Accountancy Apprentice

Summary

A new opportunity has arisen at Willis & Co for a Finance Apprentice. Throughout your time with the practice, you will be reporting to the Partner or Senior Accountant and assisting with bookkeeping, VAT returns and accounts preparation for a wide variety of business sectors, as well as other accounts and general office duties.

Wage

£14,000 a year

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Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Duration

1 year 5 months

Positions available

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

Reporting to your manager, your typical roles will include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:

Bookkeeping for clients (learning fundamentals of debits & credits)
Working towards the preparation of accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
Calculating & submitting VAT returns
Understanding and identifying different cost classifications (e.g. expenses & capital expenditure)
Creating and maintaining a range of accounting spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
Learning to use accounting software
General finance admin tasks as and when required

Where you’ll work

BARCLAY HOUSE
35 BOROUGH ROAD
BURTON ON TRENT
DE14 2DA

Training

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

College or training organisation

EMA TRAINING 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.
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

The Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard includes 6 AAT exams, in addition to the Synoptic Assessment as part of the End-Point Assessment (EPA) process.

The knowledge units will be delivered at the EMA training hub in Derby or Nottingham (depending on apprentices’ location) through day release

AAT Modules are as follows:

Introduction to Bookkeeping (Level 2 Unit)
Principles of Bookkeeping (Level 2 Unit)
Management Accounting Techniques

Financial Accounting:

Preparing Financial Statements
Business Awareness
Tax Processes for Business

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including Maths and English (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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Initiative
Patience

About this company

We’re a long-established accounting firm in Burton Upon Trent. Your grandparents and parents have worked with us and we hope we can work with you too. We’ve been around in Staffordshire for over 35 years and we’re ready to help the next generation of local businesses achieve their goals. We’re tax and financial experts who go above and beyond for ambitious business owners. Don’t just take our word for it; here’s what some of our clients had to say. We’re a strong and motivated team, here to help people like you become the best they can be.

https://www.willis-accountantsonline.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to stay as a full-time hire upon completion of the apprenticeship programme.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Jess Mitchell

jess.mitchell@ematraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317065.

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Closes on Sunday 1 June 2025

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