Apprentice Bookkeeper and Accountant

Government jobs, apprenticeship; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

A local accountancy firm is seeking a new bookkeeper/accountant apprentice to join their team. The role focuses on bookkeeping, with opportunities for training in various business areas such as administration and tax advice. Ideal candidates will have GCSEs in English and Maths, possess strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and be ready to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

WPA NHS Top-Up Personal Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths at grade 3.
• Desire to learn bookkeeping and compliance.
• Relevant experience in accounting areas welcome.

Responsibilities

• Weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual bookkeeping for clients using various software.
• Drafting VAT returns and completing tax returns for review.
• Reconciliation of client balance sheet accounts.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Punctual

Education

GCSE English (grade 3)

GCSE Maths (grade 3)

Job description

Summary
We are looking for a new bookkeeper/accountant to join our small team. The role will heavily be focused on bookkeeping with compliance work on the accountancy side. As we are a small firm there will be opportunities to be trained in all areas of the business such as administration, company secretarial, payroll and tax advice side of the business.

Wage
£15,000 a year

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Training course Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours 9.00am - 4.30pm with half hour lunch.
35 hours a week

Start date
Monday 1 September 2025

Duration
1 year

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

• Weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual bookkeeping for clients utilising several different software. You will as part of your training, obtain certification in most of the software.
• Drafting VAT returns to review level by our bookkeeping lead, including completion of job completion checklists.
• Reconciliation of client balance sheet accounts, both ad hoc on request from clients and for the accounts team.
• Completion of personal and business tax returns for review
• Completion of annual accounts for review.
• There will be other tasks linked to the above and other office duties which will be requested from time to time.

Where you'll work

UNIT 8
OLD DAIRY FARM CENTRE
MAIN STREET
UPPER STOWE
NN7 4SH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn
Course contents

• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation's standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation's standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Your training plan

1 day a week at Northampton College, plus on-the-job training which will be heavily weighted in the first 3 months towards bookkeeping and then spread out to compliance and all other areas of the office.

We are not a firm with an attitude of here you go, do this, we are very much train, train, train as this is the only way people develop. Training will be provided by everyone in the firm, including the director.

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 3)
• Maths (grade 3)

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
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Punctual

About this company
We are an accountancy firm with a long history in the area. Due to our unique location in South Northamptonshire, naturally we have a lot of rural businesses including agriculture (both arable and livestock), property & owner managed businesses. We are a firm that looks to keep everything simple for our clients and our staff, to allow everyone do what they do best.

Company benefits

WPA NHS Top-Up Personal Health Cash Plan.
After this apprenticeship

There is no ceiling on this role, but the higher up roles come with hard work and a need to be proactive.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331048.
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Closes in 19 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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