Get yourself in the Accountancy Apprentice talent pool for September 2025 (Apprenticeship)

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading apprenticeship provider in the United Kingdom seeks an Assistant Accountant apprentice to support financial and accounting activities. Responsibilities include data entry, managing financial records, and liaising with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have Level 4/C in GCSE Maths and English, and this apprenticeship leads to full-time employment prospects. Training is for 15 months.

Qualifications

• Level 4/C or equivalent in GCSE Maths and English; support to achieve through functional skills if needed.

Responsibilities

• Support customers in the administration of financial activities.
• Help in the operation of day-to-day financial activities.
• Manage own caseload and time reporting to a senior accountant.

Skills

Takes initiative

Adaptable

Attention to detail

Education

Level 4/C or equivalent in GCSE Maths and English

Job description

The broad purpose of the occupation is to support internal and external customers in the administration of their financial and accounting activities. They may work as an assistant accountant in a practice or alternatively within the finance function of an organisation. An assistant accountant helps in the operation of day-to-day financial activities. These may include data entry to month end management accounts and year-end financial statements. In addition, the assistant accountant may find themselves involved in regulatory financial requirements. These may include the completion of VAT returns or assisting in the preparation of tax computations.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely accounts services. This will include their line manager and team members, together with the workers and the clients of the organisation they are managing accounts for. They may liaise with software departments, or houses, where the accounts system is hosted externally.
An assistant accountant will be responsible for managing their own caseload and time whilst reporting to a more senior accountant.


Training
Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship.

Qualifications required
Level 4/C or equivalent in GCSE Maths and EnglishIf you have not achieved these grades we can support you to achieve through functional skills.


Skills required

Takes initiative
Adaptable
Attention to detail

Prospects
Full-time employment by the end of your apprenticeship.Progress to other level accountancy apprenticeships.

Qualification / Standard : ST0002 Assistant accountant
Duration 15 months