Trainee Accountant Apprentice in Loughborough

At Robert Whowell & Partners LLP you can build a long-term career in accounting while working alongside other apprentices and qualified accountants, with many years of experience. We are looking for a keen and enthusiastic team player, who is diligent, professional and reliable. If this sounds like you, apply today!

Wage: £15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

Training Course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am or 9.00am - 5.00pm or 5.30pm, 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date: Monday 24 August 2026

Duration: 1 year 4 months

Positions available: 1

What you’ll do at work:

• Undertaking bookkeeping and VAT services for clients
• Preparing spreadsheets and analysing client records
• Accurate input of client information into accounting software
• Preparing simple tax calculations for sole traders and partnerships
• Liaising with colleagues and clients with queries via telephone and email
• General administrative duties such as scanning and filing of client data
• Ad hoc audit assistance

Where you’ll work: 78 Loughborough Road, Quorn, Loughborough, LE12 8DX

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

Training provider: Loughborough College

What you’ll learn:

• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation's standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule:

• Attendance to Loughborough College one day per week
• Apprenticeship sessions fortnightly to assist with portfolio building and preparation for End Point Assessment
• Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor
• On-the-job training
• Off-the-job training

Essential qualifications:

• GCSE in English (grade C/4 or above)
• GCSE in Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Skills:

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working

Other requirements: Additional training to take place at Loughborough College to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours in accordance with this apprenticeship. Please ensure you are able to travel before applying. Loughborough College has the right to close this vacancy before the end date.

After this apprenticeship: There is potential for the right candidate to progress through the apprenticeship programme with the aim of completing their AAT qualifications and moving on to further study under ACA. A good opportunity for a start to a career in accountancy and finance.

Contact: The contact for this apprenticeship is: Loughborough College, Sophia Cleaver, apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

Reference code: VAC2000036969

Closes: Closes in 27 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)