Accounts Assistant Apprentice
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Company: ACCOUNTING AND BEYOND LIMITED
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Location: Peterborough, PE2 6XU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £21,500.00 per year
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Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
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Ref: NAS-2000028542
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Application Deadline Date: 23/06/2026
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Start Date: 24/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Brief Description
The role will provide the opportunity for someone who has a genuine interest in accountancy to start their career in accountancy. The role will be varied, and you will be provided 'on-the-job' training to support your AAT apprenticeship studies.
Training to be Provided
Gaining the AAT Level 3 (AQ2022) qualification.
Studying the following modules:
- FAPS - Preparing Financial Statements
- MATS - Management Accounting Techniques
- TPFB - Tax Processes for Businesses
- BUAW - Business Awareness
Future Prospects
Your Future Path:
This role prepares you for Level 4 and beyond.
With the right progression, you will:
- Take ownership of client portfolios
- Contribute to management reporting
- Support business insights and decision-making
Vacancy Detail
The Opportunity:
You have already built the basics. Now it is time to step forward. This role is designed for someone who wants more than processing work. You will deepen your technical skills while starting to understand the commercial side of finance.
At Accounting and Beyond, you will move from simply preparing numbers to beginning to interpret and use them.
Your Role:
You will take greater ownership of day-to-day client work, including:
- Preparing and reviewing bookkeeping
- Assisting with VAT returns and compliance tasks
- Supporting month-end processes
- Processing larger or more complex payrolls
- Maintaining and improving client systems
- Identifying and correcting errors independently
- Communicating with clients on routine matters
You will begin to see the full picture, not just individual tasks.
What You Will Learn:
This stage is about moving from process to understanding.
You will develop:
- Strong technical accuracy across multiple clients
- Confidence using cloud accounting and integrated apps
- Understanding of financial data and what it tells you
- Awareness of cash flow, profitability, and business performance
- The ability to spot issues and suggest improvements
How You Will Develop:
Your journey continues:
- Fix - Strengthen accuracy and problem-solving
- Automate - Improve systems and efficiency
- Insights - Start interpreting financial information
- Growth (Introduction) - Understand how finance supports decisions
You will begin contributing to internal discussions around improvements and insights.
What We’re Looking For:
You will already have some experience or Level 2 knowledge.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Proactive and willing to take ownership
- Technically capable but keen to improve
- Comfortable using and learning new systems
- Able to communicate clearly and professionally
- Interested in how businesses perform and grow