Finance Apprentice

ICHIBAN UK LIMITED

Stowmarket (IP14 5EE)

Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

Posted on 1 August 2025

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Summary

Ichiban UK is a privately owned sushi manufacturer producing own label and branded sushi for the UK market. We have been one of the UK’s largest sushi producers for almost two decades and moved to our current site in Earl Stonham, Suffolk in 2007. There is an exciting opportunity for a finance apprentice to join their team.

Wage

£25,396 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monda-Friday (8am-5pm) - 1 hour unpaid lunch break

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Main duties:

  • Accurately input purchase ledger invoices into the accounting system. 
  • Verify invoice costs against expected amounts. 
  • Ensure invoices are approved by a manager prior to payment. 
  • Reconcile supplier invoices and investigate any discrepancies. 
  • Assist in the supplier payment process as needed. 
  • Support with stock and cost accounting entries. 
  • Monitor manufacturing costs and assist with variance analysis. 
  • Liaise with operations and procurement teams to ensure accurate reporting. 
  • Support the processing of expense claims and credit card transactions. 
  • Perform routine calculations to generate analyses and reports when requested. 
  • Input accounting data swiftly and accurately into the system. 
  • Provide ad-hoc support to other areas of the finance team, including sales ledger, nominal postings, payroll and management accounts. 
  • Handle general administrative tasks, such as filing, photocopying, archiving, and shredding. 
  • Assist with office duties, including answering the phone and sorting post. 
  • Take on additional duties as required.

Where you'll work

Ichiban Uk
Stowmarket
IP14 5EE

Training

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

Training provider

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

  • The learner will be studying the Accounts/Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard qualification.
  • Day release to West Suffolk College
  • Level 2 AAT Qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 5-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Initiative
  • Team working
  • Logical
  • IT skills

Other requirements

Rural location - will require own transport.

About this employer

ichiban UK is a privately owned sushi manufacturer producing own label and branded sushi for the UK market. We have been one of the UK’s largest sushi producers for almost two decades and moved to our current site in Earl Stonham, Suffolk in 2007. Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we are a well-equipped and heavily invested site that specialises in the art of making sushi for leading UK retailers and supermarkets. We employ over 450 staff on our single site, from Production Operatives to Engineers, whic allows us to complete the whole process of manufacturing from start to finish here in Suffolk.

After this apprenticeship

Possible permanent full-time position available for right candidate on completion as Finance Assistant.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335011.

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Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

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