AAT Apprentice Accountant
Smith Turner Chartered Accountants
Normanton (WF6 1JU)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 19 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 September 2025
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Summary
We are a growing accountancy firm based in Normanton seeking an apprentice accountant. We are offering the right candidate a great opportunity to begin a career in accountancy. We will provide on the job training and study package with a registered provider.
- Wage
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£15,000 a year
- Training course
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Flexible start and finish times between 8.30am to 9.30am and 4.00pm to 5.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- 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
- Bookkeeping for client
- Preparation of VAT returns
- Processing of payroll
- Preparation of accounts for soletraders, partnerships and limited companies
- General admin tasks as and when required
Where you'll work
Unit 7
Courtyard 31
Pontefract Road
Normanton
WF6 1JU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL 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
Training will be day release in Leeds city centre
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5)
- Maths (grade 5)
Desirable qualifications
A Level 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
A driving licence and own car would be beneficial.
About this employer
Smith Turner Chartered Accountants are a growing accountancy practice looking after small to medium sized owner managed businesses. We offer a wide range of accountancy services to corporate and personal client.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression through levels 3 and 4 AAT, with the possiblity of ACA.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Smith Turner Chartered Accountants
Robert Smith
info@smith-turner.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339747.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 19 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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