Audit and Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship in Leeds

The successful applicant will join the team as an Audit and Accounts Assistant, supporting colleagues with a range of tasks. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a supportive team, gain exposure to real client work, and build a long-term career in audit and accountancy.

Wage: £21,216 a year

Hours: 38 hours a week

Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration: 1 year 3 months

Positions available: 2

What you'll do at work:

• Prepare draft statutory accounts for filing with Companies House from client's accounting software or manual records
• Complete relevant year end journals, calculate prepayments, bank reconciliation, accruals, debtors, creditors etc.
• Liaise with clients to clarify queries and obtain missing or additional information
• Prepare draft corporation tax computations
• Produce audit files for review by Manager, answer review points
• Review clients' records to ensure accounting industry standards are met
• Support audit teams with fieldwork, working both on-site at client premises and remotely, including travelling to clients' premises to verify assets and complete stocktake observations
• Communicate effectively with clients to gather financial information and resolve queries
• Plan time and prioritise tasks to ensure deadlines are met, and work is completed to a high standard and on time
• File client annual confirmation statements with Companies House
• Update client engagement letters and prepare letters of representation
• Develop an understanding of accounting software such as Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks
• Visit the Company's offsite storage facility to file, access and maintain archive records
• Undertake routine tasks as required by senior members of the team
• Ad-hoc duties as required
• Actively participate in training and development sessions and take responsibility for your own learning and progression
• Be professional and abide by confidentiality, impartiality, and ethical principles at all times

Where you'll work: 3365 CENTURY WAY THORPE PARK LEEDS LS15 8ZB

Training provider: FIRST INTUITION LEEDS LIMITED

Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)

What you'll learn:

• 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 escape 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, including backing up data.

Essential qualifications:

• GCSE in Maths and English (grade 5 or above (B or above)).
• A Level in 3 A Levels (grade C or above).

Skills:

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Proactive approach to work
• Interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excel skills
• Eagerness to develop and learn
• Accounting software experience

About this employer: Thomas Coombs is one of the oldest and most respected independent firms of Chartered Accountants, tax and business advisers in Leeds, Yorkshire. Since 1878, we've helped family and owner-managed businesses, as well as charities, solicitors and even international organisations, make the big decisions that guide them to success.

Company benefits:

• Full support for professional qualifications (e.g., ACA/ACCA), including paid study leave and exam fees.
• Ongoing mentoring and development opportunities.
• A friendly, supportive, and professional working environment.

After this apprenticeship: You may begin your training with the AAT qualification, providing a strong foundation in accountancy, and then progress onto ACA or ACCA to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.

Contact: FIRST INTUITION LEEDS LIMITED. Reference code VAC2000011416.

Apply now: Closes on Sunday 29 March 2026