ACCA Accounts Trainee

Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! The Accountancy Partnership graduate scheme provides excellent candidates with the opportunity to learn and train in a structured environment. You will be gaining valuable workplace experience whilst working towards the ACCA Level 7 qualification with Kaplan.

Please note this position is not just for an apprentice, it could be for a regular studier of an accounting qualification and the employer will fund the fees for the course.

A full time Trainee Accountant is required to join a modern, technology focused accounting and software company in Wirral. The Accountancy Partnership has been in business for 13 years and since that time has recruited a client base of more than 11,000.

Some of the duties include:

• Completion of accounts and tax returns for mainly limited companies, but sole traders and partnerships also.
• A minimal amount of bookkeeping
• VAT returns
• Managing a set portfolio of clients from a wide variety of industries
• Client meetings and correspondence
• No payroll, sales or admin work is required as this is handled by other departments within the company.
• Comprehensive dedicated training

The candidate should be good at managing their workload and must ensure high quality work is produced at all times.

The candidate should also be reliable, a good decision maker, productive and highly organised with a common sense approach to his/her work. A good level of competency with technology is especially important, as the role will involve the use of the majority of accounting software products on the market.

ACCA Level 7

There are three levels including Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills and Strategic Professional.

Applied Knowledge helps you understand the role of accounting in the business environment, and develop the practical skills and techniques expected of an accountant working in business.

The area you will cover include:

• Business and Technology
• Management Accounting
• Financial Accounting

Applied Skills encourages you to develop a broad understanding of the role of accounting in business, and how to interpret financial information.

The area you will cover include:

• Corporate and business law (ENG) (LW)
• Performance Management (PM)
• Taxation (TX-UK)
• Financial Reporting (FR)
• Audit and Assurance (AA)
• Financial Management (FM)

By studying Strategic Professional, you’ll learn advanced techniques, skills, and the professional ethics required of an accountant or consultant operating at a senior level. Once you’ve successfully passed you can apply to be a full member of ACCA.

The area you will cover include:

Essentials

• Strategic Business Leader
• Strategic Business Reporting

Options

• Advanced Financial Management
• Advanced Performance Management
• Advanced Taxation
• Advanced Audit and Assurance

The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be successful in this job role, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Leadership, Planning and Prioritisation and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.

The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.

Becoming a Semi-Senior Accountant and then a Senior Accountant. After becoming a Senior you would have the opportunity to take on their own trainees

Required:

• Currently studying the ACCA qualification

OR

• Be educated to degree level (2:1 and above desirable)
• Good at learning new concepts
• A good level of competency with technology
• Organised
• Friendly
• Productive
• Good at managing your workload
• Reliable
• A good decision maker
• A common sense approach to the work.

Benefits include:

• On-site parking available
• 28 days holiday per annum including bank holidays with an extra day for each year with the company
• Very generous productivity bonuses
• Cycle to work scheme
• Relaxed atmosphere and casual dress code
• Gym in office
• Games room in office
• Free lunches and smoothies
• CPD and training costs paid for by the company

Please note this position is not just for an apprentice, it could be for a regular studier of an accounting qualification and the employer will fund the fees for the course.

Salary range is between £19,000-£25,000 depending on experience.