ICAEW CFAB Accounts Apprentice
Johnson Tidsall Ltd
Derby (DE1 1TJ)
Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 1 December 2026)
Posted on 13 November 2026
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Summary
Looking to build a rewarding career in accountancy? Look no further! Kick-start your career with a Level 4 Certificate in Finance, Accountancy and Business Apprenticeship at Johnson Tidsall Ltd, in partnership with Kaplan. Gain valuable hands-on experience, develop your skills in a professional working environment and work towards a nationally recognised qualification, all while earning as you learn!
- Wage
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£15,080 a year
- Training course
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.45pm.
36 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 January 2027
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
We are looking to appoint trainee audit and accounts apprentices to join our audit and accounts team.
You will work within our busy audit department supporting the audit seniors on a wide range of audit assignments. You will be part of a team working to deadlines and providing a high-quality service to our audit clients. As you progress through the apprenticeship, you will develop your audit skills through your studies and learning from the senior members of the team.
You will also spend time in our accounts department developing your skills in accounts preparation, taxation, including VAT.
Alongside this, we will support you in the completion of the ICAEW CFAB qualification, which is the first step in your journey to ACA qualification.
Where you'll work
81 Burton Road
Derby
DE1 1TJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL 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
This pathway is ideal for those with a role that requires a good understanding of business, finance and accounting. It provides essential practical skills and knowledge for today’s competitive business world. At the end of this programme, if apprentices have passed all assessments, they will also gain their ICAEW Certificate of Finance, Accounting and Business qualification.
The pathway consists of seven exams that introduce the essentials of accountancy, finance, and businesses.
Subjects include:
Certificate level:
- Accounting Fundamentals (AF)
- Assurance and Risk Fundamentals (ARF)
- Business Insight and Performance (BIP)
- Business Law (BL)
- Sustainability and Ethics (SE)
- Tax Fundamentals (TF)
Professional level:
Assurance, Risk and Reporting (ARR)
More training information
Kaplan is one of the world’s largest and most diverse education providers. We are one of the UK’s leading training providers for finance, accountancy and data and IT qualifications and train thousands of apprentices each year.
We have been educating and training students for over 70 years and have helped thousands of people achieve their career goals. We offer apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 7 and cover Accountancy & Tax, Banking & Finance and Data & IT.
We offer study methods to suit all types of learning, whether you want to be face-to-face, or left alone to study in your own time.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 9-4)
- English (grade 9-4)
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
- Organisation skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
Other requirements
- Working hours are between 8.30am - 4.45pm
- Onsite parking available
About this employer
Johnson Tidsall has been one of Derby's leading accountancy firms for more than five decades, and today we combine that huge experience with a fresh, forward-thinking approach to business and personal finances for our clients. We have built an enviable reputation for providing first-class services to organisations of all sizes, across Derby and beyond. As an employee focused firm we offer flexible hybrid working arrangements to allow employees to balance work and personal life.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
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Previous candidates have gone on to complete the ACA qualification and take on senior roles within the firm
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
Kaplan
kaplan.recruitment@kaplan.co.uk
0161 259 7400
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000064152.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 1 December 2026)
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