Summary
Our higher apprenticeship programme offers an exciting opportunity to work in a busy office environment whilst studying towards a professional qualification for a 24 month programme. This is a fantastic platform to start a career in Accountancy preparing, recording and processing data within the virtual finance financial systems.
Wage
£22,000 a year
Training course
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 14 September 2026
Duration
2 years
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
* During this apprenticeship, we commit time to help you build your knowledge, skills and practical experiences, providing genuine development opportunities to enable you to become a future leader
* You will initially be responsible for preparing, recording and processing data within the virtual finance financial systems; maintaining spreadsheets; monthly management reporting and preparing and submitting VAT returns as a apprentice team member
* As your experience grows, so do your responsibilities, ensuring you get the most out of your training with us and are able to apply the knowledge you are learning along the way
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
* 72 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1NS
* Trinity Court, Church Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
* Alongside the day to day duties you will also be studying for a professional qualification, the Professional Diploma in Accounting (Level 3 & 4 AAT)
* The training will be a combination of on the job training, time off to study, attend college and complete online classes in preparation for exams. We also provide soft skills training and regular 1:1 meetings with your training manager to ensure you have all the support you need
* Apprentices without English or maths at Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) must achieve this prior to the completion of the apprenticeship
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
Any discipline (grade Minimum UCAS points of 112)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Number skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative