Level 4 Assistant Accountant Apprentice

We are looking for a Junior Accountant to support our Accountancy function under the supervision of the Client Manager and assist with preparation of Accounts & Tax Returns in addition to Administrative tasks to monitor deadlines, log and process incoming records and ensure that tasks are completed.

Wage: £23,000 a year

Training course: Professional accounting technician (level 4)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm – 35 hours a week

Start date: Monday 9 March 2026

Duration: 1 year 3 months

Positions available: 1

What you’ll do at work:

• You will be responsible for managing Accountancy tasks, checking deadlines are met, chasing Clients for records, managing the Accountancy Team inbox, uploading files to Pixie CRM Client records and updating task spreadsheets.
• You will prepare VAT Returns, prepare Sole Trader Accounts and preparation of Self Assessment Tax Returns and prepare Limited Company Accounts.
• You must be able to work autonomously on your own initiative, with support from the team.

Duties include:

• Preparation of VAT Returns, Sole Trader Accounts & Limited Company Accounts
• Emailing Clients to request records, ensuring Auto Emails sent and Emailing Clients to pay their VAT/SA/LTD tax
• Ensuring Pixie and Task Spreadsheets are reconciled and updated
• Dealing with incoming Client Records and logging + Returning records once dealt with
• Managing the Admin & Accountancy Team inbox
• Managing Accountancy Tasks, logging records, updating Task spreadsheets, chasing missing information and managing deadlines

Where you’ll work: 1D Oxford Street, Ripley, DE5 3AG

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

What you’ll learn:

• Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
• Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities.
• Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts.
• Interpret financial information for accounting purposes.
• Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities.
• Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements.
• Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends.
• Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks.
• Use accounting information to add value to the organisation.
• Communicate accounting information through a variety of media.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Training schedule: The Level 4 AAT apprenticeship standard includes 4 AAT exams, in addition to the Synoptic Assessment as part of the End-Point Assessment (EPA) process.

Requirements:

• Essential qualifications: GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 5/B or above)
• AAT Level 3 (grade Pass or Merit)

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
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements: You should have 1+ Years experience of working in Practice and be part AAT qualified.

About this employer: A well established and growing Accountancy Practice are seeking a Junior/Assistant Accountant to help to develop and grow its Accountancy offering.

Company benefits:

• Paid professional subscription
• Training and Development & CPD
• Staff socials
• Dress down
• Christmas bonus
• Birthday day off

After this apprenticeship: In return, the role provides flexibility and opportunities to the right candidate in addition to working in a friendly and fun environment.

Contact: EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Reference code: VAC2000013194

Apply now: Closes in 20 days (Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:59pm)