AAT Accounting Technician Apprentice in London

Are you looking to build a long‐term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a Level 4 apprenticeship with SDN Mesma Group and Kaplan. You will be gaining valuable workplace experience whilst working towards the AAT Level 4 qualification.

Wage: £21,000 a year (depending on qualifications and experience)

Training course: Professional accounting technician (level 4)

Hours: Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed. 38 hours a week

Start date: Monday 2 February 2026

Duration: 2 years

Positions available: 1

What you’ll do at work:

• Assist in the preparation of financial accounts and other administrative tasks.
• Deal with basic bookkeeping.
• Process and pay purchase invoices.
• Record receipts and payments.
• Prepare and check monthly and year‐end accounts.
• Complete and submit basic tax returns, including self‐assessment and VAT.
• Handle company expenses and assist with payroll systems and software that pay wages and salaries.
• Complete bank reconciliations.
• Use computerised accounting systems and software – in particular, experience of XERO would be desirable.
• Help with information gathering and preparing financial information.
• Liaise with other team members and senior managers.
• Preparing and monitoring financial reports.
• Preparing forecasts of income and expenditure.
• Planning and budget control.
• Ensuring pension regulatory compliance.
• Measuring performance and identifying risks.
• Making recommendations for improvement.

Where you’ll work: Helix The Core Bath Lane, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, NE4 5TF

Training provider: KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

Course contents:

• 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.
• Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities.
• 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.
• Communicate accounting information through a variety of media.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Training schedule: Professional Diploma – AAT Level 4.

The areas you will cover include:

• Financial Statements of Limited Companies.
• Management Accounting: Budgeting.
• Management Accounting: Decision and Control.
• Professional synoptic assessment (Accounting Systems and Controls).
• Optional Units: Business Tax, Personal Tax, External Auditing, Cash and Treasury Management, Credit Management.

Requirements:

• Essential qualifications: GCSE or equivalent in Basic Maths (grade 9/A* – 4/C) and Standard English (grade 9/A* – 4/C).
• Desirable qualifications: Level 2 AAT (grade Any) and Level 3 AAT (grade Any).

Skills:

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem‐solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

Benefits:

• Remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays.
• 5% pension contribution in addition to salary after 3 months.
• A supportive and collaborative team culture in a high‐performing organisation.
• Working hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
• Location: Based in The North East of England within commuting distance to Newcastle (Essential).

About this employer: SDN Mesma Group is a leading specialist in post 16 education and skills, employment support and workforce development.

Disability Confident: A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long‐term health condition.

After this apprenticeship: This role offers excellent opportunities for someone seeking a long‐term career in finance.

Contact: KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

Reference code: VAC2000007766

Apply now: Closes in 14 days (Saturday 31 January 2026)