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An Audit & Accounts Apprenticeship role focused on learning accountancy through hands-on experience in financial reporting, VAT, and audit tasks while studying towards an AAT qualification.
Company Description
Xeinadin was established in 2019 when a number of leading business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland came together to re-imagine the future of accountancy. Our collective mission to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SMEs through forward-thinking, close-knit relationships remains pivotal to our growth.
It's our people who drive our business forward, and we offer them future-focused career opportunities whilst supporting individual specialisms. Our regional offices of over 3000 colleagues operate collaboratively, combining collective expertise to maximise potential.
DescriptionIf you are looking to kickstart your career in accountancy, this Audit & Accounts Apprenticeship offers the perfect blend of professional study and hands-on experience.
A combination of academic learning via the AAT qualification and practical experience with the Xeinadin Barnsley office provides the ideal environment for an aspiring accountant.
Key Responsibilities
• Data Processing: Assisted by modern cloud software (Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Dext, MyWorkPaper), you’ll record financial transactions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Drafting Financials: Preparing draft sets of accounts for sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies.
• VAT Returns: Assisting in the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns for various clients.
• Testing: Assisting senior team members on-site at client offices. This involves "substantive testing"—checking invoices, bank statements, and physical assets to ensure they match the records.
• Stocktakes: Attending year-end inventory counts to verify stock levels.
• Documentation: Learning to document audit findings clearly and concisely within the firm’s audit software.
• College/Study: Attending scheduled training sessions and ensuring all apprenticeship coursework is completed on time.
• Compliance: Learning and adhering to professional standards, ethics, and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.
Key Requirements
Education: A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4–9 (A*–C), including Maths and English. (If you require A-Levels or a specific UCAS point threshold, specify that here).
Digital Knowledge: Comfortable navigating new technology and software. While we will train you on Xero and Sage, a strong foundational grasp of Microsoft Excel is a major plus.
Numerical Literacy: You must be comfortable with numbers and have a high level of accuracy when handling data.
Benefits
• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Additional annual leave days from certain levels of seniority
• Ability to buy up to 5 days of annual leave to reach a maximum of 30 days per annum
• Business closure over Christmas*
• Life Assurance x4 annual salary
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 support, free and confidential
• Corporate Discounts Platform
Flexible Benefits platform with ability to opt-in to various insurances (level of seniority dependent & self-funded at corporate rates) such as:
• Critical Illness Cover
• Cash plan
• Cycle to work
• Eye care
• Dental
*subject to exceptions and business needs
How to apply
Apply directly through the company website. Clicking the link below will open the application page in a new window.
Location: London, UK
Industry: Accountancy & Professional Services
We are a leading provider of accountancy services and business advice for small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals across the UK and Ireland. We partner with SMEs and individuals, helping them to achieve business and personal success. Long-term, local relationships are at the heart of our business, and we provide tailored advice that makes a tangible difference to SMEs and individuals, at every stage of their financial journey. We provide clients with personalised accountancy and business services in their local area, through offices in key locations across the UK and Ireland. Through our national presence, we offer a full range of accountancy services, giving SMEs and individuals easy access to specialist business and personal advice, from assurance and taxation to M&A and business finance.
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