Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship
CHERWELL BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
BANBURY, Bicester
Closes in 13 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 April 2026
Contents
Summary
As an Assistant Accountant Apprentice, you will support our team of practice accountants while gaining practical experience and working towards a recognised accounting qualification. This apprenticeship is ideal for school leavers, college graduates, or anyone looking to start a career in accountancy.
- 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
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
TaxAssist Accountants is a well-established and growing accountancy firm specialising in supporting small businesses and individual taxpayers. We pride ourselves on delivering friendly, professional, and practical advice, while helping our clients succeed financially.
As part of our continued growth, we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic AAT Accounts Apprentice to join our team and begin a rewarding career in accountancy.
The Role:
- This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience alongside structured study towards an AAT qualification
- You’ll work closely with experienced accountants and gain exposure to a wide range of accounting and tax services
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting with bookkeeping and maintaining accurate financial records
- Processing purchase and sales invoices
- Reconciling bank statements
- Supporting the preparation of VAT returns
- Assisting with accounts preparation for sole traders and limited companies
- Handling basic tax computations
- Communicating with clients via email and phone
- Using accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, or Sage
- General administrative support to the accounts team
What We’re Looking For:
- A genuine interest in accountancy and finance
- Strong attention to detail and numeracy skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to learn
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Basic IT skills (Microsoft Office)
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- 2A COPE ROAD, BANBURY, OX16 2EH
- 52 Market Square, Bicester, OX26 6AJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIRST INTUITION 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
You will spend 1 day a week in college and 4 days a week in the office
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Microsoft Excel
Other requirements
You may need to occasionally travel between the Bicester and Banbury office.
About this employer
TaxAssist Accountants is a national network of accountants who are experts in helping small businesses and self-employed individuals with their accounting, tax returns, payroll, bookkeeping, tax savings, and tax advice. Our Banbury office is located on Cope Road in Banbury and is part of the franchise that includes the Bicester branch located in Bicester’s Market Square.
https://www.taxassist.co.uk/accountants/banbury (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Free on-site parking
- 20 holidays plus bank holidays off
- Pension Scheme
After this apprenticeship
- After completing the apprenticeship we would develop your skills towards becoming a client manager
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION LIMITED
banburyadmin@taxassist.co.uk
01295298747
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345589.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)