Accounts Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Start your career in accounting with this excellent apprenticeship! Gain practical skills and earn while you learn towards your Level 3 qualification. Help reconcile invoices, issue customer invoices, track employee payments, and record financial transactions — all while building a strong future in finance.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 13 October 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

• AAT Examinations: the firm expects the candidates to keep having good attendance to their AAT courses and become qualified
• Statutory accounts preparation (completing the right documentation from financial records for submission to HMRC)
• Tax returns (for individuals as well as small and large companies)
• VAT returns
• Bookkeeping (using the following software: QuickBooks, Sage)
• Manging Pay Roll accounts
• Filing
• Client data protection practices
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
• Using Commerce Clearing House (CCH) - as part of the progression to apprenticeship

In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, once good communication and Microsoft Office skills are demonstrated, the trainee will be required to offer support with office administration tasks such as:

• Answering phone calls
• Replying to emails
• Keeping all files up to date
• Providing information to new clients
• Booking appointments

Where you'll work

333 EDGWARE ROAD
THE HYDE
LONDON
NW9 6TD

Training

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

College or training organisation

FIRST RUNG LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

What you'll learn

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

• Level 3 Assistant Accountant
• Level 2 Bookkeeping

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (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
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Initiative
• Non judgemental

Other requirements

Note: If you do not have the desirable qualifications or work experience, First Rung can assist you with training and work experience opportunities. Please do not contact the employer directly — all enquiries must go through First Rung.