Finance Analyst Apprenticeship

Government jobs, apprenticeship; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 22,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is offering a fantastic opportunity to kickstart your career in Finance through a Level 3 apprenticeship. This role allows you to gain valuable experience while working towards becoming a Finance Analyst. You'll participate in multiple rotations across various finance functions, gaining insights into key processes such as Procure to Pay and Record to Report. With a supportive environment, dedicated managers, and comprehensive training, this apprenticeship will equip you with essential skills for your future career. Don't miss the chance to be part of a dynamic team and develop your professional expertise in a leading global organization.

Benefits

28 days holidays + 8 bank holidays

Auto enrolment to pension scheme

Life Assurance 4 x Annual Basic Salary

Income Protection 66% of annual basic salary

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths required with grades 9-4.
• Strong communication, analytical, and IT skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience through rotations in various finance roles.
• Learn standardized finance processes and compliance in a global company.

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

Initiative

Education

GCSE or equivalent in English (grade 9-4)

GCSE or equivalent in Maths (grade 9-4)

Tools

Oracle Fusion ERP

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Finance? Then look no further! Start your career today with a Level 3 apprenticeship with AVEVA and Kaplan. You will be gaining valuable workplace experience whilst working towards the Finance Analyst apprenticeship.

Wage
£22,000 a year

Training course: Data technician (level 3)

Hours: 09:00 to 17:30 (Mon-Thu), and 09:00 to 17:00 (Fri).
37 hours a week

Start date
Monday 8 September 2025

Duration
1 year 6 months

Positions available
6

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

The main duties the apprentice will perform will vary based on the role of each particular rotation. Each apprentice will have a minimum of four role rotations of six months in duration. The apprentice will have had a great range of exposure in four different roles. Skills and knowledge gained during this time will include:

• Fundamentals of various standardised finance processes including Procure to Pay, Invoice to Cash, Record to Report etc.
• Knowledge of finance systems such as Oracle Fusion ERP and general business systems such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
• Understanding of compliance, controls and related processes in a global software company.

The apprentice will be provided with an excellent amount of support at AVEVA, including a dedicated career manager, a day-to-day rotation manager and a site location manager.

Where you'll work

High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
UK
CB3 0HB

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

Data technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

• Source and migrate data from already identified different sources.
• Collect, format and save datasets.
• Summarise and explain gathered data.
• Blend data sets from multiple sources and present in format appropriate to the task.
• Manipulate and link different data sets as required.
• Use tools and techniques to identify trends and patterns in data.
• Apply basic statistical methods and algorithms to identify trends and patterns in data.
• Apply cross checking techniques for identifying faults and data results for data project requirements.
• Audit data results.
• Demonstrate the different ways of communicating meaning from data in line with audience requirements.
• Produce clear and consistent technical documentation using standard organisational templates.
• Store, manage and distribute in compliance with data security standards and legislation.
• Explain data and results to different audiences in a way that aids understanding.
• Review own development needs.
• Keep up to date with developments in technologies, trends and innovation using a range of sources.
• Clean data i.e. remove duplicates, typos, duplicate entries, out of date data, parse data (e.g. format telephone numbers according to a national standard) and test and assess confidence in the data and its integrity.
• Operate as part of a multi-functional team.
• Prioritise within the context of a project.

Your training plan

Our Finance Analyst apprenticeship programme integrates eight modules of technical training with work based projects. This ensures that learning and skills are directly applied to the apprentice's role, and maximises the time used as part of off-the-job training.

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

• English (grade 9-4)
• Maths (grade 9-4)

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
• Initiative

Other requirements

37 hours - 09:00 to 17:30 (Mon-Thu), and 09:00 to 17:00 (Fri) 50% attendance; spending 50% of a month in office premises. Benefits Include - Holiday: 28 days holidays + 8 bank holidays in a calendar year. Pension: Auto enrolment to AVEVA's group pension scheme. Life Assurance: 4 x Annual Basic Salary - depending on the terms of the scheme. Income Protection: 66% of annual basic salary - depending on the terms of the scheme.

About this company
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world's resources. The company's secure industrial cloud platform and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners. Over 20,000 enterprises in over 100 countries rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life's essentials: safe and reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure and more.

After this apprenticeship

The AVEVA Finance Apprenticeship is an exciting opportunity to join AVEVA as an apprentice within our Finance function. The apprentice will be gaining a wide range of hands-on experience via regular rotations in a number of roles within Finance, such as:

• Procure to Pay - processing supplier invoices related to purchase orders
• Record to Report - posting general ledger journal entries and performing financial reconciliations
• Master Data Management - following standard operating procedures to create new customers and suppliers in our Oracle Fusion ERP system
• Commercial Operations - processing software sales orders through our order management and fulfilment systems.

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Closes on Friday 6 June 2025

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