Tax and Accounting Apprentice

CAMBERLEIGH-HAY LLP

CHELTENHAM (GL50 3DU)

Closes in 11 days (Friday 2 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 April 2025

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Summary

This role would be ideal for an ambitious and hard working individual, looking for a career in accounting/tax along with developing your softer skills. What's on offer: - Salary range £19,500 - £23,809 per annum - Study support - 20 days holidays plus bank holidays - Pension scheme

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Daily hours to be agreed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Assisting with daily bookkeeping tasks, such as recording transactions and maintaining accurate financial records
  • Preparing basic financial reports, such as income statements and balance sheets
  • Assisting with the preparation of self-assessment tax returns for individuals, partnerships and companies
  • General administrative tasks

Where you’ll work

37 ST. GEORGES ROAD
CHELTENHAM
GL50 3DU

Training

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

College or training organisation

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

  • Training course will be at Gloucestershire College
  • We anticipate a structured study, with one day per week for study at college

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSE's (grade A - C (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
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this company

We are a small professional practice specialising in tax, based in Cheltenham. We offer advice and support to private individuals, their business interests and all related structures such as trusts, charities and partnerships

https://www.camberleighhay.co.uk/index.html (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Continuation to Level 4 Apprenticeship in Accountancy
  • Internal progression within the firm

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAMBERLEIGH-HAY LLP

Kate Careswell

kate@ch-llp.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314762.

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Closes in 11 days (Friday 2 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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