Outsourcing Higher Apprenticeship Programme 2025 - Rickmansworth
Mercer & Hole LLP
Rickmansworth (WD3 1RT)
Closes on Friday 30 May 2025
Posted on 15 April 2025
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Summary
If you are interested in pursuing a career in accountancy, working within the Virtual Finance team you are invited to apply for our structured higher apprentice training programme, which commences September 2025. This is a fantastic platform to start a career in Accountancy preparing, recording and processing data.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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 an 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
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.
College or training organisation
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
Your training course
Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Your training plan
- Alongside the day-to-day duties, you will also be studying for a professional qualification, the Professional Diploma in Accounting (Level 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 or equivalent in:
- Any discipline (grade Minimum UCAS points of 112)
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
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
We are a top 50 accountancy firm with offices in St Albans London, Rickmansworth and Milton Keynes. We provide our clients with accountancy and tax advice to help their businesses grow, support individuals and families, and help charities and trustees to manage their finances and comply with their obligations. Mercer & Hole recognises that people are its key assets, which makes achieving the right balance between work and home part of our culture.
After this apprenticeship
- There are no limits for our apprentices. Once you have completed the programme, you can progress onto further qualifications, for example, a three year ACA or ACCA qualification to become a Chartered Accountant, or whatever is the best choice for you
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Mercer & Hole LLP
HR Team
HRTeam@mercerhole.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315889.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 30 May 2025
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Company’s application instructions
Visit our website www.mercerhole.co.uk to view all our apprenticeship vacancies or click on the above link to start the process of applying online for this opportunity. Shortlisted candidates will have a telephone interview followed by online tests. The next stage of the process will consist of a face to face interview as well as doing some short exercises.