Assistant Accountant L3 Apprenticeship - Basingstoke
Black & White Accounting Limited · Herriard · posted 27 August 2026
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As an Accounts Assistant Apprentice at Black & White Accounting, you’ll join a friendly, supportive team and get stuck into real client work straight away. You won’t just be making tea or watching from the sidelines — you’ll be developing practical skills that will set you up for a future career in accounting.
Your day-to-day could include bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll, CIS, year-end accounts and personal tax returns. You’ll also contact clients to gather records and information, help answer their questions and build great relationships with them, giving you valuable experience in customer service and client communication too.
You’ll work with different businesses, industries and accounting software, so there will always be something new to learn. As your skills and confidence grow, you’ll be trusted with more responsibility and encouraged to take ownership of your work.
Carry out bookkeeping and maintain accurate financial records for clients.
Assist with preparing VAT returns, year-end accounts and personal tax returns.
Support payroll processing and CIS submissions.
Contact clients to request records, documents and any missing information needed to complete their work.
Build positive relationships with clients by answering queries and providing friendly, professional customer service.
Use accounting software and digital systems to process and organise financial information.
Support the wider accounts team with day-to-day client work and administrative tasks.
Take responsibility for meeting deadlines and keeping client records up to date.
Develop technical accounting knowledge and apply learning from the AAT Level 3 qualification in the workplace.
Your training
Founded in 1974, we've been delivering market-leading learning and talent solutions for over forty years. We’re privileged to help individuals unlock their potential and realise the value of their skills and talents. As one of the UK's largest and longest-established apprenticeship and training providers, we're proud to help organisations and individuals unlock their potential, and make skills really work for them. Upon completion of this 18 month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Assistant Accountant apprenticeship L3 Apprenticeship.
Where it leads
There is a possibility of being offered a full time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
About Black & White Accounting Limited
For more than two decades, our Black & White chartered certified accountants have been innovating the relationship between enterprise and accounting. Your assets and accounts are precisely that – yours. That’s why we strive to keep you in the centre of everything we do, right from the start.
Skills they're looking for
Entry requirements
- AAT L2 AAT L2 (grade Pass) — desired
Where you'll work
- 2-3 STABLE COURT, HERRIARD PARK, HERRIARD, BASINGSTOKE, RG25 2PL
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