Finance Apprentice: Launch Your Accounting Career with AAT

United Kingdom Accreditation Service; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured study toward AAT

Mentor support

Practical experience across finance

Job summary

UKAS in Staines-upon-Thames is offering a Finance Apprentice role for school or college leavers. You will study toward the AAT qualification while gaining hands-on experience in the Finance team, with no prior finance experience required.

You will learn by doing—processing invoices, updating records, and supporting reconciliations—while being mentored to develop professional skills and confidence for a long-term career in finance.

Qualifications

• Interest in finance and accounting.
• Numerical confidence and attention to detail.
• Clear written and spoken communication.
• Organised and data-driven.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase and sales invoices, payments and receipts.
• Update financial records, systems and reports.
• Support bank, supplier and account reconciliations.
• Respond professionally to routine questions from colleagues, customers and suppliers.
• Assist with budgeting, month-end and year-end activities.
• Collaborate with UKAS teams on financial administration.

Skills

Numerical ability

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organised

Questioning when unsure

Education

GCSEs (Nine including English & Maths)

A-levels (Maths/Economics/Business/Accounting)

Tools

Excel

Job description

UKAS in Staines-upon-Thames is offering a Finance Apprentice role for school or college leavers. You will study toward the AAT qualification while gaining hands-on experience in the Finance team, with no prior finance experience required.

You will learn by doing—processing invoices, updating records, and supporting reconciliations—while being mentored to develop professional skills and confidence for a long-term career in finance.