Accountant Technician Apprentice

CLIENTS MATTER LIMITED

Bideford (EX39 3BT)

Closes in 23 days (Sunday 18 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 April 2025

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Summary

Giffords are offering an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong interest in accountancy to build a career in our dynamic and modern accountancy practice. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and willing to learn. You will need to have good numeracy, literacy, IT and people skills.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Starting salary could be higher with practice experience.

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm with 1 hour for lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

2

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

  • Drafting Accounts and Tax Returns for Sole Traders, Partnerships, Limited Companies and LLPs
  • Drafting VAT returns
  • Cloud-based Bookkeeping using QuickBooks and Xero.
  • Payroll

Where you’ll work

Office 8 The Barns, Farm Road
Caddsdown Industrial Park
Bideford
EX39 3BT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

PETROC

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.
  • 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

One day a week day release training at Petroc (Barnstaple) to obtain Level 2 Certificate in Accounting Apprenticeship over 12 months, and then upon successful completion of Level 2 moving on to Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting apprenticeship with AAT qualification and membership following completion of Level 4.

More training information

Will also consider part-qualified AAT (or similar).

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

Giffords is a dynamic and modern accountancy practice in Bideford. Our obsession for excellence means we have won numerous awards. We are also approved/accredited employers with AAT/ACCA/ICAEW.

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

Company benefits

Possible flexible/hybrid working.

After this apprenticeship

Possible future training towards ATT/CTA/ACCA/ACA.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CLIENTS MATTER LIMITED

Jamie Thompson

jamie@giffordsca.co.uk

01805 433573

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316817.

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Closes in 23 days (Sunday 18 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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