AAT Accounts Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship - Expenditure

Kaplan International Pathways

UK (SE1 9QQ)

Closes in 16 days (Saturday 31 May 2025)

Posted on 14 May 2025

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Summary

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 3 association of accounting technicians with Kaplan International Pathways, alongside Kaplan. You will be dealing with invoices, cash management, balance sheet and financial reports whilst working towards the AAT level 3 qualification.

Wage

£27,008 a year

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 9 June 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

We are looking for a someone who wants to undertake our apprenticeship programme to become AAT qualified. It is principally an Accounts Assistant role, providing support to our accounts payable function for our UK Pathways business. The role will have key responsibilities in the day to day running of the business, working closely with the rest of the Accounts Payables Team to ensure smooth running of the expenditure process. There is regular day to day and weekly tasks but also ad-hoc work to ensure no two days are the same.

The role will have broad exposure across the expenditure process, and there will be plenty of opportunities for ad hoc project work to improve our processes and to gain exposure to other teams within Finance and across the broader business. As an employee of an American-owned company, we have exposure to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, which require adhering to a rigorous control environment.

The apprenticeship will involve a high degree of autonomy so if you are someone who likes control over your work and enjoys organising your day, this apprenticeship will suit you. You will also benefit from working in a supportive team with colleagues who will be eager to help and train you. We are keen for you to contribute ideas on ways of working and will give you opportunities to influence decisions about how we do things.

Job duties include:-

  • Processing invoices for all departments on a timely basis
  • Regular contact with suppliers on statements, invoices and remittance queries
  • Assisting with queries from the wider business on expenditure and building relationships throughout the business
  • Process payment run batches for suppliers on a weekly basis
  • Assisting with month end accounting for key expenditure areas including:
  • Accounts payable and accruals
  • Credit Card expenditure
  • Staff expenditure
  • Assisting with monthly Carbon Reporting work
  • Assisting with month end reconciliations for bank accounts, creditors and suspense accounts
  • Upholding and maintaining relevant finance controls (including SOX)
  • Processing ad-hoc payment requests
  • Supporting settlement of our intercompany payable balances including inputting intercompany invoices into our system
  • Supporting the team during audits, providing information to internal and external auditors
  • Continual review and improvement within day to day processes

Other ad hoc tasks can be focussed on developmental areas and could include:

  • Support to the Head of Audit and Compliance in the production of statutory accounts
  • Involvement in ad hoc projects designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our financial accounting close e.g. automating tasks), as well as visibility of the balance sheet to non-finance users (analytical reporting)
  • These responsibilities may vary over time and are not exhaustive

Where you'll work

4th Floor Bridge House, 4 Borough High Street
London
UK
SE1 9QQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

Advanced Diploma - AAT Level 3

Advanced builds on the knowledge gained in the Foundation level. If you work in accounts or have studied accountancy before, you may be able to start at this level. You’ll learn complex accounting techniques, and master a number of accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants.

This level will encourage you to master more complex accounting principles in both Bookkeeping and Management Accounting. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4.

To pass this level you’ll need to study five units (also known as subjects), which are all mandatory. Four of the units are examined individually and there is also a synoptic assessment that you’ll take towards the end of the level, which incorporates the final two units as well as drawing on all of the other units you’ve studied at this level.

The area you will cover include:

  • Advanced Bookkeeping
  • Final Accounts Preparation
  • Management Accounting: Costing
  • Indirect Tax
  • Advanced Synoptic Assessment

The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be a successful Assistant Accountant, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Embracing Change and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.

The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the AAT qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 9-5)
  • Maths (grade 9-5)

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
  • Creative

Other requirements

This is a hybrid working role between our Head Office in London Bridge, and from home. Our finance team works from our Head Office every Monday and Thursday. You should be able and willing to be office based for these days each week. This is a permanent full time role in our Accounts Payable Team, who are responsible for ensuring that invoices and payments are properly approved, processed on a timely basis and controlling expenses to help maintain an accurate balance sheet for our UK Pathways business. You will work closely with our two Accounts Assistants and report into our Finance Manager – Expenditure. Holiday: 28 days Pension: Aviva – 4% employee contribution, 4% employer contribution Benefits: 20% of working hours being dedicated to off job training to work towards your qualification Medical cashback plan Life assurance scheme Cycle to work scheme

About this company

Kaplan International Pathways, a division of Kaplan Inc., offers life-changing study opportunities for international students from more than 100 countries around the world. Our university preparation programmes provide a blend of English language training, academic modules and study skills to ensure that students have the skills they need to progress to and excel on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes at leading universities. We call these programmes ‘Pathways’.

After this apprenticeship

Progression and further development within the business for the right candidate.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320615.

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Closes in 16 days (Saturday 31 May 2025)

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