Finance Apprenticeship

Babcock International

Plymouth, PL1 4SG

Closes on Thursday 20 March

Posted on 8 November 2024

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Summary

Interested in finance and accountancy and want to work in a large, progressive, and diverse international business? Our finance apprenticeship could be the perfect fit for you. Discover a varied, fast-paced and rewarding career and play an integral role as we create a safe and secure world, together.

Annual wage
£20,809 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Year 1: £20.809 Year 2: £26,358 Year 3: £31,022 Year 4: £32,776

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, working hours TBC

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Our Finance Apprenticeship provides significant responsibility and exciting opportunities for career progression
  • From day one, you will have a dedicated mentor who understands your business area and will support you throughout your development. You'll work on interesting projects, collaborate with key stakeholders, and deliver tangible outputs that make a difference

Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain exposure to new environments and develop skills that will kickstart your career in business finance:

  • Creating and interpreting information
  • Effectively communicating information to stakeholders
  • Proactively managing personal development
  • Working under tight deadlines and adapting to changing priorities
  • Coordinating with others to meet deadlines and changing priorities
  • Produce quality and accurate information
  • Apply accounting and tax knowledge
  • Consistently deliver high-quality and accurate data and information.
  • You'll enjoy placements across a wide range of areas including Submarines, Warships, Naval Bases, Contract Management and IT projects, offering variety and insight into our operations

Where you’ll work

Devonport Royal Dockyard

Devonport

Plymouth

PL1 4SG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
  • Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
  • Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
  • Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
  • Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
  • Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
  • Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
  • Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

    • Your training plan

    Assistant Accountant Level 3.


     

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade C/4 or above)
    • Maths (grade C/4 or above)
    • any subject (grade A-C)
    • any subject (grade A-C)
    • any subject (grade A-C)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical

    Other requirements

    Many of our early careers roles are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold may impact which roles you are eligible for. You must be able to achieve BPSS (Baseline security) and many of them require you to be eligible for Security Clearance.

    About this company

    Babcock is an international defence, aerospace and security company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets with potential to become focus countries. We meet our customers’ key requirements of affordability, availability, and capability by delivering engineering, support and critical systems to defence and civil markets.

    https://earlycareers.babcockinternational.com/ (opens in new tab)

    Company benefits

    Fully funded qualification, personal development, training and opportunities, minimum 28 days holiday allowance including bank holidays, competitive pension scheme, employee share scheme, flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme.

    Disability Confident

    Disability Confident

    A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

    You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

    After this apprenticeship

    It’s hard to beat the variety of fantastic opportunities and business experiences you’ll receive. You can expect real world encounters and exposure to exciting projects that will really help you navigate where you want to take your career.


    Plus, when you join us, you’ll be automatically enrolled onto our Apprentice Development Programme. Through a series of digital and face to face sessions, presented by wellbeing and performance experts and our external partners, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to thrive and perform at your very best on your programme and beyond.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286766.

    Apply now

    Closes on Thursday 20 March

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    After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

    Company’s application instructions

    Once you’ve clicked ‘Apply’, you’ll be taken to our application site. Set up a candidate profile and you can apply for roles at Babcock.