Apprentice Accounting Technician

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Torquay; On-site; GBP 21,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Level 4 Assistant Financial Accountant who has a Level 3 AAT qualification or equivalent. You will gain hands-on experience in an accounting practice, preparing financial statements, tax computations, and management accounts. This apprenticeship offers comprehensive training and support in a collaborative environment, with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare scheme

Pension contributions

Car parking permit

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include 5 GCSE's including English and Maths.
• Level 3 Diploma in Accounting required.
• At least 2 A levels at grade C.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements for limited companies.
• Provide bookkeeping services and prepare VAT returns.
• Assist with clients' accounting needs.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Organisation skills

Administrative skills

Education

GCSE in English and Maths (grade 4)

Level 3 Diploma in Accounting (grade Pass)

At least 2 A levels (grade C)

Job description

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Organisation skills
• Administrative skills

Summary
A great opportunity for a Level 3 AAT, or equivalent qualified individual with experience working in an accounting practice to join our team as a Level 4 Assistant financial accountant and progress within their career.

Wage
£21,000 a year

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You'll be paid from £21,000 depending on experience

Training course Professional accounting technician (level 4)

Hours Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date
Monday 21 July 2025

Duration
1 year 6 months

Positions available
1

Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You'll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will work as part of a team assisting with clients' accounting needs.

This position involves a number of different aspects including:

• Preparing financial statements - mainly for limited companies
• Preparing company tax computations
• Preparation of management accounts
• Providing bookkeeping services
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Personal tax returns
• Learning about and limited operation of payroll

Where you don't have experience in a particular work area full training will be given.

Assignments will be undertaken both in the office and at client's premises. You will have support and on the job training from managers and other senior team members.

Where you'll work

4 CASTLE ROAD
TORQUAY
TQ1 3BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

Your training course

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn
Course contents

• Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
• Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
• Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
• Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
• Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
• Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a 'right first time approach'.
• Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
• Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
• Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
• Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
• Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
• Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
• Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a 'right first time approach'.
• Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
• Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Your training plan

You will undertake the "Professional Accounting Technician" Apprenticeship (a Higher Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.

Assessment will be by an "End Point Assessment" and will be graded "Pass" or "Distinction". This will include two elements:

A Professional Discussion. This will include a series of questions allowing you to display the knowledge and experience you have obtained over your apprenticeship. You will build a Portfolio of reflections and product evidence that will be used for discussion points in the PD.
Alternatively a 2,000 word Written Statement can be submitted.
A Synoptic Exam. This will include elements you have learnt throughout your studies of the individual AAT Units and this will contribute towards your end grade.
You will be prepared for both of these elements by undertaking studies for the AAT (Level 4) Professional Diploma in Accounting. These will underpin both elements of your "end point assessment". As such, it is anticipated that your apprenticeship duration will be for 15-18 months although earlier completion is possible, provided the duration exceeds one year and a week.

You will receive support from both the employer, and the training provider, to complete and achieve your Apprenticeship and will be given time to study during the week on a day release basis. As you are working towards a professional qualification, it is also expected that you will continue your studies outside of normal office hours.

As you learn more in both the office and in your studies your responsibilities, and the variety of tasks you undertake, are expected to increase.

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE in:
At least 5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade 4)
A Level in:
At least 2 A levels (grade C)
Other in:
Level 3 Diploma in Accounting (grade Pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Previous experience (2 years)

Other requirements

This is a level 4 Apprenticeship and as such, we will require candidates to have covered all duties listed in the IFATE occupational duties for a Level 3 Assistant Accountant.
About this company
A great opportunity to develop your career in Accountancy. You will support managers and other senior team members in providing a range of accountancy services to our clients. You will gain the experience and knowledge to progress through your AAT qualification. You'll join a progressive firm of Chartered Accountants based in Torquay with a track record of supporting and developing team members to be the best they can be. You'll also use market leading technology to help you with what you do. Your colleagues will have gone through or are close to completing the AAT qualification through an apprenticeship scheme and will be part of your support team along with qualified Chartered Accountant managers. Alongside your AAT studies, as part of your development, you'll have a skills matrix (detailing the skills you'll need to learn to be a great accountant) that you'll work through with your training mentor. As your knowledge and experience grow, you will be taking more responsibility for the work you do and the customers you work with. As well as technical training for your accountancy qualifications you will be given opportunities for personal development to help you become the best you can be. You'll be based in a spacious, light and modern office, two minutes' walk from the centre of sunny Torquay with shops and a wide choice of places to get lunch or go shopping. Just a fifteen-minute walk to the harbour and beaches, near all the attractions you'd expect from the English Riviera, including parks, crazy golf, the pier, and a beachside promenade (ideal for a mindful walk at lunchtime) again with lots of bars and restaurants. There's a fully equipped kitchen (fridge, microwave etc.), and free coffee is on the go all day, and if you need a boost, you can help yourself to healthy snacks and fruit, too. We get on great as a team, sharing cakes on birthdays and special occasions. It's also brilliant to do things together. We regularly make the most of what you can do in South Devon, like bowling, Segway, crazy golf, archery, and kayaking down the river Dart with a campfire, hot chocolate and marshmallows. Of course, if you don't want to get involved in these activities, you don't have to, but they are great fun. But don't take our word for it; here's what Millie thinks: "I've been at Andrew Price & Co now for nearly 8 years. I started as an apprentice and I'm now a qualified accounting technician. The main work that I started with, and still involved with, is bookkeeping and doing vat returns for our customers and the work connected to that, like training customers on Xero, but I also prepare management accounts and year end accounts for companies. I love the work I do as I get to work closely with my customers and find out what's going on in their businesses. At APCO there's a relaxed and supportive environment lots of opportunities to progress."

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Company benefits

You will also get:
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• A car parking permit (after qualifying period)
• Healthcare scheme
• Pension contributions depending on legibility
After this apprenticeship

It is expected that you will stay with the company following successful completion of your apprenticeship to undertake further qualifications and increase your responsibility in the office.

Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

Victoria Longstaff

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The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324030.
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