AAT Level 4 Accounting Apprentice
ORANGESTRIPE OUTSOURCING AND ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
Cirencester (GL7 1LF)
Closes in 26 days (Monday 5 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 December 2025
Contents
Summary
We’re looking for a motivated Accounting Apprentice to join our team. Learn bookkeeping, accounts prep and client work from day 1. If you are detail-focused, good with numbers, enjoy being around people and want a place where you’ll be supported and developed this is one of the best opportunities to kick start your career.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 to £24,126.96, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8:45 to 5pm with half hour lunch
Friday 8:45 to 4pm.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 19 January 2026
- 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
What You’ll Be Doing You’ll get hands-on experience across the full accounting cycle, including:
- Bookkeeping and bank reconciliations
- Preparing VAT returns
- Supporting payroll processing
- Assisting with year-end accounts
- Helping manage client queries
- Working with accounting software (Sage, Xero, QuickBooks)
- Keeping internal systems and client files organised
- Learning how to spot issues before they become problems
- Contributing ideas, because your voice actually matters here.
Where you'll work
214
Watermoor Point Watermoor Road
Cirencester
GL7 1LF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
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
AAT LEVEL 4 Apprenticeship Standard at New College Swindon.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
About this employer
OrangeStipe Outsourcing & Accountancy (OS2+A) Ltd is an
established, independent practice serving clients across
Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and beyond. We pride ourselves on
delivering accurate, reliable and Value for money accounting
and outsourced finance services.
We support a wide range of small and medium sized
businesses, our work covers bookkeeping, payroll, VAT,
accounts preparations and advisory support. Attention to
detail matters to us and so does developing people.
As a small friendly team, we offer apprentices the chance to
learn directly and experienced accountants, work on real client
files early on and build confidence quickly. Our environment is
supportive, down to earth and focused on helping every team
member to develop professionally.
https://www.orangestripeoutsourcing.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Easy drive to Cirencester with free parking. Modern office, friendly team, and breakout area with hot food. Nearby food vendors. Mostly on-site for hands-on learning, occasional remote work possible. Variety of team social events.
After this apprenticeship
Completing your Level 4 Apprenticeship with us is just
the beginning. At OrangeStripe, we don’t just tick boxes,
we help you build a career. Once you’ve completed
your apprenticeship, there are several paths you can
take:
• Full-time Accounting Role – step straight into a
permanent position within the practice,
working with real clients and taking on more
responsibility.
• Specialist Areas – develop skills in payroll, VAT,
bookkeeping, or accounts preparation,
depending on your interests and strengths.
• Professional Qualifications – continue your
studies towards AAT Level 4 Diploma,
ACA/ACCA, or other accounting qualifications,
fully supported by the practice.
• Team Leadership – as you gain experience,
opportunities may arise to supervise junior
staff or future apprentices.
• Broader Business Support Roles – learn the ins
and outs of running a small practice, from
client management to workflow improvement,
giving you skills for a wide range of finance and
business roles.
We want your career to grow with us — you’ll never be
“just an apprentice.” Your hard work, curiosity, and
ambition will determine how far you go.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003742.
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Closes in 26 days (Monday 5 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
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