Accounts, Payroll and Administration Apprentice
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Company: Harish Accountants
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Location: Wellingborough, NN8 4AS
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,560.00 per year
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Sector: Business Services
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Ref: VAC-14507
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Application Deadline Date: 26/07/2026
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Start Date: 10/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Brief Description
Are you looking for a business career that could lead into an accountancy career? If so Harish Accountants in Wellingborough are looking for you. This is a great opportunity please read the full job description.
Qualifications Required
You will need a minimum of three GCSEs at grades 9-4 (A*-C), including English, maths and science, or equivalent.
If you don't meet the entry requirements for this vacancy but are still interested in an apprenticeship, please contact our dedicated Apprenticeship Recruitment Team who can discuss this with you further - apprenticeships@bedford.ac.uk or 01536 413508
Personal Qualities
The personal qualities they are looking for are:
Dedication
Punctuality
A high level of organisation
The ability to work in a team and work cohesively with colleagues and clients
The ability to meet tight deadlines
Skills Required
IT literate with a sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word and have strong literacy and numeracy skills
Training to be Provided
- Level 3 Business Administration
- Level 2 Functional Skills English and maths
Future Prospects
Ideally they would like the successful candidate to remain with the firm for the foreseeable future so they can progress you through AAT and then onto ACCA once the apprenticeship is complete.
Vacancy Detail
Harish Accountants in Wellingborough are an established family run firm of Chartered Accountants based in Wellingborough, and they like to offer a personalised service to their clients.
This is a unique opportunity with great progression.
They are looking for an Accounts, Payroll and Administration Apprentice to join their small team where you will be trained on how to complete duties such as:
General administrative duties including, making and taking phone calls, scanning, filing and the processing of outgoing post.
As well as this you will learn all about book keeping, preparation of VAT returns, processing of payroll and the use of different accounting software.
You will also be responsible for greeting clients and corresponding via email with clients and other organisations.
Their hope is that, at the end of the apprenticeship, you will have achieved the business qualification and will be working so well within the team that, the employer would like to offer you the opportunity to progress onto further qualifications such as AAT then ACCA.
They have a strong record of taking on apprentices and training them from business administration apprentice until you become chartered accountants through ACCA/ACA.
College attendance will be once a month for 9 months at Bedford College, which will begin in September 2026.
Other Information
Candidates must attend an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team if they meet the initial criteria as part of the recruitment process.
Only Candidates who have fully completed the application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.
Please consider how you will get to work every day as the employer is based in Wellingborough.