Apprentice Accountant
DRANSFIELD PROPERTIES LTD
About the Role
Join the finance team at Dransfield Properties and start your career in accountancy while working towards the AAT Level 3 qualification. You’ll gain practical experience across a range of accounting tasks, with increasing responsibility as you develop and the opportunity to build a long-term career with us.
- Process purchase invoices and maintain accurate accounting records
- Assist with supplier payments and reconcile supplier statements
- Carry out bank reconciliations and investigate differences
- Support the sales ledger and credit control process
- Deal with routine supplier and internal accounts queries
- Process staff expenses and other financial transactions
- Provide general support to the finance team
- As experience develops, assist with month-end work including journals, accruals and prepayments, VAT returns and preparation of management accounts
The apprentice will need to be able to travel to First Intuition’s Sheffield training centre for scheduled study days.
Our intention is to develop the successful apprentice into a long-term member of our finance team. Following successful completion of AAT Level 3, we would expect to support progression to AAT Level 4 and, subject to performance and suitability, ultimately towards the ACCA professional qualification. The role would develop alongside their studies, with increasing responsibility and exposure to more advanced accounting work.
About the Training
The apprentice will work towards the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting with First Intuition. Taught study sessions will take place during paid working hours at First Intuition’s Sheffield centre, 18 Hawley Street, Sheffield, S1 4WP. The exact training timetable is being finalised, with study expected to begin in autumn 2026. Learning will be supported by practical experience and development in the workplace.
About the Employer
Dransfield Properties is an award-winning property development and investment company based at Fox Valley in Stocksbridge, Sheffield. Established in 1992, we specialise in town centre regeneration and own and manage a portfolio of retail, leisure, office and residential developments across the UK. The apprentice will join an experienced finance team at our head office and gain exposure to the accounting and financial management of a varied property portfolio.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Willingness to learn
Training Provider
FIRST INTUITION EAST AND NORTH LIMITED
Course/Training
Assistant accountant (level 3)