AAT Accountant apprentice

Summary

Looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Look no further! Kick-start your career today with a Level 2 Apprenticeship at Basra and Basra in partnership with Kaplan. Gain valuable hands-on workplace experience while working towards a recognised qualification.

Wage

£16,009 a year

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 31 August 2026

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

An excellent opportunity for an AAT apprentice to build the foundations of a career in accountancy within an established, supportive practice.

You will work alongside experienced colleagues on a variety of client work, developing both technical skills and the professional confidence to deal directly with clients. The role offers excellent breadth and a structured route to progress.

Day to day, you can expect to:

• Study towards the AAT qualification and apply what you learn to actual client work
• Train on leading accounting software, including Xero, QuickBooks and Iris
• Build client facing skills including meeting clients, handling calls, and corresponding by email
• Assist with accounts preparation for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
• Help prepare Self Assessment tax returns and VAT returns
• Support bookkeeping across a range of clients
• Help plan and run the payroll bureau, working to deadlines
• Produce a weekly work plan to manage tasks and meet deadlines
• Handle general office tasks

Where you'll work

9 London Rd,
Southampton
SO15 2AE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

What you'll learn

• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

• This apprenticeship is a perfect match for someone without any accountancy or bookkeeping knowledge
• On this programme they will learn the building blocks of the modern accountant. Not only will they grasp the fundamentals of bookkeeping, but we will help them develop those vital skills and behaviours to enable them to put their knowledge into action
• If you’re new to accountancy and finance, looking to change your career into accountancy or have previously worked in an accounts department this level is ideal for you
• You don’t need any prior experience working in accounts to study AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. There are no entry requirements, but you do need good maths, IT and English skills, and a willingness to learn
• You’ll learn a broad range of core accounting skills, including double-entry bookkeeping and basic costing as well as accountancy related business skills and personal skills

You must successfully complete the following:

• Introduction to Bookkeeping (ITBK)
• Principles of Bookkeeping Control (POBC)
• Principles of Costing (PCTN)
• Business Environment (BESY)

More training information

• Kaplan is one of the world’s largest and most diverse education providers
• We are one of the UK’s leading training providers for finance and accountancy qualifications and train thousands of accountants each year
• We have been educating and training students for over 70 years and have helped thousands of people achieve their career goals. We offer apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 7 and cover Accountancy & Tax, Banking & Finance and Data & IT
• We offer study methods to suit all types of learning, whether you want to be face-to-face, or left alone to study in your own time

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade 9/A* - 4/C)
• English (grade 9/A* - 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Organisation skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Customer care skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical