Accounts Apprentice

TAYLOR VINEY AND MARLOW GROUP LTD

INGATESTONE (CM4 9DW)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 July 2025

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Summary

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Accounts Apprentice to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start their career in accounting and gain hands-on experience while working towards their accounting qualifications.

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a half-hour lunch break

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

Key Responsibilities:
• Learn and prepare all aspects of weekly and monthly payroll.
• Process pension contributions within payroll.
• Communicate with clients and HMRC via telephone and email.
• Prepare quarterly VAT Returns for clients to be electronically filed
with HMRC.
• Perform bookkeeping tasks, using accounting software to enter
data and reconcile bank accounts.
• Prepare clients' personal tax returns for submission to HMRC.
• Provide administrative support to the accounting team as needed.
• Handle general office duties

Where you'll work

46-54 HIGH STREET
INGATESTONE
CM4 9DW

Training

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

Training provider

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD LIMITED

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

The successful candidate will be required to attend weekday courses at First Intuition Chelmsford, Southend or Colchester to study towards their Level 2 AAT qualification
In addition to this, you will have mentoring towards the apprenticeship knowledge, skills, and behaviours

The employer will also consider the apprentice completing AAT Level 3, depending on prior qualification history.

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4 or C and above)

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working

About this employer

We are a reputable ICAEW firm and part of the UK200 group. We are dedicated to providing exceptional accounting and auditing services for our clients. We pride ourselves on our commitment to professional development and our supportive work environment.

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

After this apprenticeship

Career progression opportunities within the firm, including the opportunity to work on the audit team once trained.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST INTUITION CHELMSFORD LIMITED

Naomi Reed

Naomireed@fi.co.uk

01245 209900

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334379.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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