AAT Accounts Assistant Apprentice
Onyx Accountants Ltd
UK (B7 4NU)
Closes in 21 days (Sunday 4 January 2026)
Posted on 12 December 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 4 apprenticeship with Onyx Accountants Ltd and Kaplan. You will be gaining valuable workplace experience whilst working towards the AAT Level 4 qualification.
- Wage
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£19,500 a year
- Training course
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
Shifts to be confirmed
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 26 January 2026
- 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
Job duties:
- Dealing with basic bookkeeping
- Processing and paying invoices
- Recording receipts and payments
- Preparing and checking ledger balances and other monthly and yearly accounts
- Assisting with preparation work for tax returns and VAT returns
- Using computerised accounting systems
- Assisting with preparation work for both statutory and management accounts
- Assisting in preparation of management accounts
Where you'll work
Onyx House 12 Phoenix Business Park
Birmingham
UK
B7 4NU
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
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
- Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
- Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
- Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
- Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
- Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
- Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
- Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
- Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
- Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
- Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
- Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
- Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
- Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
- Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
- Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
- Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
- Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
- Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Training schedule
Professional Accounting Taxation Technician Apprenticeship Level 4- AAT
A key role within any accountancy and finance function, individuals undertaking this apprenticeship will hone their ability to create, verify and review accurate and timely financial information. This apprenticeship can suit a variety of financial functions as there are a range of qualifications available to suit your organisation.
Our Professional Accountant / Taxation Professional apprenticeship programme offers a choice of professional qualification with work based projects. This ensures that learning and skills are directly applied to the apprentice’s role, and maximises the time used as part of off-the-job training.
The course is made up of three mandatory units and five optional units. You must pass all the mandatory assessments and two optional unit assessments to achieve the qualification.
Mandatory:
- Drafting and Interpreting of Financial Statements (DAIF)
- Applied Management Accounting (AMAC)
- Internal Accounting Systems and Controls (INAC)
Optional:
- Business Tax (BNTA)
- Personal Tax (PNTA)
- Audit and Assurance (AUDT)
- Cash and Financial Management (CSFT)
- Credit and Debt Management (CRDM)
You will also be required to complete an End Point Assessment (EPA), which will include a role simulation exam and discussion or reflective statement with supporting portfolio.
- Training will be provided by attending either face-to-face classroom based lessons or Live Online
- An apprenticeship has to be relevant to the job you are undertaking and you must dedicate 20% of your time towards it
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- Maths (grade 9-4)
Other 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
Other requirements
Standard holidays and pension. Parking available at office. Located close to Aston express way with public transport links close to the office and city centre.
About this employer
We are an accountancy practice based in Aston, Birmingham and Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. As finance and business advisory specialists we do more than taking care of the books. By sharing our knowledge, and keeping you up to date with the latest practises, we can help you make the right decisions for your business or individual needs. Our support services take care of your day-to-day finances, and our business solutions help to secure the future of your company.
After this apprenticeship
- Possibility to progress onto a full time position upon completion of the apprenticeship
- Possibility of progressing to chartered level qualification (subject to review upon completion of Level 7 apprenticeship)
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004674.
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Closes in 21 days (Sunday 4 January 2026)
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