AAT accounting apprenticeships

Become a qualified accountant with an AAT apprenticeship

AAT accountancy apprenticeships are level 3 and 4 qualifications, they are perfect for school leavers or career changers who left education at 18.

You’ll be supported to achieve the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) professional qualification via an apprenticeship. Each level takes approximately 15 months.

It’s likely you’ll join us in one of our business advisory accounting teams, but you could join in audit. We’re the largest independent chartered accountancy firm in the South West, so you have the opportunity to specialise or pursue a broader role.

What does an AAT accounting apprentice do?

It’s likely you’ll join us in one of our business advisory accounting teams, but you could join in audit. You will learn all you need to know to gain your professional qualification and become a qualified accountant.

We’re the largest independent chartered accountancy firm in the South West, so you have the opportunity to specialise or pursue a broader role.

The typical tasks undertaken by an AAT accounting apprentice include:

• Bookkeeping – recording transactions and ensuring the accounts add up
• Preparing and filing financial reports – such as balance sheets, budgets, cash flow plans, profit and loss statements tax returns and company financial performance reporting
• Researching – market research such as industry trends or competitor financials, researching complex tax rules, gathering data for forecasting and to do company valuations
• Relationship building – talking to clients to answer their questions; giving expert advice and building trusted relationships with your clients is at the heart of what accountants do
• Learn to use accounting programs – makes the work much more efficient

During your AAT accountancy apprenticeship, you’ll develop a broad range of accounting skills, and you’ll get a flavour of some of the specialisms that you might opt to get into in future. For example you could specialise in work in a given sector such as energy, food and drink or property; or in a service such as corporate finance, cyber security or tax; or pick a path that will see you working with a broad range of clients.

You’ll do lots of on-the-job training, supported by day release for study – either online, with a local training provider or a blend of both.

If you want to continue to develop once you’ve achieved your AAT qualification, we can support you with further professional training. You can move on to the ACA qualification to become a Chartered Accountant or the CTA route to become a Chartered Tax Advisor.

Both are level 7 qualifications, equivalent to a Master’s degree at university. Again, with these routes you earn while you learn and we fund your studies.