Digital Accountant Apprentice

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Oxford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading accountancy firm in Oxford as an Accounts or Finance Assistant apprentice. This hands-on role offers a diverse experience across accountancy, including bookkeeping, VAT returns, and payroll. You'll receive training through Abingdon and Witney College while working closely with experienced professionals in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Private health care

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Team building activities

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths & English required.
• AAT Level 2 foundation knowledge.
• No prior experience necessary, but a readiness to learn is key.

Responsibilities

• Perform client bookkeeping and VAT returns.
• Attend client meetings and assist with payroll.
• Prepare management accounts and ensure statutory compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Administrative skills

Number skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Initiative

Education

GCSE in Maths and English (grade A*- C / 9 - 4)

AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting

Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

Job description

• Team working

Summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our friendly team at Cypher, it is an opportunity to experience all areas of accountancy, including, but not limited to, bookkeeping, statutory compliance, company & personal tax, company secretarial, VAT & Payroll. We have a proven track record of taking our staff through training to excel in their career.

Wage
£22,000 a year

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We hold an annual salary review and we would look to be increasing salary by £2,000 per completed level of AAT.

Training course Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours We have a 35-hour working week, with flexible working hours to suit. Exact working days and hours TBC
35 hours a week

Start date
Monday 1 September 2025

Duration
1 year 1 month

Positions available
2

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

• Client bookkeeping, using our partner software to assist in invoice capture
• Management accounts preparation
• VAT returns
• Company statutory compliance; Year-end accounts and Corporation tax
• Personal tax returns
• Payroll for clients
• Attend client meetings with seniors
• Client astonishment; opportunities to liaise with clients
• Confirmation statements
• AML delivery

Where you'll work

MONKSWELL
LITTLE BALDON
OXFORD
OX44 9PU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

ABINGDON AND WITNEY 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

Delivery model:

• Work-based training with your employer
• Day release during term time (approximately 1-day a week)
• Regular meetings with your training coordinator to monitor progress and well-being
• Level 1 Functional Skills in English (7-days at college, if required)
• Off the job training will count for at least 6-hours a week of an apprentice's time at work

Qualifications included:

• Level 1 Functional Skills in English (if required)
• AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting
• Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

End Point Assessment:

• Knowledge Test - Integrated
• Interview

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE in:
Maths & English (grade A*- C / 9 - 4)
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
• Customer care skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Other requirements

We are rural located with no direct bus route. We are a dog friendly office. Please apply as soon as possible for this role. Should the right candidate be found prior to the closing date, then the vacancy may be closed early. Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session: Any new person applying for apprenticeship roles where Abingdon and Witney College deliver the training will be required to attend an Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session at Witney or Abingdon campus. This will consist of a series of initial assessments (required prior to any apprenticeship offer), completion of essential paperwork, the opportunity to find out more about the apprenticeship process, the training included, and a forum for your questions. As a new Apprenticeship applicant, you will only have to undergo this process once. If you would like to talk to us about the assessments or if you would need any extra support to attend the Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session, please call us on 01235 216216. Qualification checks: By applying for this vacancy, you are giving Abingdon and Witney College permission to undertake a Learner Record Service check on your previous qualifications. We make every effort to ensure that applicants from non-traditional academic backgrounds or those who may not have the formal GCSE entry requirements can access apprenticeships where possible. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for Apprentices is £7.55 per hour from April 2025. This applies to 16 - 18-year-old apprentices and those aged 19 and over during the first year of their apprenticeship. After this, the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies. The wage for apprentices applies to both time spent on the job plus time spent training.
About this company
Cypher is a modern accountancy practice, having set up 5 years ago, we have grown rapidly as we entered the 'digital' world of accountancy and took advantage of the fast-paced technology progresses in the industry to identify efficiencies for our clients, to work smarter and to do our job better. We are a small accountancy firm, providing finance expertise and business advice to small- medium size businesses and individuals. We offer accountancy services, finance function outsourcing and business expertise for start-up businesses, growing businesses and businesses at a point of change. Having recently acquired another local firm; we have grown substantially and have helped progress a 15 staff strong team through their careers. Our team shares a vision for what a digital accountancy firm can and should offer to entrepreneurs and business owners whatever growth stage their business is at. We've also created a work environment where colleagues thrive, meaning we continue to produce work we're proud of while offering unparalleled service to our clients. We like to be the forward-thinking accountancy firm, and we are forever learning, developing and investing to stay ahead in the fast-moving sector we are in.

https://cypherhq.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Benefits include: Private health care, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and an office closure for Christmas which is a minimum of 3 extra holiday days (not taken from your holiday allowance) Fun environment with regular team building activities

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You'll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship

We are an office in which most people have taken the route of AAT to then go on to further qualify with either ACCA or ACA, we are open to CIMA (although we do not have experience within our team in this qualification) we would support our staff to finish their studying to the level in which they wish to obtain.

We like to promote staff internally and we have a clear career progression regarding qualifications and job titles.

We hope with our teams' experience, we would help, support and encourage the apprentices to qualify and excel in their training.

Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Mike

[e-mail]

01235216216

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324634.
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Closes in 20 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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