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Apprentice Accounts Assistant

Pearn Kandola LLP · The Langford Business Park · posted 9 July 2026

Wage
£20,000 a year
Hours
35 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 1 Month
Level
Intermediate (Level 2)
Standard
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Starts
1 September 2026
Closing date
3 August 2026
Positions
1

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  • Shared ownership of the purchase ledger• Shared ownership of the purchase ledger
  • Processing supplier invoices
  • Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts in Xero
  • Preparation of supplier batch payments 
  • Monitor the internal purchase order tracker
  • Process employee credit card and cash expenses
  • Manage supplier invoice queries
  • Support with monthly reconciliation of consultancy revenue (delivered v billed)
  • Raise sales invoices during busy periods
  • Cash allocation of incoming receipts
  • Credit control activity
  • Assist the Accounts Assistant with month end management account reconciliation
  • Assist the Finance Manager with month end/year end accounts

Where it leads

  • An opportunity to join a small business and become part of a supportive finance team
  • As you develop in the role and progress through your AAT studies, you'll have the opportunity to take on greater responsibility and advance your career
  • You'll gain hands-on experience across all aspects of the finance function at Pearn Kandola, from bookkeeping and transactional finance through to budgeting and financial reporting
  • This is a varied role that will grow with your skills and experience, offering excellent exposure to all areas of accountancy

About Pearn Kandola LLP

Our mission is to make the world fairer.

Pearn Kandola LLP are one of the world's leading diversity and inclusion consultancies. We believe all businesses should embrace the power of difference. That's why diversity and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do, and our expertise in this area covers the entire employee journey. 

Based in Oxford yet working world-wide with clients from every sector of industry, we have a team of outstanding employees and a strong associate network. Through every project we help businesses understand the value of difference so that they can be more inclusive, more inspired, and more successful. A diverse workforce can play a vital role in inspiring businesses to achieve any objective. We help our clients to embrace difference, whether that be in ethnicity, gender or working style, and use it as a springboard to go out and do greater things.

Things to consider

  • The role is office based and involves a high amount of collaboration and cross team working with internal and external stakeholders
  • We use MS Teams to remotely connect during the working day and hold most meetings on Teams where they cannot be in person during the office days

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsIT skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsProblem solving skillsAdministrative skillsNumber skillsAnalytical skillsLogicalTeam working

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English (grade 5) — essential
  • GCSE Maths (grade 5) — essential

Where you'll work

  • 1ST FLOOR, LATIMER HOUSE, THE LANGFORD BUSINESS PARK, LANGFORD LOCKS, OX5 1GG

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