AAT Accountancy Apprentice - Business Advisory

Join us as a Trainee Accountant and work towards your AAT qualification while gaining valuable hands‑on experience. You'll earn while you learn, developing your technical knowledge and professional skills alongside your studies.

We pay for all your training and qualifications and support you every step of the way. From day one, you'll be involved in a variety of interesting work, helping professional clients make informed business decisions while developing your skills in critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, communication and resilience.

We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work for the third year running. Our people enjoy a friendly culture, strong support networks, a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and a positive work life balance. Combined with clear career progression and the stability of an established and growing firm, this is an excellent opportunity to build a rewarding career with long-term job security.

You’ll join our Business Advisory department, supporting a wide range of clients, from small local businesses and family‑run companies and private individuals.

As part of the team, you will gain a broad understanding of accounting and business support while developing valuable professional skills. You will learn how to prepare financial information, support clients with their queries and work alongside colleagues in specialist areas such as tax, audit and financial planning. This is a great opportunity to build a strong foundation for your career, develop your confidence in a professional environment and gain insight into how different businesses operate.

Within the department, we also have a specialist Agriculture and Landed Estates team that works with a variety of rural clients, from traditional farming businesses to historic country estates. If you join this team, you will develop practical accounting and business skills while learning about the unique challenges and opportunities faced by businesses in the rural sector. You will work closely with clients and colleagues, helping to support businesses that play an important role in local communities.

You will also have the opportunity to attend industry events, providing valuable exposure to the sector and helping you to build professional relationships from the very start of your career.

If one of these teams particularly interests you, please let us know your preference on your application and we will take this into consideration during the recruitment process.

About you

You’ll enjoy this role if you like:

• Using critical thinking and problem-solving skills to overcome challenges
• Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Building strong relationships and working collaboratively as part of a team
• Taking initiative and achieving goals
• Working with numbers and analysing information
• Being analytical and methodical in your approach
• Developing resilience and adapting to new situations while balancing work and study

Studying alongside working requires commitment and good organisation, but we’ll support you throughout your journey. Most trainees complete their AAT qualification within two years, developing valuable technical and professional skills along the way.

For ambitious individuals looking to accelerate your career, we offer a combined pathway that enables you to complete both your AAT and ACA qualifications over approximately four and a half years. This provides a faster route to becoming a Chartered Accountant while building valuable practical experience and increasing responsibility along the way.

Individuals suited to this pathway will be identified during our Assessment Centre process. If this route is recommended for you,…