School Leaver Programme, Accountancy - Birmingham (December 2025)

Competitive

Introduction to the Accountancy team at S&W As part of our Business Outsourcing Services team, you will be working with clients and their finance teams or bookkeepers, helping them with their year-end accounts, management accounts, bookkeeping, VAT returns and cloud accounting software support. This means providing services, advice and solutions that really make a difference. You will also have exposure to working with partners gaining invaluable experience and building your confidence with senior members of staff. You’ll build valuable client experience, developing the knowledge and skills needed to be a trusted business adviser. Alongside your work, you will receive first-class professional training as you study for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) which will enable you to gain a full understanding of the technical aspects of audit, accountancy, and additional financial advisory services. What will you be doing? Progression within this team is fast, with responsibility from an early stage. By the second year, you will be taking on a more senior role and helping to supervise the new intake of trainees. As your experience grows, you may have opportunities to experience other ad hoc assignments that our clients request our help with such as: one-off software implementation projects, cloud accounting software ‘health-checks’ or client secondments to assist their finance function. You will also receive internal training from the professional services learning and development team. You will be working in a client-facing, dynamic team, developing the knowledge and skills needed to be a trusted business adviser. Additionally, you will study towards the ACCA on a Level 7 Apprenticeship qualification, developing essential skills sought out in the professional services sector. Your responsibilities will include: Working as part of a team to provide clients with a range of services including statutory accounts, bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT returns, software implementation and ‘health-checks’ of their systems Developing an understanding of our clients and their businesses Keeping your manager fully informed of any issues and problems, ensuring the work is completed to a level agreed with the manager and recording clearly and concisely the work carried out Becoming familiar with our internal accounting software as well as other cloud accounting technologies Providing advice and solutions to clients in response to their accounting queries Using automation to improve efficiencies for our clients’ finance function Prioritising tasks for your own portfolio of clients, whilst monitoring time against budget To be successful in this role, you should: Be committed to completing the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a Level 7 qualification. A Level: Predicted or obtained minimum 112 UCAS points in top three A Levels (or equivalent), excluding General Studies GCSE: Minimum Grade 5 (or equivalent), in English Language and Maths respectively IMPORTANT NOTES FOR COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION When you click on the ‘I’m interested’ button you’ll be taken to your profile page. We’re in the process of updating it but in the meantime: Under the ‘Experience’ section, if you do not have any experience please enter ‘N/A’ into the ‘Title’ text box and choose a random end and start date Under the ‘Education’ section you do NOT need to include all your education details as we’ll ask for this separately once you’ve completed your profile. All you need to do is fill in the ‘Institution’ (aka University) question which is mandatory. If you have more than one degree please include your latest one. Under the ‘Resume’ (aka CV) section, it is mandatory for you to upload a document as this will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The ‘Message to Hiring Manager’ text box is NOT mandatory and will not be formally reviewed.

IT Support Assistant Apprentice - Alzheimer (Scotland)

£24,160.05 – £25,465.55 per annum.

In this role, you will:  Be first point of contact for IT queries, responding to in-person requests, telephone calls, emails and IT service desk tickets. Ensure incidents and requests are logged, tracked, resolved and measured within the given Service Level Agreements.  Salary: £24,160.05 – £25,465.55 per annum. Duties: Work collaboratively with colleagues and communicate regularly to ensure colleagues are kept up to date with progress and developments. Log issues with third party suppliers or escalate issues to 2nd and 3rd line support within the IT team where appropriate. Update the knowledge base of known issues with information to assist colleagues to resolve future issues themselves. Maintain accuracy of service desk data, ensuring that information reported is correct.  Analyse service desk tickets to help spot trends or underlying issues. Assist in the development of procedures to streamline service desk process and improve SLA compliance. Liaise with third party support companies regarding support, maintenance, installations of IT equipment or resolutions to outstanding issues. Configure, deploy and maintain Windows PC, Apple devices and other hardware as needed. Maintain Active Directory administration, creating, amending and removing users, computers, security groups. Person qualities / Desirable skills: Interest in IT Good communication skills Willingness to learn Previous qualification in relative subject / experience in the field. Working week: 35 hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.  Package:  25 days annual leave, plus 11 public holidays pro-rata Extensive Training Plan NEST Pension Scheme Future prospects: 90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average. Important information: This vocational apprenticeship comprehensively supports your specific job role with this particular employer. Throughout your learning journey, you are fully supported by your dedicated QA skills coach and your mentor at work. They ensure you settle in, help you develop all the skills you need to be successful in your job role and pass your assessments, and can provide one to one support. Starting with insights into your current potential, they plan your growth in a programmatic way, close skills gaps with immersive training and ensure what you learn is applicable to what you do. They talk you through the specifics on the qualifications you gain and how they align in particular to your day to day role. On completion, as well as the valuable work experience you have gained, you get a nationally recognised qualification at SCQF Level 8.   If you are interested in starting your career and receiving a work based qualification at the same time, APPLY NOW!

IT Cloud Systems Apprentice - DXC (Scotland)

£18,000 per annum

Your role: Here’s what you’ll be doing: Monitoring & Incident Response: Keep an eye on systems, respond to incidents, and handle service requests. Service Execution: Work on service requests logged by customers and ensure they’re resolved efficiently. Team Collaboration: Join forces with team members to tackle incoming actions and issues. Continuous Improvement: Help the team enhance services through automation and proactive measures. Automation & Scripting: Drive automation by scripting repeatable tasks and improving monitoring metrics. Problem Solving: Fix root causes of incidents by contributing code fixes or design changes. Innovation: Identify areas for improvement and contribute to development teams with relevant automation and operation enhancements. What we’re looking for: Passion for Cloud Technology: A strong desire to dive into cloud tech and analysis. Resilience: Ability to work under pressure and stay cool. Continuous Learner: Always eager to learn and stay updated with industry trends. Communication Skills: Good written and verbal communication skills. Perks & benefits: Salary: £18,000 per annum. Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. Free Onsite Parking: No more parking hassles! Free Onsite Gym: Stay fit and healthy. Onsite Cafe: Grab your favourite snacks and meals. Games Area: Unwind and have fun with your colleagues. Important dates: Assessment Days: If you pass the screening stage, you’ll be invited to one of our awesome assessment days in March, April, and May. Start Date: Successful candidates will kick off their career with us in September 2025. Ready to embark on an exciting journey with DXC Technology? Apply now and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of digital transformation! Future prospects: 90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average. Important information: This vocational apprenticeship comprehensively supports your specific job role with this particular employer. Throughout your learning journey, you are fully supported by your dedicated QA skills coach and your mentor at work. They ensure you settle in, help you develop all the skills you need to be successful in your job role and pass your assessments, and can provide one to one support. Starting with insights into your current potential, they plan your growth in a programmatic way, close skills gaps with immersive training and ensure what you learn is applicable to what you do. They talk you through the specifics on the qualifications you gain and how they align in particular to your day to day role. On completion, as well as the valuable work experience you have gained, you get a nationally recognised qualification at SCQF Level 6.   If you are interested in starting your career and receiving a work based qualification at the same time, APPLY NOW!