Advanced AAT Apprentice (Income Team)
Buckinghamshire County Council
Aylesbury (HP20 1UD)
Closes in 31 days (Sunday 15 March 2026)
Posted on 12 February 2026
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Summary
We’re looking for an ambitious, energetic & attention-to-detail person to join our Income Team within Finance. You’ll combine work-based training with achieving a L3 Advanced qualification in AAT. In this role, you’ll contribute to the work of the Income Team, working for one of the largest employers in the county.
- Wage
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£14,566 a year
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The salary will increase in the second year of your apprenticeship to £19,292 if you are aged 19-20, or £23,556 if you are aged 21 or above.
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 7 April 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
In this role you’ll contribute to the work of the Income Team and study to achieve the Level 3 AAT apprenticeship throughout the duration of your time with us. We’ll give you time during your working week for study and assessments- which means no evening or weekend study is required!
You will work towards being able to undertake the range of duties listed below:
- Transactional processing across a variety of Finance Systems
- System administration & maintenance
- Banking & reconciliations
- Mailbox administration
- Communication with internal and external customers
Where you'll work
County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1UD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
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
- As part of this role, you will undertake and complete an Assistant Accountant Level 3 qualification with AAT
- At the end of this apprenticeship, you have an AAT Level 2 Booking Foundation Certificate and a Level 3 Diploma in Accounting which are nationally recognised qualifications
- You will have the opportunity to learn in your role and will be provided with approximately one day per week in term time to study. You will be given one day a week to attend in person training at one of our Bucks Adult Learning sites
The training you will be completed as part of the Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard includes:
- Management Accounting: Budgeting
- Management Accounting: Decision and Control
- Financial Statements for Limited Companies
- Accounting Systems and Controls
- Credit Management
- Cash Treasury Management
All modules of this apprenticeship will include in-person lessons, online exams, exam revision and a workplace project.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C / 9-4)
- maths (grade A*-C / 9-4)
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
- Number skills
- Initiative
Other requirements
You should have the ability to converse with ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (Code of Practice: English language requirements for public sector workers 2016) Some travel may be necessary, as we work across a variety of locations, and expenses will be provided for this. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions. Please note: You will not be eligible for this post if you have a degree in the same subject as this apprenticeship, or other qualifications in the same subject at an equivalent level.
About this employer
The Income Team are responsible for ensuring that income received from our customers is correctly distributed across the organisation. We deal with large volumes of transactions daily, with a real emphasis on accuracy and efficiency across processing, maintenance, and reconciliations.
Being a centralised Team, we assist our colleagues across all the councils’ various directorates, meaning there is a lot of variety across the various types of work that we are involved in. This provides a great opportunity to build working relationships with a large variety of colleagues across the organisation.
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Company benefits
Paid holiday package. Join our generous Pension scheme. Get 50% off of Arriva bus travel. Receive a range of restaurant, shop & gym discounts through our Employee Benefits scheme. Apply for a TOTEM Card (formerly called the NUS Extra card).
After this apprenticeship
- We cannot guarantee a permanent position following the completion of the apprenticeship, however, this is a great opportunity to start a career in finance
- AAT is a well-recognised professional body, and coupled alongside practical working experience within a large organisation, this is a great entry opportunity for anyone with an interest in building a career within finance
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015002.
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Closes in 31 days (Sunday 15 March 2026)
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