AAT Compliance Technician Apprentice

Summary

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 4 AAT apprenticeship with Clarity Group Intl Limited and Kaplan. You will be gaining valuable workplace experience whilst working towards the qualification.

Wage

£22,000 a year

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Please note the salary is 22000+ dependant on experience.

Training course

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

Hours

Monday - Friday shifts TBC.

35 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 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

Some of the duties will include:

Carrying out bookkeeping activities including journal postings, ledger reconciliations, VAT control accounts, PAYE control accounts & Bank reconciliations.
Assisting with receipt digitisation.
Processing client records accurately using FreeAgent, Kashflow,
Xero, and other accountancy software.
Preparation of VAT returns for review.
Assisting with general administrative duties including meeting and greeting clients, filing, answering the telephone and supporting the team to meet deadlines as required.
Process and File of Dormant Accounts to Confirmation Statements to Companies house.
Assisting with managing client expectations and deadlines.

Where you'll work

Clarity Accountants, 1st Floor, 107 Lees Road
Oldham
UK
OL4 1JW

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

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Your training plan

Professional Accounting Taxation Technician Apprenticeship Level 4 - AAT A key role within any accountancy and finance function, individuals undertaking this apprenticeship will hone their ability to create, verify and review accurate and timely financial information.

This apprenticeship can suit a variety of financial functions as there are a range of qualifications available to suit your organisation. Our Professional Accountant / Taxation Professional apprenticeship programme offers a choice of professional qualification with work-based projects.

This ensures that learning and skills are directly applied to the apprentice’s role, and maximises the time used as part of off-the-job training.

The course is made up of three mandatory units and five optional units. You must pass all the mandatory assessments and two optional unit assessments to achieve the qualification. Mandatory: Drafting and Interpreting of Financial Statements (DAIF) Applied Management Accounting (AMAC).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

AAT (grade Level 3)

GCSE or equivalent in:

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

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
Presentation skills
Administrative skills

Other requirements

Please note the salary is 22000+ dependant on experience. The office is on a bus route and is 10 minutes walk from Oldham Mumps Tram Stop. Street parking is also available at and around the office. Starting holidays are 28 days (inc Statutory holidays) with the office closing for the Christmas period, which is not taken from the annual allowance.

About this company

Our motto is 'Relationship Over Revenue' as we believe that the relationship with the client is the most important part of what we do. We hold ourselves to high standards when working with our clients and always want them to be able to understand our advice by using simple, clear and honest advice.

After this apprenticeship

The company is going through a growth spurt and there are lots of exciting things happening over the next 12 months.

There are opportunities for progression to team leader, manager or higher as we continue to grow and expand our client base.

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