AAT Accounts Apprentice

Summary

This is a practice (accounting firm) based position in Coventry where you would be working with and learning from experienced accounting professionals on a varied client base.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 October
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

This role will include accounting admin, bookkeeping, preparing bank reconciliations and other control accounts, learning new accounting software. All work will be done under the guidance of an experienced and supportive manager and will form a good basis on which you can advance your accounting skills and knowledge.

Where you’ll work

16 BINLEY ROAD

COVENTRY

CV3 1HZ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

FIRST INTUITION LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.

Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.

Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.

Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.

Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.

Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.

Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.

Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.

Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 5)
Maths (grade 5)

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
Organisation skills

About this company

We are a two office Accountancy Practice based in the Midlands with a variety of clients from all industries

https://sohals-accountants.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There are a lot of choices for future careers after completing an AAT quaification in various finance and business sectors.
If you choose to stay in the accounting profession, you can go on to complete your ACCA qualification with us.

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