AAT Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Level 4

Summary

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 4 with Wyatt Morris Golland Ltd and Kaplan. You will be dealing with preparation of accounts, VAT, bookkeeping and invoices whilst working towards the AAT level 4 qualification.

Annual wage: £20,000 a year
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Training course: Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)
Hours: 09.00 - 17.00, Monday to Friday.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 1 November
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
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

Bookkeeping
Preparation of accounts
Tax computations
General office duties

Where you’ll work

Park House, 200 Drake Street

Rochdale

Greater Manchester

UK

OL16 1PJ

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

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Your training plan

Professional Diploma - AAT Level 4

Professional is the final level, teaching you more complex accounting theory, and lets you choose two specialist subjects. You’ll learn about budgeting, management accounting, preparing financial statements, accounting systems, and tax.

This level builds on the knowledge you gained in the Advanced Diploma (Level 3). After qualifying you can work in accounting roles or progress onto studying chartered accountancy.

The course is made up of three mandatory units (also known as subjects), one synoptic unit, and five optional units. You must pass all the mandatory assessments, synoptic assessment, and two optional unit assessments to achieve the qualification.

The areas you will cover include:

Financial Statements of Limited Companies
Management Accounting: Budgeting
Management Accounting: Decision and Control
Professional synoptic assessment (Accounting Systems and Controls)

Optional Units:

Business Tax
Personal Tax
External Auditing
Cash and Treasury Management
Credit Management

The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be successful in this job role, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Leadership, Planning and Prioritisation and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.

The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4-9)
Maths (grade 4-9)
Any (grade E-A)
AAT Level 3 (grade Pass)

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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working

Other requirements

On street parking, bus train and tram in walking distance

About this company

We are an independent firm of chartered accountants dealing with SME's generally family companies. We also undertake audit work. The majority of our clients have been with us for over 15 years as have the senior staff. We aim to provide a bespoke service for clients.

After this apprenticeship

Career progression.

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