ACCA/ACA Accountant Apprentice

Summary

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a Level 7 apprenticeship with Ullyott Limited and Kaplan. You will be dealing with accounts preparation, tax and VAT whilst working towards the ACCA or ACA qualification. The salary range is between £17,000 - £25,000.

Annual wage

£17,000 a year

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The salary range is between £17,000 - £25,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Training course

Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)

Hours

Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 17:00 (breaks to be confirmed)

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 23 September

Duration

3 Years

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

Duties include:

An accounts preparation for small businesses and limited companies who use a range of software.
Business tax and personal tax.
We would be building their confidence to have some client contact on the phone and in person too.
Bookkeeping and preparing and submitting VAT returns.

We are a small friendly team and we all work together to help meet all the deadlines in the office. It would be a varied role with lots of experience to be gained alongside their studies.

Where you’ll work

6 George Street

Driffield

UK

YO25 6RA

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

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

Your training course

Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)

Equal to master’s degree

Course contents

Build trusted and sustainable relationships with individuals and organisations. Consistently support individuals and collaborate to achieve results as part of a team.

Influence the impact of business decisions on relevant and affected communities based on an appreciation of different organisations and the environments in which they operate.

Communicate in a clear, articulate and appropriate manner. Adapt communications to suit different situations, individuals or teams.

Identify ethical dilemmas, understand the implications and behave appropriately. Understand their legal responsibilities, both within the letter and the spirit of the law, as well as be aware of the procedures for reporting concerns over potentially unethical activities.

Take ownership of allocated projects and effectively manage their own time and the time of others. Demonstrate good project management skills to deliver high quality work within the appropriate timeline. Act as a role model and motivate others to deliver results.

Evaluate information quickly and draw accurate conclusions. Assess a problem from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered. Gather the appropriate facts and evidence in order to make decisions effectively.

Your training plan

ACCA Level 7 There are three levels including Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills and Strategic Professional. Applied Knowledge helps you understand the role of accounting in the business environment, and develop the practical skills and techniques expected of an accountant working in business.

The area you will cover includes:

Business and Technology
Management Accounting
Financial Accounting

Applied Skills encourages you to develop a broad understanding of the role of accounting in business, and how to interpret financial information. The area you will cover includes:

Corporate and business law (ENG) (LW)
Performance Management (PM)
Taxation (TX-UK)
Financial Reporting (FR)
Audit and Assurance (AA)
Financial Management (FM)

By studying Strategic Professional, you’ll learn advanced techniques, skills, and the professional ethics required of an accountant or consultant operating at a senior level. Once you’ve successfully passed you can apply to be a full member of ACCA.

The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Basic Maths (grade 9/A* - 4/C)
Standard English (grade 9/A* - 4/C)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Degree (grade Any)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

The salary range is between £17,000 - £25,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits include: Holidays are 28 days including bank holidays plus the extra days between the bank holidays at Christmas/New Year when the company shuts down. We offer Auto-enrolment pensions and also we have Sage Benefits which gives discounts at various stores, etc. We have one early finish Friday at the end of each month when we close at 3pm instead of 5pm. Working hours - Monday to Friday 9-5

About this company

We are a general accounting practice with two partners base in the town centre in Driffield. We work with a wide range of local businesses across all sectors. We were established in 2006 and have a steady growth year on year and comprised of a small and friendly team. We are a small team of 10 people. We have a good rapport within the office. All staff are long standing and we have lovely clients who are also long term relationships.

After this apprenticeship

As studies progress we would be helping them build ongoing relationships with the clients and moving on to supervise new trainees in the future. If they are very ambitious there are opportunities to build their own client bank if we both agree that this is suitable for them when the time is right.

Completion of the Accountancy or taxation professional apprenticeship will result in eligibility to apply for membership in one or more of the UK professional Bodies below, subject to meeting the requirements expected by the regulator and/or the relevant regulations where chartered status is involved:

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)

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