Accounts Apprentice

CT Skills

Annecy Court, Ferry Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0QJ (KT7 0QJ)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

Posted on 17 September 2025

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Summary

Your role will focus on clients' bookkeeping (posting of transactions, bank reconciliations and ledger reconciliations using Xero), providing support to clients on finance matters, learning and teamwork.

Wage

£13,741 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 Thursday 8.30am to 5.30pm / Friday 8.30am to 1pm.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 13 October 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

  • Starting your day by checking in with the team to review client priorities
  • Processing invoices, matching payments, and reconciling bank statements in Xero
  • Helping to keep client accounts accurate and up to date 
  • Assisting with client reports, following up on outstanding invoices, and ensuring all financial records are organised
  • Supporting colleagues with various client bookkeeping tasks
  • Spending time learning and developing your skills: studying for AAT modules, reviewing your work with a mentor/or exploring new features in Xero
  • Wrap up by updating client files, checking your task list, and preparing for tomorrow
  • You'll finish the day knowing you've contributed to real client accounts and grown your accounting skills

Where you'll work

Annecy Court, Ferry Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0QJ
KT7 0QJ

Training

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

Training provider

CT SKILLS 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

You'll attend monthly online 1-2-1 meetings (online via Teams every month. NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor to learn modules including general business, understanding your organisation, accounting systems & processes, basic accounting & ethical standards. You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

None required (grade None required)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Initiative
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

LK & Associates Limited is a multi-award winning practice with an excellent reputation for client care and commercial insight. Providing a range of accountancy, tax, and financial consulting services to a diverse client base (individuals, sole traders, partnerships, and small limited companies) it focuses on growth businesses and entrepreneurs.

After this apprenticeship

As with any apprenticeship opportunity, if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team, there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342596.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 10 October 2025)

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