Level 4 Assistant Accountant Apprentice
ASCENTANT LIMITED
Ripley (DE5 3AG)
Closes in 22 days (Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 February 2026
Contents
Summary
We are looking for a Junior Accountant to support our Accountancy function under the supervision of the Client Manager and assist with preparation of Accounts & Tax Returns in addition to Administrative tasks to monitor deadlines, log and process incoming records and ensure that tasks are completed.
- Wage
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£23,000 a year
- Training course
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
You will be responsible for managing Accountancy tasks, checking deadlines are met, chasing Clients for records, managing the Accountancy Team inbox, uploading files to Pixie CRM Client records and updating task spreadsheets.
You will prepare VAT Returns, prepare Sole Trader Accounts and preparation of Self Assessment Tax Returns and prepare Limited Company Accounts.
You must be able to work autonomously on your own initiative, with support from the team. The Accountancy team currently consists of a Client Manager ,Bookkeeper and Payroll Manager.
Our growth is because we think outside of the box and provide services differently to the traditional Accountant. If you are open minded, friendly and provide 5 Star Customer Service; You will be the perfect fit for the role.
Duties include:
- Preparation of VAT Returns, Sole Trader Accounts & Limited Company Accounts
- Emailing Clients to request records, ensuring Auto Emails sent and Emailing Clients to pay their VAT/SA/LTD tax
- Ensuring Pixie and Task Spreadsheets are reconciled and updated
- Dealing with incoming Client Records and logging + Returning records once dealt with
- Managing the Admin & Accountancy Team inbox
- Managing Accountancy Tasks, logging records, updating Task spreadsheets, chasing missing information and managing deadlines
Where you'll work
1D
Oxford Street
Ripley
DE5 3AG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EMA TRAINING 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
The Level 4 AAT apprenticeship standard includes 4 AAT exams, in addition to the Synoptic Assessment as part of the End-Point Assessment (EPA) process.
The knowledge units will be delivered at the EMA training hub in Derby through day release.
Modules will include:
- Applied Management Accounting
- Internal Accounting Systems and Controls
- Drafting and Interpreting Financial Statements
- Business Tax
- Personal Tax
Attending the EMA hub in Derby city centre for classroom sessions delivered by specialist trainers. You will also be supported by a dedicated mentor through your portfolio of work and end point assessment.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Other 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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
You should have 1+ Years experience of working in Practice and be part AAT qualified. The firm has a solid reputation and is growing, so this is an excellent opportunity for the right person to come in and support the business to continue on this journey.
About this employer
Are you looking for a challenging new role where you feel valued, appreciated, and can make a difference?
A well established and growing Accountancy Practice are seeking a Junior/Assistant Accountant to help to develop and grow its Accountancy offering. The role will include a mix of Administration, Accounts Preparation, Tax Return Preparation and VAT Return Preparation.
Established in 2016, our Derby office supports the needs of Law Firms across the Country by providing Outsourced Legal Cashiering services and has recently started to grow its Accountancy client base in the City through its Startup Support programme, networking events and working with the University of Derby.
Established in 2023, our Ripley office is growing quickly due to Community Engagement and working closely with the Town and Borough Council. We have plans to open hub offices such as in Belper and Alfreton in the near future.
Our Ripley office has quickly grown due to our Community Engagement programme, providing Workshops, Networking events, Training and more. We provide mentoring to Clients with a blended Compliance and Advisory offering. We have been finalists for Community Impact over the last few years in the Xero and East Midlands Chamber Awards.
We also provide specialist support to Law Firms migrating Software integrating with Xero and provide specialist Consultancy and training.
https://ascentant.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Paid professional subscription
- Training and Development & CPD
- Staff socials
- Dress down
- Christmas bonus
- Birthday day off
After this apprenticeship
- In return, the role provides flexibility and opportunities to the right candidate in addition to working in a friendly and fun environment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EMA TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013194.
Apply now
Closes in 22 days (Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:59pm)