Accounting Apprentice

  • Company: SBM SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
  • Location: LANGHAM, CO4 5WR
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £21,000.00 per year
  • Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
  • Ref: NAS-2000032992
  • Application Deadline Date: 08/06/2026
  • Start Date: 17/08/2026
  • Positions Available: 2
  • Working Week: Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm (one day finishing at 4.30pm).

Brief Description

As an Accounting Apprentice, you will support colleagues with providing high-quality accountancy and internal auditing services to a portfolio of school and academy clients. We will support you through an appropriate study package

Training to be Provided


  • The successful candidate will be required to attend weekday courses, once a week, at First Intuition to study towards their AAT Level 4 qualification as well as mentoring towards the Level 4 Apprenticeship knowledge, skills, and behaviours

Future Prospects


  • Our goal is to help you progress within our team. We’ll support you to move out of the apprenticeship programme, manage your own clients, and have a chance to earn between £26,000 and £40,000 per year

Vacancy Detail


  • Assisting with core accounting functions including ordering,invoicing, bank reconciliations, balance sheet management, VAT returns and journal entries

  • Contributing to the preparation, monitoring and reporting of client budgets

  • Helping to prepare statutory financial returns

  • Assisting in producing of detailed management accounts

  • Supporting the year-end account closure process, including finalising trial balance reports and preparing schedules for auditors

  • Supporting internal audit preparation and assisting in audit fieldwork

  • Offering advice and guidance to clients via telephone and email through the Helpdesk

  • Assisting with general administrative duties to support the whole SBM Services team to meet deadlines, as directed by the Hub Manager

  • Working towards your AAT Qualifications, leading to Level 4 as part of your professional development, showing your commitment to enhancing your accounting skills

Other Information

There is a three-month probationary period from your start date. The post holder must undertake an enhanced disclosure under the Disclosure and Barring Service. Our office is located just outside Colchester in Essex; however, work will also be conducted on client premises.

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