Accounting / Financial Analyst Apprenticeship

Summary

Amberside Valuations provides you with a great opportunity to start your career in finance. You will be given real responsibility early from the outset and be a part of a young team. We will support your training and development through the apprenticeship and with internal training/masterclasses.

Wage

£19,500 a year

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Annual bonus scheme, pay rises throughout based upon performance, weekly lunch provided, social events throughout the year

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

Within the apprenticeship you will have the opportunity to develop your accounting and finance skills in a practical setting. You will support your line manager and the team in providing analysis and developing financial modelling skills in addition to your study material. Some of the key tasks you will perform are:

Carry out valuation bridging analysis where we compare a company or asset's current valuation to its previous valuation, highlighting the factors that caused the change. This could include changes in revenue, operating costs, market conditions, capital expenditure, or adjustments in discount rates. The goal is to break down changes in these components so that investors can understand what has driven the increase or decrease in value over time. The findings are then presented in a way that is straightforward, helping investors grasp the key insights and trends
You will support experienced team members in building detailed financial models that help evaluate investment opportunities, asset performance, and financial decisions for funds. This includes assisting with key business activities like buying and selling assets, as well as refinancing deals to improve financial conditions
As a new employee, the company will provide hands-on training in financial modelling techniques, guiding you through the process and teaching you how to apply these models in real-world scenarios. You'll learn best practices and gain practical experience by working alongside experts
Present your analysis and financial models to clients, explaining how the results apply to real-world asset or fund performance
Review legal documentation including letters of engagement and project documents
Provide training and feedback to colleagues or clients on relevant topics
Administrative and office support duties which may include data entry, correspondence and ad-hoc internal project support

Where you'll work

Bourne House
Prince Edward Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 3EZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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.
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

At the end of the qualification, you should expect to receive a Level 3 apprenticeship and a level 3 AAT qualification. Following this, we would encourage and support you to take the level 4 AAT qualification before moving into a CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) or CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) qualification.

You will have the option to study from home using BPP's online or online live courses or you may choose to attend in centre classrooms for your study, depending on your preference.

The training is generally one day per week, however certain courses may have a block release.

Functional skills in maths (if required).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Maths (grade A)

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

IT skills
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Amberside Valuations provides financial modelling and asset valuation services to fund managers who invest in infrastructure and energy transition assets. We regularly value over 300 assets for some of the largest European infrastructure investors with total fund values of over £5bn. In addition to running valuation services for our clients, we build fund financial models, financial models for the assets they invest in, and assist with their acquisitions, asset sales and refinancings. Throughout all our mandates financial modelling is a core element.

https://www.amberside-valuations.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Amberside are also keen to retain good employees and offer a varied and challenging career, including opportunities with our sister company Amberside Valuations.

However if the apprentice chooses to leave once the apprenticeship is completed and with the experience gained at Amberside Valuations, apprentices will be well suited to an investment analyst role within funds or working towards investment banking if this is your preference.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

AMBERSIDE VALUATIONS LTD

Tom Perry

tom.perry@amberside-valuations.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322652.

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