Accounts Assistant Apprentice (AAT)

A G SMITH LTD

Grimsby (DN37 7DP)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 30 May 2025)

Posted on 13 May 2025

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Summary

Our accountancy apprenticeship will expose you to a wide variety of industries, services and experience. We fully fund all of your training as you work towards becoming AAT qualified.

Wage

£19,048 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 2 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

  • Preparation of bookkeeping, VAT Returns & CIS Returns for clients
  • Use of spreadsheets, cloud-based accounting software, third-party administration applications etc. (tech-focused working)
  • Implement cloud bookkeeping software into businesses, training clients & their team
  • Assistance with the preparation of management accounts, statutory accounts and tax computations under the direction of your Pod
  • Assistance with the preparation of specialised services commensurate with training/development requirements

Where you'll work

Unit 8, Laceby Business Park
Grimsby Road, Laceby
Grimsby
DN37 7DP

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • 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 with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • 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.
  • 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 with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • 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.

Your training plan

  • Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
  • At work, 1 dedicated day per week for studying

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A-C/9-4 as a minimum)
  • Maths (grade A-C/9-4 as a minimum)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

A G Smith & Co are a long-established independent firm of Chartered Certified Accountants based in Laceby, looking after businesses all over the Lincolnshire and Humber area. Using the very latest software, technology and innovation, we are a proactive accountancy business that offers its employees career development in a relaxed and modern working-environment.

https://www.agsaccountants.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

A brand-new, custom designed office in Laceby. Fully decked kitchens & Refresh Room (inc. pool table). Additional Leave Company Events Company Pension Employee mentoring programme Free Parking On-site parking

After this apprenticeship

  • Continue studying AAT qualification up to Level 4
  • Consider further studies, ACCA

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

A G SMITH LTD

Courtney Lamb

cjl@agsaccountants.co.uk

01472 341444

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320276.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 30 May 2025)

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