Charity Audit Associate Apprenticeship (March 2026)
BUZZACOTT LLP
Buzzacott (EC2V 6DL)
Closes on Monday 23 February 2026
Posted on 18 November 2025
Contents
Summary
The team audits, advises and supports a diverse range of charities and NFPs including; membership bodies, dynamic social enterprises, international NGOs, Arts & Culture charities, academies, care homes, religious orders and more.
- Wage
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£25,500 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday, 9.15 am- 5.15 pm
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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3
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
- To act as an apprentice auditor in the Charity Team, working with a wide range of not-for-profit organisations
- Carry out all audit work, including visiting client sites mainly in and around London and Greater London
- Keep Seniors, Managers and Partners informed of the progress of the team’s jobs
- Budget for your time and keep costs within budget wherever possible
- For smaller assignments, plan and complete the audit file as per the Audit Completion Checklist
Where you'll work
Buzzacott
EC2V 6DL
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
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
- Apprentices will work towards a level 3 AAT Assistant accountant apprenticeship, which awards an AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
- We go above and beyond for our clients, but also for you. We have a genuine commitment to your development, offering you a closely supported and structured programme of tuition, provided by a top firm of external tutors. Internally, you’ll be supported by a manager who will act as your mentor, a buddy, partners, senior staff and a dedicated Learning & Development team.
- As a single-office practice you will get to know everybody in the Firm and have the opportunity to shine from day one. As you progress through your training you will receive incremental salary increases as you hit various milestones in your qualification
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade Level 7/A)
- Maths (grade Level 7/A)
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
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
At Buzzacott, more than 600 people work together under one roof at our office in St Paul's, London, making us the largest single office accountancy firm in the UK. We're big enough to display deep knowledge over a range of specialisms, but small enough to understand the power of personal connections.
https://www.buzzacott.co.uk/current-opportunities (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Following the completion of AAT Level 3, you will then move on to study towards the AAT Level 4 qualification
- When your training ends, we continue to help you develop, providing the same opportunities and challenges given to all Buzzacott team members. Continued career progression is supported with a view for further study towards the ACA after completion of the AAT
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001197.
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Closes on Monday 23 February 2026
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