Finance Apprentice

ASPIRE PHARMA LTD

Hampshire, (GU32 3QG)

Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 23 September 2025)

Posted on 4 September 2025

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Summary

Are you interested in a career in finance and accounting with a chance to earn while you learn with a global business based in Petersfield? If so, then this Finance Apprentice opportunity with Aspire Pharma may just be for you. Reporting to the Finance Manage you will work and study for an Accounts and Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Annual

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with 30 minutes for lunch. 4 days on site and one day at college in Chichester.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 28 October 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

As a Finance Apprentice you will support the transactional finance team with Accounts Payable, Receivables, Expenses, Cash posting, reconciliations and general administrative duties.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Supporting the daily management of the group finance inboxes. This includes accurately categorising incoming emails, promptly executing required actions, diligently following up on outstanding items, and ensuring timely closure or archiving in accordance with department procedures
  • Processing of supplier invoices ensuring that the correct nominal and cost centre codes are used to ensure appropriate recognition of expenditure
  • Ensuring that invoices are processed in line with the delegation of authorities for approvals and liaising with departments to ensure that parked invoices are approved in a timely manner
  • Assist with maintenance of supplier ledgers
  • Performing supplier statement reviews between company records and records of the suppliers
  • Posting customer receipts and supplier payments to Business Central in a timely manner
  • Assist the Accounts Receivable team with sending copy invoices and account statements to customers
  • To assist with chasing late payment of invoices
  • Assist with processing of employee expenses and corporate credit cards an ensuring compliance with company policies
  • Assist with maintenance of the digital filing systems for the Finance department, ensuring emails are properly filed in Public Folders and documents are saved in the correct locations on the company server or SharePoint
  • Support the finance team by taking inbound phone calls directed to the finance department and by making outbound calls to verify new bank account details
  • Support the finance team by responding to internal, supplier, and customer queries, ensuring clear and efficient communication
  • Execute any other administrative work as requested by the Finance function to ensure all operational requirements are met in a timely manner

Where you'll work

4
Rotherbrook Court
Petersfield
Hampshire,
GU32 3QG

Training

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

Training provider

CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP

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

  • Accounts and Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship
  • On the job training with experienced colleagues

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

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

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

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Strong numerical ability
  • Knowledge of excel
  • Effective communicator
  • Analytical thinker
  • Interprets financial data
  • Keen to learn
  • Hardworking
  • Team player
  • Keen to get stuck in
  • Innovative
  • Continually improves
  • Collaborative
  • Reliable
  • Punctual
  • Dedicated

Other requirements

-The office is situated close to the train station although there is parking on site if required. -It will be important for the apprentice to be fully involved with the department as the company continues to grow. -Collaboration with other individuals will be key to this role. -No previous experience required but an interest in accounts and finance is essential. -This is a 18-month apprenticeship including end point assessment. -Applicants MUST BE resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to the start of learning and have work authorisation for the UK. -Applicants WILL NOT BE eligible to apply if they have already achieved a qualification which is equal to or higher thank the apprenticeship standard on offer. -Applicants MUST BE resident in the area local to the apprenticeship opportunity or be prepared to relocate in time to start employment and study. -Applicants MUST BE committed to the learning and stay to the end of the apprenticeship.

About this employer

Aspire Pharma is a global life sciences business, based in the UK, devoted to delivering true value to patients, healthcare professionals and the NHS. Their mission is to make a difference in the lives of patients through the development and supply of innovative products and medicines throughout the world. Aspire’s founding principle is to take a medicine, a molecule or a device and enhance it. This might be an improved presentation, a more convenient dose, or a more acceptable formulation for patients, and that principle still drives everything we do today.

After this apprenticeship

  • The role is initially for the fixed term of the apprenticeship although there is potential for a more permanent position for the right person on successful completion of the same

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340529.

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Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 23 September 2025)

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