ACCA Accountant Apprentice
Mott MacDonald
UK (CR0 2NA)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 8 August 2025)
Posted on 23 July 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a Level 7 apprenticeship with Mott MacDonald and Kaplan. You will be dealing with accounts, financial reports and procurement operations whilst working towards the ACCA qualification.
- Wage
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£21,200 a year
- Training course
- Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
- Hours
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37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 11 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
Key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in the preparation and review of monthly management reports
- Assisting in month-end and year-end closing processes
- Participating in the year-end restructuring process
- Supporting the team during the budget and forecasting process
- Supporting cost centre reviews, variance analysis, and identifying cost-saving opportunities
- Helping implement management accounts policies and procedures
- Collaborating with various departments to gather and analyse financial information
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly journals
- Assisting in reconciling certain balance sheet accounts
- Assisting in the timely allocation and approval of AP invoices and PO support
- Supporting in the set up overhead projects
- Assisting the management accounts team on ad hoc tasks as required
For more information about this vacancy please contact Kaplan on kaplan.recruitment@kaplan.co.uk (Ref ID: 272651).
Where you'll work
Croydon Renaissance House, 12 Dingwall Rd
Croydon
UK
CR0 2NA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
Training course
Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Build trusted and sustainable relationships with individuals and organisations. Consistently support individuals and collaborate to achieve results as part of a team.
- Influence the impact of business decisions on relevant and affected communities based on an appreciation of different organisations and the environments in which they operate.
- Communicate in a clear, articulate and appropriate manner. Adapt communications to suit different situations, individuals or teams.
- Identify ethical dilemmas, understand the implications and behave appropriately. Understand their legal responsibilities, both within the letter and the spirit of the law, as well as be aware of the procedures for reporting concerns over potentially unethical activities.
- Take ownership of allocated projects and effectively manage their own time and the time of others. Demonstrate good project management skills to deliver high quality work within the appropriate timeline. Act as a role model and motivate others to deliver results.
- Evaluate information quickly and draw accurate conclusions. Assess a problem from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered. Gather the appropriate facts and evidence in order to make decisions effectively.
Training schedule
ACCA Level 7
There are three levels including Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills and Strategic Professional.
Applied Knowledge helps you understand the role of accounting in the business environment, and develop the practical skills and techniques expected of an accountant working in business.
The area you will cover include:
- Business and Technology
- Management Accounting
- Financial Accounting
- Applied Skills encourages you to develop a broad understanding of the role of accounting in business, and how to interpret financial information
The area you will cover include:
- Corporate and business law (ENG) (LW)
- Performance Management (PM)
- Taxation (TX-UK)
- Financial Reporting (FR)
- Audit and Assurance (AA)
- Financial Management (FM)
By studying Strategic Professional, you’ll learn advanced techniques, skills, and the professional ethics required of an accountant or consultant operating at a senior level. Once you’ve successfully passed you can apply to be a full member of ACCA.
The area you will cover include:
Essentials
- Strategic Business Leader
- Strategic Business Reporting
Options
- Advanced Financial Management
- Advanced Performance Management
- Advanced Taxation
- Advanced Audit and Assurance
The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be successful in this job role, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Leadership, Planning and Prioritisation and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.
The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9-5)
- Maths (grade 9-5)
A Level or equivalent in:
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
- AAT (grade Level 4)
- Degree (grade Any)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Working hours are 9.00am - 5.30pm. Public transport - closest station being East Croydon. 33 days holiday (including bank holidays and company nominated days). Pension- min 4.5% of monthly salary for pension contributions and the Company match to make a total of 9%, can exchange more pension contribution through Pebbles, but the company will not match higher than 7% of monthly salary. Benefits- will be eligible subject to policy terms and eligibility requirements, to participate in any benefit schemes that are provided by us, as follows: Death in service four times reference salary, Accident insurance, private medical health cash plan, company sick pay, depending on length of service. Access to other benefits through our Pebbles.
About this employer
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.We are a diverse organisation with 18,700 colleagues working on projects in 150 countries.
After this apprenticeship
All apprentices are hired as an FTC. Once the apprenticeship is completed there would be an opportunity to stay within their role as part of the team, or apply for other opportunities across the group should they wish.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333424.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 8 August 2025)
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