Apprentice Assistant Accountant (Level 3)

AMSDEN YOUNG LTD

Loughborough (LE11 3GE)

Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 September 2025

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Summary

The role involves data entry, maintaining financial records, processing invoices, reconciling bank statements, assisting with payroll, handling administrative tasks, and supporting month-end and year-end financial tasks.

Wage

£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Starting pay open for discussion.

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm (open for discussion).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 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

  • Assisting with daily financial transactions, including data entry and maintaining accurate records using accounting software.
  • Processing invoices, and supporting the reconciliation of bank statements.
  • Supporting payroll preparation and contributing to month-end and year-end financial reporting tasks.
  • Performing general administrative duties such as filing, responding to finance-related queries, and organizing financial documents.

Where you'll work

Epinal Way
Loughborough
LE11 3GE

Training

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

Training provider

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Training schedule

Attendance at college will be required one day or two evenings per week, alongside additional attendance at fortnightly Apprenticeship sessions to assist with portfolio building and preparation for End Point Assessment.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Other in:

L2 AAT (grade Pass/Achieved)

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
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

Accountancy & taxation services.

http://www.amsdenyoung.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

28 days annual leave (including bank holidays), work from home on a Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

After this apprenticeship

To be a qualified Assistant Accountant.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Sophia Cleaver

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341860.

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Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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