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Audit Higher Apprenticeship Programme 2026 - London
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Why Choose Our Audit Higher Apprenticeship Programme?
Apprenticeship within our Audit department offers a varied and exciting career. You will have the opportunity to work across a range of sectors. It’s a job in which you will always be learning about different types of businesses and developing your business skills.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What Will I Be Doing as an Audit Apprentice?
Our higher apprenticeship programme is designed to support your learning and development. You will work as part of the Audit team while studying the AAT qualification- Level 3 & 4. The variety of clients we work with provides you with well-rounded experience, and the structure of our teams allows you the opportunity to gain knowledge from and exposure to senior managers and partners throughout your training and beyond.
Structure of Our Audit Higher Apprenticeship Programme
Year 1 – You will have the opportunity to gain insight in client challenges through analysing bank payments and receipts, preparing control accounts, calculating prepayments and accruals, and updating fixed asset registers for additions and disposals, also calculating depreciation, and drafting basic financial statements, as well as starting to apply basic principles of auditing working as part of a larger team, amongst other duties. During this time, you will also develop the ability to identify differences or issues from information provided by clients and start to suggest solutions.
Year 2 – You will build on your experience gained and learn new skills, such as preparing more complex statutory accounts with accurate disclosures as required by company law, undertaking small simple audits on your own, completing more complex audit testing and develop your problem-solving and business skills. You will also have the opportunity to assist more junior trainees with queries and be a buddy to those just starting out.
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Once you have completed your AAT qualification, you will then have the opportunity to apply to move on to studying the ACA and become a chartered accountant.
Where You'll Work
3 Lombard Street
London
EC3V 9AA
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
Training Course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
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What You'll Learn
Course Contents
- 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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Training Schedule
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Essential Qualifications
- A Level in: Any discipline (grade Minimum UCAS points of 112)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Minimum 112 UCAS points- 3 A levels or equivalent (excluding EPQs).
Passing full background checks.
Company Benefits
Firm pension scheme, group income protection, group life assurance. Employee Assistance programme.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression to the ACA or ACCA qualifications
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Mercer & Hole
HR Team
HRteam@mercerhole.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048597.
Closes in 13 days (Monday 31 August 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.
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