AAT Finance Apprentice
Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
UK (EC4A 1BW)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 17 October 2025)
Posted on 30 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 3 with Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP and Kaplan. You will be dealing with invoices, accounts and reports whilst working towards the AAT level 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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35 hours per week. Monday to Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 28 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
This is an exciting opportunity to start your career in finance whilst working towards a Level 3 AAT qualification. As a Finance Apprentice, you will be a part of a supportive finance team where you will develop practical skills across core accounting functions and collaborate with colleagues across the firm, including Partners and Business Support teams.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
Purchase ledger: Processing invoices, reconciling supplier accounts and managing employee expenses.
Billing: Assisting with client billing processes.
Cashiering: Supporting payment runs, petty cash handling and billing tasks.
Time recording and reporting: Helping manage time entries and preparing financial reports.
Where you'll work
15 Fetter Lane
London
UK
EC4A 1BW
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
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
Advanced Diploma - AAT Level 3 Advanced builds on the knowledge gained in the Foundation level. If you work in accounts or have studied accountancy before, you may be able to start at this level. You’ll learn complex accounting techniques, and master a number of accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants. This level will encourage you to master more complex accounting principles in both Bookkeeping and Management Accounting. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4. To pass this level you’ll need to study five units (also known as subjects), which are all mandatory. Four of the units are examined individually and there is also a synoptic assessment that you’ll take towards the end of the level, which incorporates the final two units as well as drawing on all of the other units you’ve s ...
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Basic Maths (grade A* - C)
- Standard English (grade A* - C)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Benefits include: 25 days annual leave (plus a day off over Christmas and for your birthday and the option to buy or sell up to 3 days per year). Pension. Income protection. Life assurance. Private health insurance. Long service awards. Health screening, a wellbeing allowance and an employee assistance programme.
About this employer
Peters and Peters is a specialist law firm focused on heavyweight disputes and renowned for our work in business crime and civil litigation with an impressive, global client base. Clients come to us in serious situations, where reputation, livelihood and liberty are at risk. Our work is often very high profile, and our clients include multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments and investors.
After this apprenticeship
18-month FTC but may be opportunity for growth within the team if successful.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344382.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 17 October 2025)
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