Accounts Apprentice

KP SIMPSON LTD

JARROW (NE32 5JA)

Closes in 21 days (Saturday 16 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 July 2025

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Summary

KP Simpson are looking to recruit a trainee accounts apprentice to join their ever-growing team. The successful candidate will work towards an AAT Level 2 qualification and will support with all accounts duties to include VAT returns, bookkeeping, updating client records and more!

Wage

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

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm 30 min lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 2 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

  • Analysing client records
  • Producing a full set of accounts
  • VAT Returns
  • Bookkeeping
  • General administration
  • Updating client records

Where you'll work

172-174 ALBERT ROAD
JARROW
NE32 5JA

Training

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

Training provider

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

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.

Training schedule

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2).

1 day at Newcastle training centre.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Based in South Tyneside, North East Accountants KP Simpson specialise in individual and small business accountancy.

After this apprenticeship

To be offered a permanent position.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333743.

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Closes in 21 days (Saturday 16 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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