Apprentice accountant

Summary

This role will compromise of learning entry level accounting and VAT. You will be working in a city centre office and be taught how the accounting process works, starting with book keeping and working your way up to creating full financial accounts.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Christmas bonus based on performance

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

4 days in office 1 day in college

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Once taken on you will start working on your AAT level 2 course at Doncaster college, this will gain you a qualification in accounting at the end of your first year and if working well we would be looking to make the position permanent and continue putting you through your accountancy exams up to a fully qualified level.

Balancing bank accounts, this is where you enter client’s information into a spreadsheet to analyse their income and expenses for the financial year.
VAT computations, part of your jobs each month will be working out VAT calculations to see how much VAT is owed for the clients.
Dealing with new clients and handling accounting records.
You’ll learn the basic principles of accountancy, such as double-entry bookkeeping, costing and preparing financial statements, as well as how to use accountancy software

Where you'll work

64 HALL GATE
DONCASTER
DN1 3PB

Training

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

College or training organisation

DN COLLEGES GROUP

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

Training will be at Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer. 

Day release.  

You will undertake Account/Finance assistant Level 2 Standard

Accounts or finance assistant / Skills England

You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or Maths if needed.  

You will undertake both on and off-the-job job training by a team of industry-qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge, and experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths/English (grade 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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working

Other requirements

A good level of Maths and English is required.

About this company

For more than six decades, Bernard Lister & Co Accountants has been a trusted provider of professional Accountancy services to clients in Doncaster. Our team of highly qualified and experienced Chartered Certified Accountants brings vast expertise and professionalism to every aspect of your business requirements, ensuring that your financial needs are expertly handled with precision and care.

https://www.bernardlister.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There may be the opportunity to progress to the next level and a position within the company on successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Tracey Butterfield

tracey.butterfield@don.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332090.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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