Accounts Assistant Apprentice

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join our growing accountancy practice in Rugby. This fully in-office position is ideal for an AAT student looking to develop their career within a supportive professional firm.

What you'll do

• Bookkeeping: Maintaining accurate digital records for a portfolio of clients, reconciling bank statements, and processing sales and purchase invoices
• Accounts Preparation: Assisting with the compilation of year-end and statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies
• Tax Preparation: Helping to draft VAT returns, Corporation Tax computations, and Self-Assessment tax returns for review by senior accountants using Taxcalc
• Practice & Workflow Management: Utilising Engager software to manage client communications, update task workflows, and ensure compliance deadlines are met
• Client Communication: Liaising with clients to gather missing financial documentation, receipts, and records in a professional manner

Training

• Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
• You will attend training provided by Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training once a week, Commerce House, 123 St Nicholas Street, Radford, CV1 4FD

After the apprenticeship

A permanent role within the business with career progression and the opportunity to complete AAT Level 4.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English & Maths (grade A*/9 - C/5)
• Essential: AAT Level 2, AAT Level 2 (grade Pass)

About the employer

Experience the difference that comes with 40 years of technical expertise and a proactive approach, led by Christopher Jones, a dual-qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser.

At Feldon Accountancy, we're built differently from the ground up. Christopher is supported by a strong, efficient team dedicated to turning around your work, be it accounts, payroll, tax returns, or bookkeeping, accurately and promptly. We've designed our entire service and internal systems to solve the common problems that leave business owners feeling unsupported, ensuring we are prompted to keep in touch with you frequently and never work reactively.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Assistant accountant (level 3), Legal, finance and accounting
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TRAINING LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 3 Months
• Hours: 36 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday, between 9.00am and 5.15pm.
• Start date: 1 November 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: Competitive