Assistant Accountant Apprentice
TM ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE LTD
Darlington (DL1 1LA)
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 16 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 October 2025
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Summary
We are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic person to join our Accountancy practice. The ideal candidate will have an interest in accounting and will work towards completing a level 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Competitive rates paid, from £11778 to £14040, subject to age and experience
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am - 3pm with a day release to college
This apprenticeship is 15 months plus 3 months for the End Point Assessment and gateway.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 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
Main Duties/responsibilities will include:
- To assist in the provision of a Finance Service whilst developing the skills needed to achieve the Level 3 AAT qualification
- The role will cover a wide variety of tasks such as income, supplier payments and accounting
Finance duties can include:
- Processing and coding expenditure payments, including invoices and petty cash
- Bank reconciliations
- Processing journals
- Processing and coding income transactions
- Attend college/training provider as and when required and meet the demands of qualification requirements, working with the training provider to ensure qualification is obtained within set timescales
- Meet deadlines of college/training provider
- Efficient use of IT back-office systems, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word (training will be provided where appropriate)
- To maintain a confidential (manual and electronic) filing system to ensure that accurate, up-to-date information is available
- To prepare and dispatch standardised letters and e-mails as directed to the required standards and timescales
- To undertake filing, photocopying, collation of information and general clerical work
- To undertake standard word-processing, presentation work, spreadsheet work and database input as required
- Liaise with the line manager for additional duties as required
- To support the administrative processes carried out in the office
- To respect the confidential nature of the work and protect personal information in accordance with data protection regulations and policies in place
Where you'll work
Unit 1A/1B
Birch House, 80 Eastmount Road
Darlington
DL1 1LA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DARLINGTON 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
- Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Standard
- Location: Unit 1A/1B Birch House, 80 Eastmount Road, Darlington DL1 1LA
- Working 5 days per week, inclusive of 1 day per week for study at Darlington College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Common sense
- Reliable
- Motivated
- Thorough
Other requirements
GCSE maths and English grade 5 or willingness to successfully achieve by apprenticeship completion is essential. Previous experience in accounting or AAT Level 2 is required. Please note that in line with UK apprenticeship regulations, you must have a valid and eligible residency status and the right to work in England. This should cover the entire expected term of learning and residency should be held for a minimum of 3 years. Exceptions may apply. Please see apprenticeship funding rules for full guidance.
About this employer
TM Accountancy and Finance, a professional Darlington accounting firm founded in 2020, has many combined years of experience. Our expertise have proven to be invaluable as we have assisted hundreds of clients throughout the nation, who have came to TM Accountancy and Finance in the search of a personal and dependable service. Our reputation is based on our willingness to go above and beyond for each and every client we serve. The TM Accountancy and Finance team will be more than happy to assist you in any way we can, whether you are a new business looking for help, a sole trader seeking financial advice or help with your VAT returns.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you may have opportunity to progress within the business by continuing on to Level 4 AAT or other means of accounts qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DARLINGTON COLLEGE
Nagina Patrai
npatrai@darlington.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344716.
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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 16 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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