and information, help answer their questions and build great relationships with them, giving you valuable experience in customer service and client communication too.
You’ll work with different businesses, industries and accounting software, so there will always be something new to learn. As your skills and confidence grow, you’ll be trusted with more responsibility and encouraged to take ownership of your work.
What You'll Do
- Carry out bookkeeping and maintain accurate financial records for clients.
- Assist with preparing VAT returns, year-end accounts and personal tax returns.
- Support payroll processing and CIS submissions.
- Contact clients to request records, documents and any missing information needed to complete their work.
- Build positive relationships with clients by answering queries and providing friendly, professional customer service.
- Use accounting software and digital systems to process and organise financial information.
- Support the wider accounts team with day-to-day client work and administrative tasks.
- Take responsibility for meeting deadlines and keeping client records up to date.
- Develop technical accounting knowledge and apply learning from the AAT Level 3 qualification in the workplace.
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Where You'll Work
Stable Court
Herriard
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG25 2PL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
What You'll Learn
Course contents include:
- Assist with the investigation of, 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 a range of approaches and media, with an understanding of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
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Founded in 1974, we've been delivering market-leading learning and talent solutions for over forty years. We’re privileged to help individuals unlock their potential and realise the value of their skills and talents. As one of the UK's largest and longest-established apprenticeship and training providers, we're proud to help organisations and individuals unlock their potential, and make skills really work for them.
Upon completion of this 18-month apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification.
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Administrative Skills
- Attention to Detail
- IT Skills
- Logical
- Number Skills
- Organisational Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
Other Requirements
The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
Babington recruitment team
apprentice.recruitment@pgon.co.uk
03333234050
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052057.
Closes in 4 days (Friday 18 September 2026)
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