Finance Apprentice

Summary

This role will initially be on a two-year placement basis, with a view to potentially continuing with the business in a permanent role following the successful completion of your studies. You will work alongside qualified accountants and finance professionals who will support your development, while studying towards an accounting qualification.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

2 years

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

Accurate processing of supplier invoices, ensuring they are valid and correctly coded to the appropriate financial budget codes;
Invoice payment processing, ensuring all invoices are appropriately authorised in accordance with Cubico’s internal controls and settled within supplier credit terms;
Maintaining records of invoices and expenses in soft copy;
Maintaining accounts payable supplier records;
Preparing reconciliation of payables ledger to vendor statements;
Administrative role for the Cubico Group’s Expense Management System (‘EMS’) (creating/closing user accounts, updating user details, monitoring automated bank feeds etc.)
Extracting and importing monthly credit card statements;
Importing monthly travel statements;
Posting monthly bank transactions;
Extracting and importing monthly expense statements;
Maintaining expense vendor accounts, ensuring employees submit expense reports/claims in a timely manner.
Quarterly Expense Reporting to Senior Management
General & Administrative (‘G&A’) reporting
Bank reconciliations;
Undertake ad-hoc projects around the finance team and group to drive improvements.

Where you'll work

Cubico Sustainable Investments
70 St Mary Axe
EC3A 8BE

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

Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade C/4 or Above)
Maths (grade Grade C/4 or Above)

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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Cubico is a leading global investor in renewable energy projects, leveraging our strong local presence with a unique combination of in-house business development, operations, financial, commercial and technical expertise.

https://www.cubicoinvest.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

After completing an Assistant Accountant apprenticeship, which includes studying for the AAT qualification, you can progress to roles such as Junior Accountant, Accountant, and Senior Accountant. The apprenticeship equips you with practical skills and industry-recognised certification, paving the way for further career development in accounting and finance, including opportunities in finance management and senior leadership.

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