Accounts Assistant + AAT Study

Platinum Recruitment Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Platinum Recruitment Group in Trafford Park is seeking an Accounts Assistant who is currently studying AAT. This entry-level role offers a structured training plan to apply your financial knowledge while you develop practical accounting skills.

You should already have 12+ months of finance experience. You’ll shadow the Management Accountant and Financial Controller, handle ledger tasks, and progress through month-end cycles to build a robust accounting foundation.

Qualifications

• Currently studying AAT and seeking to apply theory to practice.
• 12+ months' experience in finance.
• Eager to develop accounting skills through a phased training plan.

Responsibilities

• Shadow the Management Accountant and Financial Controller.
• Assist with ledger accounting and month-end processes.
• Learn processes and contribute to day-to-day accounts tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical ability

Education

AAT study

Job description

Accounts Assistant + AAT Study

Trafford Park

£30,000 - £32,000

Currently studying AAT and looking for an Accounts Assistant role that gives you the opportunity to put the theory into practice?

If you already have 12+ months' finance experience, this is a great opportunity to join an established finance team with a structured training plan designed to complement your studies and build your practical accounting experience.

Rather than being expected to know everything from day one, you'll have a phased introduction to the role, working closely with the Management Accountant and Financial Controller.

This is a business that wants to find someone they can keep. Someone who can become a key part of the finance team, grow in confidence, develop their technical ability and build a future with them over the next 3-5 years.

And rather than leaving you to work it all out for yourself, they've planned your introduction properly.

Your first six months will look something like this:

Months 1-3: Shadowing the Management Accountant and Financial Controller, learning how the finance function operates at the business, understanding the processes and getting to grips with the wider role.

Months 3-6: Mastering the ledger accounting as well as involvement in your first couple of month-end cycles.

By the end of month six: Pulling all your knowledge together! Confidently carrying out the day to day responsibilities of an Accounts Assistant.

And beyond your probation period? The future is bright - exposure to management accounting & finance business partnering.

This job really could be the making of your career!