Summary
A great opportunity for a Level 3 AAT, or equivalent qualified individual with experience working in an accounting practice to join our team as a Level 4 Assistant financial accountant and progress within their career.
Wage
£21,000 a year
You’ll be paid from £21,000 depending on experience
Training course
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 21 July 2025
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
You will work as part of a team assisting with clients’ accounting needs.
This position involves a number of different aspects including:
* Preparing financial statements - mainly for limited companies
* Preparing company tax computations
* Preparation of management accounts
* Providing bookkeeping services
* Preparation of VAT returns
* Personal tax returns
* Learning about and limited operation of payroll
Where you don’t have experience in a particular work area full training will be given.
Assignments will be undertaken both in the office and at client's premises. You will have support and on the job training from managers and other senior team members.
Where you'll work
4 CASTLE ROAD
TORQUAY
TQ1 3BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD
Your training course
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
What you'll learn
Course contents
* 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.
* 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.
Your training plan
You will undertake the “Professional Accounting Technician” Apprenticeship (a Higher Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.
Assessment will be by an “End Point Assessment” and will be graded “Pass” or “Distinction”. This will include two elements:
A Professional Discussion. This will include a series of questions allowing you to display the knowledge and experience you have obtained over your apprenticeship. You will build a Portfolio of reflections and product evidence that will be used for discussion points in the PD.
Alternatively a 2,000 word Written Statement can be submitted.
A Synoptic Exam. This will include elements you have learnt throughout your studies of the individual AAT Units and this will contribute towards your end grade.
You will be prepared for both of these elements by undertaking studies for the AAT (Level 4) Professional Diploma in Accounting. These will underpin both elements of your “end point assessment”. As such, it is anticipated that your apprenticeship duration will be for 15-18 months although earlier completion is possible, provided the duration exceeds one year and a week.
You will receive support from both the employer, and the training provider, to complete and achieve your Apprenticeship and will be given time to study during the week on a day release basis. As you are working towards a professional qualification, it is also expected that you will continue your studies outside of normal office hours.
As you learn more in both the office and in your studies your responsibilities, and the variety of tasks you undertake, are expected to increase.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
At least 5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade 4)
A Level in:
At least 2 A levels (grade C)
Other in:
Level 3 Diploma in Accounting (grade Pass)
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
* Problem solving skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Previous experience (2 years)
Other requirements
This is a level 4 Apprenticeship and as such, we will require candidates to have covered all duties listed in the IFATE occupational duties for a Level 3 Assistant Accountant.