Assistant Accountant L3 Apprenticeship - Wraysbury
BLACK & WHITE ACCOUNTING LIMITED
Staines-Upon-Thames (TW19 6HG)
Closes in 30 days (Sunday 27 September 2026)
Posted on 27 August 2026
Contents
Summary
Black and White Accounting are looking for a new apprentice accountant. You will be studying toward your Accounts Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship qualification.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 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
As an Accounts Assistant Apprentice at Black & White Accounting, you’ll join a friendly, supportive team and get stuck into real client work straight away.
You won’t just be making tea or watching from the sidelines — you’ll be developing practical skills that will set you up for a future career in accounting.
Your day-to-day could include bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll, CIS, year-end accounts and personal tax returns. You’ll also contact clients to gather records and information, help answer their questions and build great relationships with them, giving you valuable experience in customer service and client communication too.
You’ll work with different businesses, industries and accounting software, so there will always be something new to learn. As your skills and confidence grow, you’ll be trusted with more responsibility and encouraged to take ownership of your work.
Day-Day Responsibilities:
- Carry out bookkeeping and maintain accurate financial records for clients.
- Assist with preparing VAT returns, year-end accounts and personal tax returns.
- Support payroll processing and CIS submissions.
- Contact clients to request records, documents and any missing information needed to complete their work.
- Build positive relationships with clients by answering queries and providing friendly, professional customer service.
- Use accounting software and digital systems to process and organise financial information.
- Support the wider accounts team with day-to-day client work and administrative tasks.
- Take responsibility for meeting deadlines and keeping client records up to date.
- Develop technical accounting knowledge and apply learning from the AAT Level 3 qualification in the workplace.
Where you'll work
Wraysbury Hall
Ferry Lane, Wraysbury
Staines-Upon-Thames
TW19 6HG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Assist with the investigation of, 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 a range of approaches and media, with an understanding of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
- Assist with the investigation of, 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 a range of approaches and media, with an understanding of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Training schedule
Founded in 1974, we've been delivering market-leading learning and talent solutions for over forty years. We’re privileged to help individuals unlock their potential and realise the value of their skills and talents. As one of the UK's largest and longest-established apprenticeship and training providers, we're proud to help organisations and individuals unlock their potential, and make skills really work for them. Upon completion of this 18 month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Assistant Accountant apprenticeship L3 Apprenticeship.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
AAT L2 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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Initiative
About this employer
For more than two decades, our Black & White chartered certified accountants have been innovating the relationship between enterprise and accounting. Your assets and accounts are precisely that – yours. That’s why we strive to keep you in the centre of everything we do, right from the start.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
There is a possibility of being offered a full time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050591.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Sunday 27 September 2026)
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