Apprentice Senior Accountant

Summary

Are you looking to secure a career in accounting? Do you possess a flair for mathematics and see yourself as having good numerical ability? Rana & Co are recruiting for a Semi-Senior Accounts apprentice to join their team within their Nottingham office!

Wage

£20,722.50 a year

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Training course

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday, start between 8am & 9.30am to 4pm & 5.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 July 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

Reconciling bank accounts
Reconciling balance sheet accounts. E.G VAT, PAYE etc.
Entering accounts data onto Xero accounting software platform
Recording and extracting bookkeeping data from Xero software and external client software
Updating client records through Xero
Management Accounting
Strategic Accounting
Handling business tax and personal tax enquires
Assisting with VAT returns and month-end
Making sure money laundering checks are done at the start of every account job
Undertaking the role of covering reception at times within busy periods
Ensuring that deadlines are met for assigned Bookkeeping and Accounts jobs

Where you'll work

178 Berridge Road
Nottingham
NG7 6HT

Training

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

College or training organisation

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

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 when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
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, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Your training plan

Professional Accounting or Taxation Technician Level 4

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including Maths and English (grade 5/B)

Other in:

Assistant Accountant Level 3 (grade Pass)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience

About this company

We have many years’ experience helping companies to maintain their profits and utilise the growing services that we provide to help their businesses grow. Operating from strategic locations around the UK and overseas, we have been working hard to provide financial and accountancy services that suit the needs of all our customers and provide the support they need as their business grows and flourishes.

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After this apprenticeship

Chance to become full-time member of the team.

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