Professional Accountant Apprentice

Government jobs, apprenticeship; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy practice in the UK is offering an apprenticeship for an Accounting Technician at Level 4. Successful candidates will develop practical skills in bookkeeping, accounts, payroll, and tax returns while gaining hands-on experience. Applicants must possess at least a GCSE in Maths and the AAT Level 3 qualification. With a supportive environment for learning and development, this opportunity promises a pathway to substantial personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Above-average holiday allowance up to 33 days

Opportunities for professional development

Flexible working options after qualification

Qualifications

• Must have GCSE in Maths (grade 9-4).
• AAT Level 3 qualification required to apply.

Responsibilities

• Acknowledge client emails within 24 hours.
• Invoice promptly and follow up on outstanding payments.
• Participate in meetings and support workload balance.

Skills

Organisation

Time Management

Meeting Deadlines

Attention to Detail

Numerical Skills

Accuracy

Education

GCSE Maths (grade 9-4)

AAT Level 3 qualification

Job description

Summary

Advance your accounting career to Level 4 with this fantastic opportunity! Every team member at JVCA plays a key part in delivering excellent service to our clients. Together, we handle bookkeeping, accounts, payroll, and tax returns for our clients from initial contact through to invoicing and payment collection.

Wage

£25,000 a year

Annual Salary

Training course: Professional accounting technician (level 4)

Hours

Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 17:00, 38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 January 2026

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

Please note: You must have your AAT Level 3 qualification in order to apply to this role.

Client Service

• Acknowledge all client emails within 24 hours
• Phone first when a response is needed
• Take ownership of incoming calls
• Support clients proactively
• Take pride in accuracy
• Deliver work on time
• Maintain confidentiality

Workflow and Communication

• Use Karbon as the single source of truth
• No personal spreadsheets
• Keep Karbon updated
• Attend and contribute to meetings
• Support pod workload balance

Financial Responsibility

• Invoice promptly
• Follow up outstanding payments
• Reduce lock‑up
• Deliver work within budget

Where you’ll work

114 High Street, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0DG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

Milton Keynes College

Training course

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

What you’ll learn

• 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.

Training schedule

Professional Accounting Technician Level 4. Attendance at Milton Keynes College. Support from the employer for your learning, development and personal growth.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Organisation
• Time Management
• Meeting Deadlines
• Attention to Detail
• Numerical Skills
• Accuracy

Other requirements

Please note: You will only be considered for this role if you have your AAT Level 3 qualification in place.

About this employer

JVCA is a successful, busy, award‑winning and innovative accountancy practice. We were cloud pioneers back in 2011 and have continued to adopt and utilise technology in our day‑to‑day processes. As a busy accounting practice, we offer bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, taxation, technical and business growth advice to our clients. The range of our work gives a wide experience and variety of work that means our team get great career development and job satisfaction. We are a values‑based organisation with a friendly family feel to how we do what we do. Our above‑average holiday allowance of up to 33 days a year appeals to our multi‑cultural workforce as it allows time off for religious festivals as well as time for those who are just like more time for themselves or their family. Our office is in Cranfield, on the outskirts of Milton Keynes but once qualified we have a variety of working options and the flexibility to choose different working styles. We offer both on‑the‑job training and formal training that leads to recognised qualifications, including regular development opportunities from industry‑leading experts.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity for personal and professional development within JVCA.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is: Milton Keynes College.

Reference code

VAC2000005373

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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 31 December 2025 at 11:59pm).

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