Apprentice Accountant
MAYNARD HEADY LLP
CANVEY ISLAND (SS8 9DE)
Closes in 19 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 June 2025
Contents
Summary
Preparation of VAT returns and accounts for clients in multiple industries. Study package included.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
(1 hour lunch between 1pm and 2pm)
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
- Preparation of VAT returns using Excel, Xero, Sage and Quickbooks
- Preparation of CIS returns and submission to HMRC
- Data entry of bank transactions, sales ledger and purchase ledger into Excel, Xero, Sage and Quickbooks
- Member of the audit team carrying out detailed testing, stock attendance etc.
- Reconciliation of bank, sales and purchase control accounts
- Preparation of Income and Expenditure accounts
- Preparation of small limited company accounts
- Answering the telephone in a polite manner directing calls and enquiries if secretarial staff are unavailable
- Making drinks for members of staff and clients when requested
Where you'll work
MATRIX HOUSE
12-16 LIONEL ROAD
CANVEY ISLAND
SS8 9DE
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 CHELMSFORD 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
The successful candidate will be required to attend weekday courses, once a week, at First Intuition to study towards their AAT Level 3 qualification as well as mentoring towards the Level 3 Apprenticeship knowledge, skills, and behaviours
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths and English (grade 5 or above)Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
Maths based subject (grade C or above)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
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Maynard Heady LLP are a medium sized accountancy and audit firm based in Canvey Island and Maldon. We are a six-partner firm, employing approximately 50 employees, and offer training in ACA, ACCA and AAT qualifications. We have an extremely varied client base across many different industries, providing services such as accounts preparation, audit, tax advice, VAT compliance and payroll.
After this apprenticeship
- Possible progression to a higher-level apprenticeship upon successful completion of the level 3 apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD LIMITED
Amy Sawyer
amysawyer@fi.co.uk
01245 209900
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325928.
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Closes in 19 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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