Accounting Apprentice

JOSHUA LEIGH AND CO LIMITED

159 High St, Barnet (EN5 5SU)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 12 June 2026)

Posted on 13 May 2026

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Summary

You will be joining a young, modern, practice with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Their newly built office is all open plan and there's a great mix of clients you will get to build relationships with. Your role will involve general office administration & accounts preparation, Xero bookkeeping, Management accounts, and VAT.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 15 June 2026

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

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

  • Filing, scanning & other admin duties. 
  • Preparation of annual accounts. 
  • Supporting the bookkeeping team & basic Xero bookkeeping. 
  • Maintaining sales and purchase ledger. 
  • Spreadsheet reports & reconciliations. 
  • Data entry & bank analysis. 
  • Checking supporting documents against invoices. 
  • Supplier statement reconciliation. 
  • Processing client queries. 
  • Completion of bank reconciliations. 
  • Credit card and petty cash analysis, posting and reconciliations. 
  • Preparation of management accounts. 
  • Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.

Where you'll work

159 High St, Barnet
EN5 5SU

Training

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

Training provider

CT SKILLS LIMITED

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

You'll work towards the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting through monthly 1-to-1 online sessions (via MS Teams - so NO classroom OR college). Your AAT Tutor will support you with the study and completion of the Mandatory Qualification 'Certificate in Accounting.' This contains 4 modules that will each take approximately 2 months each to complete. You will sit a mandatory online exam after completing each module that you must pass in order to gain your AAT Level 2 Qualification.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

None required (grade None required)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Initiative
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Joshua Leigh & Co are a modern chartered accountancy firm built around people, care and consistency, supporting growing businesses with dependable, responsive financial guidance, delivered by a stable team who takes the time to get things right.

After this apprenticeship

As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000031382.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 12 June 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.