CIMA Finance Apprentice
Key Group
UK (PR2 9ZH)
Closes in 23 days (Monday 28 April 2025)
Posted on 11 March 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 7 apprenticeship with Key Group and Kaplan. You will be dealing with Financial Accounting, budgeting, data analysis and tax whilst working towards the CIMA qualification.
- Wage
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£26,000 a year
- Training course
- Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
- Hours
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09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 May 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
What You’ll Be Doing - You’ll begin your journey in our Commercial Finance Team, where you’ll develop essential finance skills before gaining exposure across our entire finance department.
- Processing system-generated financial transactions
- Monitoring & reconciling fund requests and facility balances
- Producing daily bank reconciliations for external stakeholders
- Liaising with funders to meet contractual requirements
- Posting financial transactions into the accounting system across multiple companies
- Preparing & posting month-end accruals
- Producing broker commission payments and statements
- Performing financial analysis and reconciliations
- Developing & improving financial controls, processes, and reporting
- This is a structured apprenticeship where you’ll gain a solid finance foundation, build technical expertise, and open doors to exciting career opportunities within our growing organisation
Where you’ll work
Baines House 4 Midgery Lane
Fulwood, Preston
Lancashire
UK
PR2 9ZH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
Your training course
Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
Equal to master’s degree
Course contents
- Build trusted and sustainable relationships with individuals and organisations. Consistently support individuals and collaborate to achieve results as part of a team.
- Influence the impact of business decisions on relevant and affected communities based on an appreciation of different organisations and the environments in which they operate.
- Communicate in a clear, articulate and appropriate manner. Adapt communications to suit different situations, individuals or teams.
- Identify ethical dilemmas, understand the implications and behave appropriately. Understand their legal responsibilities, both within the letter and the spirit of the law, as well as be aware of the procedures for reporting concerns over potentially unethical activities.
- Take ownership of allocated projects and effectively manage their own time and the time of others. Demonstrate good project management skills to deliver high quality work within the appropriate timeline. Act as a role model and motivate others to deliver results.
- Evaluate information quickly and draw accurate conclusions. Assess a problem from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered. Gather the appropriate facts and evidence in order to make decisions effectively.
Your training plan
Accounting And Taxation Professional Apprenticeship Level 7. If you’re looking to develop your accountancy skills to lead finance departments or provide management accounting consultancy, CIMA is your ticket. CIMA is split into Certificate, a standalone ‘beginner’ qualification, and Professional, which is split into three levels: Operational, Management, and Strategic. The Certificate in Business Accounting is your starting point if you're new to accountancy. You'll learn the fundamentals of business economics, financial accounting, management accounting, and ethical considerations of commercial activity. Operational teaches you about organisational management, costs and analysis used in production, and financial reporting and taxation. Management equips you with the skills to perform advanced management accounting and advanced financial reporting tasks. Strategic develops your leadership and strategic management abilities and teaches you about risk management and financial strategy.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- Maths (grade 9-4)
A Level or equivalent in:
- Any x 3 (grade A-C)
Other in:
- Degree (grade Any)
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
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
This position will be onsite full time for 3 months, then 3 days in the office and 2 days week from home. 23 days holiday, plus bank holidays. Rising to 28 days based on length of service Additional holiday purchase scheme 1 charity and 1 well being day Tier 1 pension (5% Employee, 8% Employer) Simply Health Life Assurance
About this company
Key Group is one of the most exciting, forward-thinking brands in financial services, focused on helping people unlock a better retirement since 1998. Our mission is simple: To be the UK’s leading later life lending company.
After this apprenticeship
Are you a graduate eager to build a career in finance? Looking for an opportunity that offers hands-on experience, professional qualifications, and career progression all in one?
At Key Group, we’re offering a Finance Apprenticeship that will give you real-world experience across multiple finance functions, while you work towards a fully funded professional finance qualification - all during work hours!
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Key Group
Joel Sandbach
careers@krgroup.co.uk
01772377125
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308500.
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Closes in 23 days (Monday 28 April 2025)
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