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Accounting Traineeship

  • Guaranteed Job upon Completion or 100% of your Course Fees Back
  • Full time job role within 20 miles of your location (UK Mainland)
  • Average starting salary of £30,000+
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Our Accounting Traineeship is one of the best ways to start a new career in accounting and finance, with industry-recognised qualifications, practical training, and a job guarantee designed to help you break into the industry with confidence. Our simple four-step process provides you with the skills, certifications, and career support needed to secure your first role - and if we cannot place you into a role within the guaranteed period, we will refund 100% of your course fees.

Throughout the Traineeship, you will develop the practical skills employers are actively looking for, including bookkeeping, financial administration, payroll, budgeting, and accounting software knowledge. You will also gain hands-on experience through practical exercises and real-world projects designed to prepare you for entry-level accounting and finance positions.

We have partnered with employers across the UK who trust us to provide them with high-quality, entry-level accounting candidates ready to support finance teams and business operations. Demand for skilled accounting and finance staff remains consistently high across almost every industry, making this one of the most stable and secure long-term career paths available.

Entry-level accounting and finance roles typically offer starting salaries of around £30,000, with experienced accountants and finance professionals often earning £60,000+ as they progress in their careers.

Qualification Overview

Programme Outline

AAT Level 2 & Level 3 Accounting units

Level 2

AAT Level 2

  • Introduction to Bookkeeping
  • Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
  • Principles of Costing
  • The Business Environment
Level 3

AAT Level 3

  • Business Awareness
  • Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
  • Management Accounting Techniques
  • Tax Processes for Businesses

Courses

Complete (AAT) Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications, designed to give you the knowledge and practical skills required to break into entry-level finance roles. The training is delivered through video tutorials, presentations, quizzes, and practical exercises via an online portal that you can study from home.

You can log into the portal at any time, allowing the course to be completed around a full-time job or existing commitments.

IT Career Switch traineeship step 1 - Accounting foundations training pathway
IT Career Switch traineeship step 2 - Accounting practical labs training pathway

Projects

Gain hands-on experience through practical accounting and bookkeeping projects designed to simulate real workplace tasks carried out by finance professionals every day. During this stage of the Traineeship, you will apply the knowledge gained throughout your AAT training to realistic accounting scenarios and business exercises.

You will work on practical tasks including bookkeeping, reconciliations, payroll processing, VAT calculations, budgeting, financial reporting, and accounting software exercises. These projects are designed to help you build confidence, develop job-ready skills, and strengthen your CV before progressing onto the final stages of the Traineeship.

Exams

Throughout the Traineeship, you will sit the official Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 2 and Level 3 exams as you complete each stage of your training. These industry-recognised qualifications are highly valued by employers and help demonstrate your understanding of accounting principles, bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, and financial processes.

You will have access to revision materials, mock assessments, and exam preparation resources designed to help you build confidence before sitting each exam. Successfully achieving your AAT qualifications will strengthen your CV and help showcase your knowledge and commitment to employers when applying for entry-level accounting and finance roles.

IT Career Switch traineeship step 3 - Accounting project work training pathway
IT Career Switch traineeship step 4 - Accounting capstone portfolio training pathway

Job Guarantee

Once you have completed your training, practical projects, and AAT exams, you will move into the career support stage of the Traineeship. Our recruitment team will help optimise your CV, prepare you for interviews, and position your qualifications and practical experience for entry-level accounting and finance roles.

We will then support you into suitable accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and finance support opportunities within 20 miles of your home, backed by our job guarantee and money-back promise if we are unable to place you within the guaranteed period.

Job Placements

We have partnered with organisations across the UK who trust us to provide them with high-quality, entry-level Accounting candidates. Below are just some of the organisations our candidates are now working for.

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Once you have completed all of the mandatory training, which includes the online courses, practical projects and official exams, we will support you into an Accounting or finance role.

We have partnered with a number of large organisations strategically located throughout the UK, providing a nationwide reach of jobs for our Accounting Traineeship candidates.

If we cannot place you into a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees to you – T&Cs apply.

Below is an example of the types of roles we typically place our candidates into:

Junior Accountant £30,000

Support day-to-day finance operations by processing transactions, maintaining accurate records and assisting with month-end accounting tasks.

  • Process invoices, expenses and payment records
  • Support reconciliations, journals and ledger control
  • Assist with VAT, reporting and month-end administration
Payroll Administrator £30,000+

Support employee payroll processing, payroll records, deductions, payslip production and payroll reporting deadlines.

  • Maintain payroll records and employee changes
  • Support deductions, payslips and payroll checks
  • Help prepare month-end payroll reports

Success Stories

Real career changers who used structured training, practical projects and recruitment support to move into project, data and business-focused roles.

Jessica Ubani IT Career Switch learner success story

Jessica Ubani

Junior Project Manager @ Granted Consultancy

“The traineeship helped me understand how projects work in the real world and gave me the confidence to speak about delivery, stakeholders and business outcomes in interviews.”
Richard Higenbottam IT Career Switch learner success story

Richard Higenbottam

Project Manager @ TBS Engineering LTD

“I wanted to make a career change and the traineeship gave me relevant knowledge, practical confidence and a clear route into employment. I now use those skills on live business projects.”
Matt Fulbright IT Career Switch learner success story

Matt Fulbright

Service Desk Analyst @ Octopus Labs

“The CV rebuild and interview preparation were invaluable. Being able to explain practical work clearly made a huge difference when applying for my first role.”

Why choose us?

We combine structured accounting training, practical bookkeeping projects, accounting software, tutor support, CV guidance and a job or money-back guarantee.

What you get

What do we provide?

  • ✓ AAT Level 2 & 3 Accounting qualifications
  • ✓ Practical Projects
  • ✓ Ebooks
  • ✓ Expert CV review
  • ✓ Job guarantee within 20 miles of your home
  • ✓ 100% of your course fees back if you're not placed into a role
  • ✓ 1 years unlimited access

Career upside

Why choose Accounting?

  • ✓ 50% of organisations struggle to find qualified professionals
  • ✓ Average starting salary of £30,000
  • ✓ Fantastic career opportunities
  • ✓ A career for life
  • ✓ Salaries increasing 8% per year
  • ✓ Average salary for experienced accountants is £60K+

Salary guide

What salary can you expect?

Junior Accountant £30,000
Payroll Administrator £30,000+
Assistant Accountant £35,000+
Management Accountant £45,000+
Finance Manager £60,000+
Finance Manager £55,000+

Book Your Accounting Traineeship

You are guaranteed a job in accounting or 100% of your course fees back.

Call us on 0207 993 6299

Was £2799
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Excluding exams

£999

AAT Level 2 & 3 training, practical projects, ebooks and career support.

Flexible payment option 13 x monthly interest free payments of £92.24

Including exams

£1999

Includes official AAT Level 2 and Level 3 exams, training, practical projects, ebooks and career support.

Flexible payment option 13 x monthly interest free payments of £176.85

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