Accounts Apprentice

J SWEENEY ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

Northampton (NN6 9AP)

Closes on Tuesday 21 October 2025

Posted on 21 August 2025

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Summary

Exciting opportunity available at a well-established accountancy firm in Northampton, as part of your role you will be assisting with payroll preparation, basic booking tasks using Xero and Excel for various clients. Office support to include taking phone calls and welcoming clients into the office where required, an exciting and varied role.

Wage

£15,704 a year

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 4 November 2025

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

  • Basic bookkeeping tasks using Xero and Excel for various clients
    Assisting with the year-end accounts preparation for limited companies
  • Assist with personal tax returns and requesting information from clients for this
  • Requesting accounts information on a monthly quarterly basis for VAT returns
  • VAT return preparation
  • Assistance with payroll preparation
  • Assist with maintaining the company CRM system
  • Assistance with monthly Construction Industry Scheme submission
  • Assist with the company social media platform posts and data
  • General office support to include taking phone calls and welcoming clients to the office where required

Person specification:

  • You will need GCSE math’s and English at grades 4/C or above
  • Excellent IT skills particularly with Microsoft Excel
  • This role is supported by AAT Level 3 training and opportunity to progress up to Level 4 through Starting Off

Where you'll work

7 Grange Lane
Pitsford
Northampton
NN6 9AP

Training

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

Training provider

STARTING OFF LIMITED

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

  • AAT Level 3
  • Remote training delivery
  • Onefile
  • VLE
  • 6 hours of dedicated training time every week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/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
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

A well-established accountancy firm in Northampton. This company has over 50 years of experience and work with a variety of clients across the UK. They are dedicated to offering top-quality customer service and use software such as Xero and Receipt Bank to do this. They are now offering an Accountancy apprenticeship for a hardworking and dedicated individual.

Company benefits

20 days holiday, 3 days between Christmas and new year and your birthday. Company bonus scheme paid quarterly based on company performance. Other benefits to be discussed.

After this apprenticeship

  • Possible ful time permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STARTING OFF LIMITED

Lucy Harris

lucy.harris@startingoff.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338389.

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Closes on Tuesday 21 October 2025

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