Accounting Apprentice
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Company: SBM SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
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Location: LANGHAM, CO4 5WR
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £21,000.00 per year
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Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
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Ref: NAS-2000032992
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Application Deadline Date: 08/06/2026
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Start Date: 17/08/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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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.