Accounts Trainee: Start Your AAT Path & Grow

Streets; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support towards AAT

20 days’ annual leave plus bankholidys

Workplace pension

Life assurance

Employee discounts

EAP

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Streets is a modern accountancy practice offering hands-on training for graduates and school leavers. You will assist in delivering accurate accounting services to a varied portfolio under supervision.

Based in our Colchester office, this full-time role provides study support towards AAT qualifications, exposure to financial statements, VAT work, and a clear pathway for growth within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
• Ability to work as part of a team, yet also work using own initiative when required.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good computer skills.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of client financial statements including: detail client information on to in-house accounting system using both manual and computerised data.
• Prepare working papers to support financial statements.
• Prepare fixed asset register.
• Prepare summary of debtors, creditors pre-payments and accruals.
• Prepare VAT reconciliations.
• Post accounts to the system and prepare bank reconciliations.
• Post financial information onto the in house accounting software.
• Prepare both draft income tax computations and corporation tax computations.
• Prepare draft company corporation tax return computations.
• Assist in the preparation of management accounts.
• General administrative duties.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Computer skills

Organisational skills

Education

School leaver with 120 UCAS Points or Graduate with a relevant degree

Job description

Streets is a modern accountancy practice offering hands-on training for graduates and school leavers. You will assist in delivering accurate accounting services to a varied portfolio under supervision.

Based in our Colchester office, this full-time role provides study support towards AAT qualifications, exposure to financial statements, VAT work, and a clear pathway for growth within a collaborative team.