Apprentice Accountant (AAT L3) Derby, England
Job description
EMA Training are recruiting for this apprenticeship position on behalf of our client, Bourne & Co. If your application is progressed to the next stage, you will receive an email from DocuSign with documents to complete within 48 hours of your application being submitted.
Job Information
- Location: Derby
- Postcode: DE1 2GY
- Programme: Assistant Accountant L3
- Salary: £11,000
Brief overview of role
Looking to develop a career in accountancy? Due to continued growth, accounts practice Bourne & Co are looking to add another apprentice to the team. Based at the Derby branch, you will learn the art of bookkeeping and bank reconciliations, whilst also assisting with the preparation of tax & VAT returns and learning how to use accountancy software.
Duties and Responsibilities
Typical duties will include:
- Assist with the preparation of tax & VAT returns
- Assist in preparation of Limited Company & Sole Trader accounts
- Bookkeeping for clients (processing invoices, recording receipts, bank reconciliations)
- Deal with company secretarial, confirmation statements & Companies House forms
- Deal with general client queries to either conclusion or the point of escalation
- General financial & administrative tasks
Training
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 (L2 Unit)
- Principles of Bookkeeping (L2 Unit)
- Management Accounting Techniques
- Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
- Business Awarenes
- Tax Processes for Business
Career Progression
There is a full-time opportunity available at the end of the apprenticeship for someone who can demonstrate competence within accountancy, in addition to showing initiative and a willingness to learn. You will naturally progress onto the Professional Accounting Technician Level 4 apprenticeship before agreeing a pathway to becoming a chartered accountant (Level 7).
Skills and Personal Qualities
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisational skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non-judgmental
Things to consider
Good central location with free staff parking spaces. Excellent public transport links. 23 days + bank holidays. Paid Christmas parties. Opportunity for early finish on a Friday. Vibrant and fun work environment. Good balance of experience and junior staff. Good company culture with opportunities for flexible working.
EMAzing Rewards
At EMA we value our Apprentices highly, hence why we have created a reward and recognition platform especially for them!
The platform is called EMAzing and it is designed to recognise hard work and reward in the process. It is that unbelievable, we will even go as far as saying that no one else in this industry offers anything quite like this.
It offers: Discounts at thousands of shops, FREE birthday gift, FREE weekly Caffe Nero drink or Gregg’s sausage roll, FREE monthly Rakuten film stream, FREE learning and development tools and so much more…
As well as: A recognition area with e-cards to applaud good work, celebrate milestones & appreciate peers, EMA podcast series, monthly awards and EMA Alumni.
Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship
Salary: £11,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application question(s):
- Do you have 5 GCSEs C/4 or above or equivalent i.e. functional skills?
- How do you plan on travelling to the workplace daily?
- Why would you like an apprenticeship in accountancy?
Work Location: In person
