Bookkeeper Apprentice

Griffin Chartered Accountants

Exeter (EX2 5AZ)

Closes in 29 days (Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 17 November 2025

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Summary

A great opportunity to join a dynamic firm, providing excellent training & longer-term career opportunities. The role involves bookkeeping & VAT returns for a number of clients, with the view to moving to some of our more complex clients once the candidate evolves through their studies. Bookkeeping, mainly done using Xero cloud-based software.

Wage

£17,000 a year

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Regular pay reviews every 6 months. You would be provided with paid study leave.

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm.

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 January 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

A broad range of accounting and finance tasks will be undertaken, providing experience across our activities. Tasks at some point would include:

  • Data entry for the weekly and monthly client payrolls
  • Processing purchase Ledger invoices
  • Supplier payments
  • Reconciling suppler statements
  • Maintaining supplier records
  • Sales invoicing
  • Credit control
  • Maintaining customer records
  • Processing company credit card statements
  • Processing staff expenses
  • Matching the bank feeds
  • Month-end journals
  • Dealing with intercompany management charges
  • Understanding the various accounting software in use
  • General admin, including a lot of ad-hoc duties, assisting the owners in both administration, finance and other duties, getting to really know the business, including
  • Providing occasional cover on the telephone support

Where you'll work

Courtenay House
Pynes Hill
Exeter
EX2 5AZ

Training

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

Training provider

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

You will undertake the “Accounts / Finance Assistant” Apprenticeship (an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Accounting), with full support from Accountancy Learning as part of their Flexible Apprenticeship Programme.

Assessment will be by an “End Point Assessment”, which will include the following two elements:

A Structured Interview. This will consist of 10 questions asked by an AAT Independent Assessor. It will last 60 minutes and will be performed remotely via the AAT online video portal. The questions will allow you to display the knowledge and experience you have obtained over your apprenticeship. You will build a portfolio of reflections and product evidence that will be used to support your answers to these 10 questions. 

An In-tray Test. This will be undertaken under exam conditions and will last 105 minutes. It will be based on what you have studied in your AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting.  

Successful completion of the AAT (Level 2) Foundation Certificate in Accounting is a mandatory element of the Accounts / Finance Assistant Apprenticeship. Your Apprenticeship will therefore include formal studies towards this qualification. It is anticipated that your apprenticeship duration will be for 15 months, although earlier completion is possible, provided the duration exceeds one year and a week.

You will receive support from both the employer and the training provider, to complete and achieve your Apprenticeship and will be given time to study during the week on a day release basis. As you are working towards a professional qualification, it is also expected that you will continue your studies outside of normal office hours.

As you learn more in both the office and in your studies, your responsibilities, and the variety of tasks you undertake, are expected to increase.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 6 other subjects (grade 5 (C) or above)
  • English (grade 6 (B) or above)
  • Maths (grade 6 (B) or above)

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
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to prioritise workload

About this employer

We are a busy accountancy firm with two offices and a rapidly expanding bookkeeping portfolio. Griffin are a firm of Devon accountants based in Exeter and Honiton, focused on providing expert advice and a truly first class service to our clients. We look to bring a fresh approach to accountancy and have embraced the latest technology in the sector, enabling our clients to have greater control and flexibility over their finances. We take the compliance burden away, so our clients can focus on running their businesses and above all else we strive to provide excellent service and adopt a proactive approach to anticipate their needs. Griffin Chartered Accountants offer a full range of accountancy services to SMEs across the South West. Xero experts, providing advice and support to help local businesses get the most out of Xero. Browse for services by type, including: Limited Companies, Partnerships and sole traders, Charities and not for profit.

http://www.griffinaccountancy.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Company Pension, Cycle to work Scheme.

After this apprenticeship

We see this position as a stepping stone for an ambitious candidate to kick-start their career in the accountancy profession.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000959.

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Closes in 29 days (Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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