Trainee Accountant Apprenticeship
TC MURRAY HARCOURT LIMITED
Leeds (LS1 2TW)
Closes on Monday 11 January 2027
Posted on 4 November 2026
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Summary
A fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to start a career in accountancy through an apprenticeship scheme. You will work towards internationally recognised AAT Level 3 and 4 qualifications while gaining valuable experience with a respected accountancy firm, with the opportunity to progress to the ICAEW ACA qualification.
- Wage
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£14,976 to £23,793.12, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 5.15pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break.
Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 September 2027
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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8
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
- Join a dynamic accounts team with a high-quality client base.
- Gain responsibility quickly while supporting the management team with the day-to-day running of the office.
- Study towards your accounting qualification alongside your role.
- Learn how to prepare financial accounts.
- Develop skills in interpreting financial data.
- Gain an understanding of accounting and tax legislation.
- Learn how to work effectively as part of a team.
- Build strong and lasting professional relationships.
- Develop the skills needed to deliver exceptional client service.
- Take on a varied role that offers exposure to different areas of the business.
- Demonstrate a proactive attitude, willingness to learn, and a hands-on approach.
Where you'll work
6
Queen Street
Leeds
LS1 2TW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIRST INTUITION LEEDS LIMITED
Training course
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Microsoft Office skills
About this employer
At TC Group, we're more than accountants. We're trusted business advisors helping ambitious entrepreneurs, SMEs and larger organisations achieve their goals.
As one of the UK's fastest-growing Top 20 accountancy firms, we're proud of our people-first culture, our collaborative approach and our commitment to helping both our clients and our colleagues succeed.
http://www.tc-group.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Study support package for AAT qualification
- Pension scheme
- Group life assurance 4 x salary
- Birthday day off
- Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
- Regular training and development
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Individuals who show strong aptitude for audit, tax and accounting along with the highest level of academic ability will have the opportunity to work towards an ICAEW ACA Chartered Accountant qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION LEEDS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000062577.
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Closes on Monday 11 January 2027
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