AAT Finance Apprenticeship
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £11.49 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW19 7AB |
| Company: | GetMyFirstJob Ltd |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | 260893 |
Summary
As an apprentice, your two-year development programme will be made up of three placement rotations that gives you exposure to the following key departments in the finance team:
1. Credit Control – You will help manage customer accounts, chase outstanding balances and work closely with the event teams to report insightful financial information.
2. Accounts Payable – You’ll be responsible for coding and processing supplier invoices, reconciling statements, and supporting payment runs while ensuring timely and accurate data handling.
3. Management Accounts – You'll assist with month-end processes, journal entries, variance analysis, and management reporting.
Training
Advanced Diploma - AAT Level 3
Advanced builds on the knowledge gained in the Foundation level. If you work in accounts or have studied accountancy before, you may be able to start at this level. You’ll learn complex accounting techniques, and master a number of accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants.
This level will encourage you to master more complex accounting principles in both Bookkeeping and Management Accounting. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4.
To pass this level you’ll need to study five units (also known as subjects), which are all mandatory. Four of the units are examined individually and there is also a synoptic assessment that you’ll take towards the end of the level, which incorporates the final two units as well as drawing on all of the other units you’ve studied at this level.
The area you will cover include:
Advanced Bookkeeping.
Final Accounts Preparation.
Management Accounting: Costing.
Indirect Tax.
Advanced Synoptic Assessment.
The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be a successful Assistant Accountant, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Embracing Change and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.
The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the AAT qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.
Qualifications required
A Levels grade A-D.
GCSE's grades 9/A* - 5/B including Maths and English.
Skills required
Communication skills.
Prospects
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you may be offered a permanent role in one of the finance teams. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your studying towards a higher qualification (such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA).
Qualification / Standard : ST0002 Assistant accountant
Duration 18 months
1. Credit Control – You will help manage customer accounts, chase outstanding balances and work closely with the event teams to report insightful financial information.
2. Accounts Payable – You’ll be responsible for coding and processing supplier invoices, reconciling statements, and supporting payment runs while ensuring timely and accurate data handling.
3. Management Accounts – You'll assist with month-end processes, journal entries, variance analysis, and management reporting.
Training
Advanced Diploma - AAT Level 3
Advanced builds on the knowledge gained in the Foundation level. If you work in accounts or have studied accountancy before, you may be able to start at this level. You’ll learn complex accounting techniques, and master a number of accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants.
This level will encourage you to master more complex accounting principles in both Bookkeeping and Management Accounting. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4.
To pass this level you’ll need to study five units (also known as subjects), which are all mandatory. Four of the units are examined individually and there is also a synoptic assessment that you’ll take towards the end of the level, which incorporates the final two units as well as drawing on all of the other units you’ve studied at this level.
The area you will cover include:
Advanced Bookkeeping.
Final Accounts Preparation.
Management Accounting: Costing.
Indirect Tax.
Advanced Synoptic Assessment.
The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be a successful Assistant Accountant, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Embracing Change and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.
The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the AAT qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.
Qualifications required
A Levels grade A-D.
GCSE's grades 9/A* - 5/B including Maths and English.
Skills required
Communication skills.
Prospects
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you may be offered a permanent role in one of the finance teams. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your studying towards a higher qualification (such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA).
Qualification / Standard : ST0002 Assistant accountant
Duration 18 months