Careers

Accountancy Apprentice

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, independent firm of Chartered Accountants as an Accountancy Apprentice. Based in our office in Cottingham, this is a full-time Apprenticeship position (available Summer/Autumn 2026) working 37.5 hours per week; Monday-Thursday 8.30am-5pm, Friday 8am-4pm.

 

This vacancy would be ideally suited to a School or College leaver wishing to pursue a career in Accountancy. You will gain practical experience in the workplace working alongside our qualified and experienced team, and study on day-release with a local training centre for the AAT qualification at Level 2 or 3 (depending on qualifications) full funding will be provided by the firm.

 

This role will involve a variety of accountancy and administrative tasks including:

  • Accounts preparation
  • Bookkeeping
  • Payroll
  • Personal tax
  • Inputting of accounts using a variety of software
  • Booking client appointments
  • Using the telephone to answer client queries and request information
  • Answering emails
  • Filing/copying/scanning
  • Writing and typing letters
  • Ordering/restocking of office supplies

We are a friendly, experienced team that are proud of the achievements of our Apprentices in the past and we will offer all of the support and training required to fulfil this varied and interesting role.

 

Requirements

Experience:

Accountancy experience is not required, just genuine enthusiasm, interest and willingness to learn.

 

Qualifications:

It is essential that applicants have (or are predicted) 5 GCSE’s at A*-C/9-4 which must include English and Mathematics.

 

Personal qualities/skills:

  • A friendly, polite and professional manner
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Good timekeeping and personal organisation
  • Reliability

Future prospects

This is initially a fixed-term apprenticeship, however this post will become permanent following the successful completion of the apprenticeship. It is also anticipated that the successful applicant will progress onto further training and qualifications.

 

Salary

Salary will follow the National Apprenticeship Wage scheme.

 

To apply please submit a CV and covering letter to [email protected] Informal enquiries are very much welcomed.

 

Kendall Accountancy Services is an "Authorised Training Employer" of the ICAEW, and as such we are registered to train Chartered Accountants.

 

Kendall Accountancy Services is an "Accredited Employer" with the AAT, meaning that we are able to train Accounting Technicians.