Assistant Accountant Graduate Apprentice

Job Overview

Job purpose

This is a full time work based apprenticeship, and throughout the five-year programme you will be working at Kelpie Accounting and Tax based in Inverness. You will get practical experience along with a study programme that will first lead to an honours degree in Accounting from Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU), and then the ICAS Chartered Accountant qualification.

For a typical week during the first 3 years while you study with RGU you can expect to work 4 days, and then have 1 day of online study.

Further details of the course and qualifications can be found searching “RGU Graduate Apprenticeship in BA (Hons) Accounting”

Client handling,

Book-keeping and VAT returns,

Basic Payroll,

Problem Solving and decision making,

Ethics and integrity,

Taxation,

Using digital systems including online accounting software (Xero and Freeagent)

• Minimum 4 Bs at Scottish higher or equivalent
• Enjoys sorting problems
• Aptitude for maths
• Can communicate clearly and concisely
• Can demonstrate an understanding of the accounting profession and explain why they think it would suit them
• Has an aptitude for learning new digital systems. It would be expected that you would be become very familiar with Xero & FreeAgent online accounting software.
  
  

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