Level 3
AAT Finance Apprentice
Royal Albert Hall · London
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- Pay
- £28,119 a year
- Hours
- 35 a week
- Length
- 18 months
- Starts
- 1 Dec 2026
- Advertised closing date
- 14 Nov 2026
- Openings
- 1 position
- Last checked
- 2 hours ago
Applications are handled by Royal Albert Hall directly.
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Disability Confident employer
This employer is in the government Disability Confident scheme. If you have a disability, you can ask to be considered for an interview under the scheme, as long as you meet the essential requirements. Read about the scheme on GOV.UK.
What you would do
Looking to build a long-term career in finance? Look no further! Kick-start your career today with a Level 3 Apprenticeship at Royal Albert Hall in partnership with Kaplan. Gain valuable hands-on workplace experience while working towards a recognised qualification.
Day to day
- Matching purchase orders against invoices
- Posting purchase invoices on the accounting system
- Query handling on invoices, payments and remittances
- Assisting in weekly supplier payment run and staff expenses
- Performing monthly reconciliation of supplier statements and balance sheet ledgers
- Setting up new suppliers and managing the supplier database
- Posting sales invoices on the accounting system
- Query handling on invoices, receipts and the credit control function
- Setting up new customers and managing the customer database
- Posting the End-of-Day sales and activity reports, daily posting of bank transactions
- Learning how to reconcile a bank statement and perform monthly
- Assisting with commercial settlements for shows, hospitality and merchandising
- Account for fixed assets, depreciation, and disposals
- Assisting the payroll manager with administration and understanding the processes and controls in place to deliver 3 x payroll cycles
- Understand the complexities of VAT and assist with the quarterly return
- Assisting with the charity’s statutory reporting and the annual financial audit
- Understanding the charity’s investments and loans, accounting for any interest payable and receivable
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations for key assets and liabilities
- Assist the team to prepare and present monthly management accounts for budget holders
- Preparing quarterly forecast information at departmental level
- Understanding and helping with the annual budgeting process
- Ad hoc financial analysis to assist decision making
- Helping with other deliverables such as the bi-annual members payment run, gift aid claims, submissions for National Statistics
What you would study
Assistant accountant (level 3)
This Level 3 programme builds on the foundations for entry level talent to support growth within an Accountancy and Finance function.
Employees on this apprenticeship will ensure an Accountancy and Finance practice performs in the most effective way. It includes the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and provides the opportunity for them to support the business with essential skills and behaviours to drive results.
You will learn how to prepare financial statements for Sole Traders and Partnerships, the importance of management accounting information, and how to prepare VAT returns. You’ll develop the technical skills to start, or progress, your career in accountancy and this will allow you to continue with your studies onto Level 4.
To pass this level you will need to study the following four units:
- Financial Accounting; Preparing Financial Statements (FAPS)
- Management Accounting Techniques (MATS)
- Tax Processes for Business (TPFB)
- Business Awareness (BUAW)
Other training
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.
Training provider: KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
Working week
9am-5pm.
What you need
- GCSE Maths at grade 9/A* - 4/C (essential)
- GCSE English at grade 9/A* - 4/C (essential)
- A Level Any at grade A-C (essential)
Skills they are looking for
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Organisation skills
- Communication skills
After the apprenticeship
Depends on if job vacancies arise at end of apprenticeships.
Where
London (SW7).
About Royal Albert Hall
Art and culture
Reference 2000061311.
Report a problem with this listing- Pay
- £28,119 a year
- Hours
- 35 a week
- Length
- 18 months
- Starts
- 1 Dec 2026
- Advertised closing date
- 14 Nov 2026
- Openings
- 1 position
- Last checked
- 2 hours ago
Applications are handled by Royal Albert Hall directly.
Know someone this would suit?
Disability Confident employer
This employer is in the government Disability Confident scheme. If you have a disability, you can ask to be considered for an interview under the scheme, as long as you meet the essential requirements. Read about the scheme on GOV.UK.