Accounts apprentice

LENTELLS LTD

SOMERSET (TA20 1FA)

Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026

Posted on 18 March 2026

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Summary

We have opportunities for an accounts apprentice to join our Chard office. The successful candidate will study towards the AAT qualification via day release study.

The position is 37.5 hours per week including one day per week attending college during term time. 4 weeks holiday plus bank holidays. 

Wage

£16,000 a year

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Training course
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday. 7.5 hours per day, plus 30 minutes for lunch. Hours are normally 8.30am to 4.30pm. One day per week college (in term time).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Saturday 1 August 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

Responsibilities include:

  • General administration to support the team
  • Preparation of accounts
  • Providing bookkeeping services  
  • Preparing and submitting VAT returns
  • Working as part of a team to provide excellent service to our clients
  • Attend college, undertake course work and complete exams 
  • Undertake, collate and gather evidence of OTJTR (off the job training requirements) as stipulated by the AAT  
  • Any other associated and/or ad-hoc tasks and duties

Where you'll work

17-18 LEACH ROAD
CHARD BUSINESS PARK
CHARD
SOMERSET
TA20 1FA

Training

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

Training provider

YEOVIL COLLEGE

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

Training will provided on the job and one day a week at college (in term time).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 3 other GCSE's (grade 4 minimum)
  • English (grade B)
  • Maths (grade B)

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
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

Lentells have three offices and the position offered is in the Chard office. We have free onsite parking. Lentells are a Mindful Employer and have trained Mental Health First Aiders in all offices. You will have a starting annual leave entitlement of 20 days plus bank holidays. 

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Company benefits

We have a company pension scheme that you can contribute to when eligible and a private health insurance scheme (when eligible).

After this apprenticeship

After completing Level 3 AAT, there will be the opportunity to progress to Level 4 AAT.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LENTELLS LTD

Richard Lowe

HR@lentells.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021799.

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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026