Accounts Apprentice

Summary

Join a dynamic Oxfordshire accountancy firm as an AAT Apprentice. Gain hands-on experience, real responsibility, and expert support in a beautiful rural setting with leisure perks. A unique opportunity to launch your career and progress toward chartered status.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Salary to be reviewed each April

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

8.30am to 5.15pm Monday to Wednesday 8.30am to 5.30pm Thursday 8.30am to 1.00pm Friday.

36 hours 15 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 1 month

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

Assisting with accounts preparation, bookkeeping, payrolls and tax returns
Supporting audits and specialist projects
Learning how to build strong client relationships
Developing both technical and soft skills essential for a successful accounting career

Where you'll work

9 WORTON PARK
CASSINGTON
WITNEY
OXON
OX29 4SX

Training

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

College or training organisation

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

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

Delivery model:

• Work-based training with your employer
• Day release during term time (approximately 1 day a week)
• Regular meetings with your training coordinator to monitor progress and well-being
• Level 1 Functional Skills in English (7 days at college, if required)
• Off-the-job training will count for at least 6 hours a week of an apprentice’s time at work

Qualifications included

• Level 1 Functional Skills in English (if required)
• AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting
• Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship

End Point Assessment:

• Knowledge Test - Integrated
• Interview

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade A*- C / 9 - 4)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Office is in a rural location, therefore the applicant would need a full driving licence and their own mode of transport. Please apply as soon as possible for this role. Should the right candidate be found prior to the closing date, then the vacancy may be closed early. Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session: Any new person applying for apprenticeship roles where Abingdon and Witney College deliver the training will be required to attend an Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session at Witney or Abingdon campus. This will consist of a series of initial assessments (required prior to any apprenticeship offer), completion of essential paperwork, the opportunity to find out more about the apprenticeship process, the training included, and a forum for your questions. As a new apprenticeship applicant, you will only have to undergo this process once. If you would like to talk to us about the assessments or if you would need any extra support to attend the Apprenticeship Assessment and Information Session, please call us on 01235 216216. Qualification checks: By applying for this vacancy, you are giving Abingdon and Witney College permission to undertake a Learner Record Service check on your previous qualifications. We make every effort to ensure that applicants from non-traditional academic backgrounds or those who may not have the formal GCSE entry requirements can access apprenticeships where possible. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for Apprentices is £7.55 per hour from April 2025. This applies to 16 - 18-year-old apprentices and those aged 19 and over during the first year of their apprenticeship. After this, the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies. The wage for apprentices applies to both time spent on-the-job plus time spent training.

About this company

Camerons Accountancy is well established Oxfordshire ICAEW accountancy firm with a relatively small, yet diversely talented team. We are not your typical local practice. Alongside core services like accounts preparation and tax, we offer specialist expertise in audit, R&D tax credits, M&A, and start-up advisory—typically found only in larger firms. This means you’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of clients and industries, giving you a richer, more diverse training experience.

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Company benefits

Private medical insurance. Access to onsite facilities (swimming pool & tennis court).

After this apprenticeship

Continue accountancy studies through to ICAEW qualifications.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Mike

apprenticeships@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

01235216216

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326395.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 18 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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