We are a registered training practice with opportunities for school leavers looking to undertake the The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualifications through level 2, 3 and 4.
About You:
Have at least 3 Cs at A Level and a minimum of 5 GCSEs (A-C or 9-5), including Maths and English
Interested in pursuing a rewarding and challenging career in the financial and accountancy sector
Have prior work experience, have carried out extended reading or have other relevant experiences
Share our values and able to work well in a busy, supportive team
Have great IT, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
Are driven by learning and developing your skills
What You Would be Doing:
With excellent training and guidance from a friendly, experienced team, you will develop a variety of finance and accounting skills, for example:
Preparing period end financial statements for companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs.
Preparing period end tax returns including corporation tax, partnership and personal tax.
Bookkeeping and VAT reporting.
Developing knowledge of various accounting software packages and keeping up to date with changes.
Working closely with clients to ensure accounts are finalised in a timely manner.
Apply for Accounting Apprenticeship
To apply for this role, please email us with your cover letter in the body of the email, ‘Accounting Apprenticeship’ as the subject and don’t forget to attach your CV.
Our team will respond to both successful and unsuccessful applicants.
Join our growing team and get some great experience in the business world. Here’s what one of our apprentices had to say….
“I chose not to study a degree in favour of enrolling onto an apprenticeship scheme instead, however many of my colleagues took the alternative route and joined BSN after completing their respective degrees. We are generally all at a similar position in terms of our accounting qualification but I don’t have the same level of debt and I’ve earned a good salary along the way.”
Enrolling onto a College Leaver Apprenticeship Scheme
About me:
I joined BSN as an apprentice after completing my A-Levels at King Edward VI College.
I completed AAT Levels 2, 3 and 4, becoming AAT qualified in March 2021. I have since enrolled onto the more advanced accounting qualification, ACA (also known as ICAEW) in which I have 8 of 15 exams still to sit before I become fully qualified.
College:
I was eager to start gaining practical experience in an accountancy practice as soon as possible but I also wanted some well-recognised qualifications as a back-up so I chose to complete my A-levels before getting my first job in accountancy. As I wasn’t planning on going to university, I felt more comfortable to at least have my A-Levels to fall back on in the future if necessary.
I studied Accounting as one of my A-Levels and found this was a huge help further down the line as it enabled me to grasp the fundamentals of accounting. Therefore, when I have come across more complex content in my more recent accounting studies, I have found it easier to follow and learn in comparison to some of the other students as they are trying to learn some of the basics at the same time.
University:
I chose not to study a degree in favour of enrolling onto an apprenticeship instead, however many of my colleagues took the alternative route and joined BSN after completing their respective degrees. We are generally all at a similar position in terms of our accounting qualification(s), however the differences include:
Apprenticeship
Become AAT qualified.
Earn a wage instead of build student loan debt.
Obtain experience on-the-job.
Able to apply for up to 5 exemptions from ACA, meaning you only need to sit a total of 10 of the 15 exams to become fully qualified.
University
Obtain a degree qualification.
Build up a student loan debt.
Lack of practical/on-the-job experience.
Will have to sit all 15 exams (unless the particular degree provides any exemptions).
In the end, the determining factor for me was that I already knew I wanted to be an accountant and so, if I was able to get myself an offer for an apprenticeship, I was always going to take it instead of going to university to study a degree. However, if you were not certain which career path you wanted to take, university gives you more time to decide.
Why BSN:
From personal experience, BSN have been extremely supportive with my studies. It could sometimes be difficult to give everybody the necessary study leave when so many of the team are studying for exams at the same time but management is always very accommodating.
The team includes various senior associates and managers who have recently been through the exam process and are able to help us out with any generic questions we have or with specific topics which we’re struggling with etc. It also means they are very understanding with the stress the exams can cause.
The directors of the practice regularly update the team with their plans and the opportunities which they are working towards creating. This incentivises those of us who are sitting exams as we can see where the career progression will come after we become qualified. Sometimes, these incentives are the extra bit of motivation which you need to push yourself through the revision to pass the exams.