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Finance Apprenticeship

Salary - £33,800 - £51,000. The salary offered to successful candidates will depend on individual experience. Contract type - This position is a permanent contract. This is an Apprentice position and the course takes 36 months to complete. Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Finance team aims for 2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings. Location - The role could be based at either our Bracknell campus or London head office depending on your preference, with occasional travel to the other location as required. Please note the Assessment Centres for our Apprenticeship will be held in-person in Bracknell on Tuesday 15th April 2025 and Pimlico, London on Tuesday 22nd April 2025. Please see our FAQs document for further details about the scheme (please access using the link (Link->https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ye3qkDM0akPYI5szfO9vCsMlVljuT5IL/view?u...) if you are an internal candidate, or via the attachment at the bottom of the advert if you are an external candidate). Key responsibilities We will support you to become a qualified Accountant during your apprenticeship and you will choose to study for either a CIMA qualification (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) or an ACCA qualification (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). This apprenticeship scheme will involve a series of modules and exams, learning activities and reflection tasks which are based around the skills, knowledge and behaviours set out by the national apprenticeship standard. You will develop excellent technical skills, as well as the organisational and leadership skills necessary to thrive as a finance professional within the Partnership. As with all apprenticeships, this programme requires commitment and self managed learning from the apprentice. You will have three different roles, across the three years of the scheme, in different areas of the Finance function. This will allow you to broaden your knowledge, skills and experience, and build a strong network. Your day to day responsibilities will depend on the nature of your role, but your line managers will work closely with you throughout the scheme to support your career and empower you to unlock your potential. You will also be allocated a mentor from the senior Finance leadership team to support your career development. Essential skills/experience you’ll need Eligibility criteria for this scheme - you will need to possess at least one of the following: Degree 2:1 or above (or predicted for 2025) in Finance, Accounting, or related business fields OR L4 Finance/Accounting Apprenticeship OR Significant relevant work experience with demonstrable evidence of: - analytical skills; particularly with regard to financial data management and/or analysis - commercial experience in a retail or similar fast-moving industry - the ability to work accurately and at pace, the ability to evaluate risk - the ability to assimilate, comment on, and make proposals, influencing key decisions - the ability to produce coherent reports using appropriate language and allocation of words Please note: You must not have attained a finance qualification higher than CIMA Certificate Level or ACCA Knowledge Level You must have level 2 Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above) You cannot be in any other form of education when the scheme commences in July 2025. Desirable skills/experience you may have Self motivation and a commitment to your development and achievement of the scheme objectives A collaborative approach to working and developing relationships across the Partnership #LI-HEADOFFICE#LI-HYBRID

Finance Apprenticeship

John Lewis
Bracknell, UK
Permanent

Published on 12 Feb 2025

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