L4 Accounting Apprenticeship

LEO ACADEMY TRUST

Surrey (SM3 8EQ)

Closes in 23 days (Thursday 16 July 2026)

Posted on 22 June 2026

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Summary

Are you ready to kick-start a brilliant career in finance? Do you want to earn whilst you learn, picking up real-world experience and a highly respected accounting qualification? LEO Academy Trust is seeking a driven, enthusiastic Level 4 Accounting Apprentice to join our dynamic finance team.

• Wage:

  £15,016 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

  Annual pay will be split in to 12 equal instalments, paid on the last working day of each month directly into your bank account.

• Training course: Professional accounting technician (level 4)
• Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday Exact working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate.

  36 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 1 September 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 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

As our new Accounting Apprentice, you will dive straight into the practical world of finance, playing a vital role in our daily operations. Partnering with industry-leading training provider BPP, you will work towards a recognised certificate or diploma level qualification with bodies such as AAT, ACCA, CIMA, or ICAEW over an 18-month programme.

Your key duties and learning areas will include:

• Building confidence in preparing financial statements, managing budgets, and ensuring regulatory compliance
• Supporting the wider finance team to streamline operations and apply core accounting principles
• Gaining an understanding of how financial data supports planning, forecasting, and the long-term sustainability of our Trust
• Developing analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to help build a high-performing finance environment

Where you'll work

314 Malden Road
Cheam
Sutton
Surrey
SM3 8EQ

Training

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

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 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

This is an all year round position where you will be given weekly release for online training

More training information

• The learning provider is BPP, for further information please visit their website
• Please note you must be age 18 plus to apply for this role

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade 4-9 or A - C*)
• Maths (grade 4-9 or A - C*)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

• Accountancy (grade A - C)
• Economics (grade A - C)
• Maths (grade A - C)

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
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

In strictly adhering to statutory safeguarding guidelines, all offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory pre-employment checks. As part of our commitment to keeping children safe, you will be required to obtain an enhanced DBS certificate. We will securely verify your identity, your right to work in the UK, and your professional qualifications. Where applicable, we will also carry out overseas checks. We will carefully check at least two references  and will require you to explain any gaps in your employment history. Please be aware that online searches (including social media) will also be carried out as part of our rigorous due diligence process.

About this employer

At LEO Academy Trust, we are committed to working with our wider community and to helping hard working, motivated individuals get into and get on at work. We have a proven track record of successful apprenticeship employment in various roles across our Trust and believe we are well positioned to support you in your first steps in your career.

https://www.leoacademytrust.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

20 days annual leave per academic year in addition to bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

As a minimum learners will need to have:

• Five GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), and
• Level 3 qualification such as A-Levels (or equivalent)
• Possibility of continuing towards Level 7 chartered status upon successful completion of this course

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LEO ACADEMY TRUST

Recruitment Team

Recruitment@leoacademytrust.co.uk

0208 066 7130

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038315.

Apply now

Closes in 23 days (Thursday 16 July 2026)

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