Accounts Apprentice

  • Company: THORNE WIDGERY ACCOUNTANCY LTD
  • Location: HEREFORD, HR4 7BS
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
  • Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
  • Ref: NAS-2000016944
  • Application Deadline Date: 01/04/2026
  • Start Date: 01/07/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday to Friday, based around our core working hours of 10am to 4pm. 30-minute unpaid lunch.

Brief Description

We’re looking for an accounts apprentice to join our growing team. Would you like to work for a business that’s dynamic, loves innovation and encourages people to grow and reach their potential?

Training to be Provided

You will receive training one day per week which is a combination of face-to-face and remote, as per your assigned training plan.


Additional training for functional skills in English and Maths will be undertaken if needed.


You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment to gain your Accounts Assistant Technician qualification.

Future Prospects

Many of our apprentices have stayed with the company for many years, progressing up through the levels and becoming Client Managers. Our own CEO, Dan Crowther started off with Thorne Widgery as an apprentice, just like you.

Vacancy Detail


  • Daily preparation of accounts to review stage, with assistance from your mentor

  • One on one training with your mentor with each stage of an accounts job

  • Use of the cloud software, Xero in the preparation of accounts and VAT jobs

  • Exposure to VAT returns and bookkeeping processes to see the process through to the account’s completion stage

  • Responsible for your own workload, ensuring you complete each job by the agreed timescale

  • Working as a team to ensure the work is delivered to clients in a timely manner

Other Information

We may close the position early if we have a high number of applicants.

Ready to start your adventure?