Accountancy Apprenticeship - Digital Finance
BHP LLP
York (YO24 1AH)
Closes on Friday 15 August 2025
Posted on 23 May 2025
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Summary
At BHP, you’ll do more than balance books. From day one, you’ll be working on real client projects, gaining hands-on experience and developing your professional skills alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. You’ll be supported to study towards your AAT Level 3 qualification through a fully funded training programme.
- Wage
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£20,183 a year
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Potential for salary increases are reviewed annually and implemented each October, as appropriate. Starting salary for individuals age 21 or above will be £24,629 p/a
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, typically 8.30am - 5.00pm or 9.00am - 5.30pm, with an hour lunch break
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Work as part of a team to deliver accountancy services to the BHP Digital Finance Team's clients, including; preparing accounts, completing tax returns, attending client meetings and corresponding with clients and professional contacts
- Gaining practical work experience to support exam progress.
- Developing the skills and behaviours required for a successful career in accountancy
Where you'll work
Rievaulx House, 1 St. Marys Court
Blossom Street
York
YO24 1AH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
FIRST INTUITION LEEDS 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
- Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Day release
- Leeds study centre
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- at least 3 subjects, in addition to English/Maths (grade 4/C)
- English Language (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
A Level in:
any 3 subjects or equivalent excl. General Studies (grade 96 UCAS points in total)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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
About this company
BHP are one of leading independent firms of chartered accountants in the North of England, with over 450 people at our offices in Sheffield, Chesterfield, Cleckheaton, Leeds and York. We're ranked within the Top 40 firms nationally by Accountancy Age. We’re proud to be a certified Great Place To Work®, known for our collaborative spirit, commitment to wellbeing, and genuine investment in our people. We offer a whole range of business and advisory services to our clients, who operate across the entire business spectrum. We're recruiting now across our offices for apprentices in Accounting, Audit and Taxation.
Company benefits
Full study support, 22 days annual leave, Westfield Healthcare, pension and life insurance of 3x salary
After this apprenticeship
- Move on to Level 7 Chartered Qualification (ACCA) to become a Chartered Accountant
- BHP has a structured career development programme in place. Many of our Partners and senior team members started where you are now
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BHP LLP
Frankie Hudson
Recruit@bhp.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322523.
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Closes on Friday 15 August 2025
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