Trainee Accountant Apprenticeship AAT

Summary

Are you a school leaver or due to finish in 2025 and looking for an exciting career in accountancy? PEM, the largest independent accountancy firm in Cambridge are looking for talented individuals to join our Audit team. As a Trainee Accountant, you'll assist with accounts preparation, audit assignments, and basic tax computations.

Annual wage: £21,023 a year
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Training course: Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 18 August
Duration: 1 year 10 months
Positions available: 6

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

As a Trainee Accountant, you'll assist with accounts preparation, audit assignments, and basic tax computations.

You'll work on both client sites and office-based projects, gaining exposure to our diverse and exciting client base across various industry sectors.

Where you’ll work

Salisbury House Station Road

Cambridge

CB1 2LA

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 CAMBRIDGE LIMITED

Your training course

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

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Your training plan

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

Requirements

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Literacy

About this company

PEM is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants in Cambridge, providing business and advisory services to a broad range of businesses and individuals. Our wide and varied client base provides an exciting environment for our trainees to learn in, and ensures our training programmes are built around an excellent framework of both knowledge, and experience. We believe our mentoring and training programme is second to none. We are committed to supporting each of our trainees’ individual needs so that they reach their full potential – after all, they are the future managers and partners (leaders?) of our firm. We work closely with our financial training provider to ensure our students have a positive and encouraging training experience with PEM. You will be given the opportunity to experience work across different teams and on a range of exciting projects. Once qualified, our career pathway will offer you all the responsibility, challenge and development that you will need to progress in your career. Who are we looking for? We are looking for school leavers who have strong commercial and business instincts. You will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills and to be passionate about delivering the very best standards in professionalism and customer care. However, life at PEM isn’t all about hard work, we strongly believe in a healthy work/life balance and having fun!

https://www.pem.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Bonuses for successfully passing exams first time, 22 days annual leave, birthday leave, enhanced contributory pension scheme, free onsite parking, supported railcards, GymFlex, shopping discounts, cycle to work and other flexible benefit options

After this apprenticeship

To continue on to Level 7 ACA apprenticeship to become an ICAEW qualified chartered accountant.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PETERS ELWORTHY & MOORE LIMITED

Kelly Saunders

ksaunders@pem.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281100.

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Closes in 8 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)

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