Finance Apprentice

Yorkshire Housing

Leeds (LS10 1FB)

Closes on Sunday 29 March 2026

Posted on 13 February 2026

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Summary

You’ll work with our finance team, helping our finance business partners with analysis, reporting and real decision‑making. We'll train you to use our new intuitive finance system and gain hands on experience across a variety of finance tasks, whilst also working towards a Level 4 Accounting Technician qualification.

Wage

£18,200 a year

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Salary will progress in line with NMW in year 2.You can claim back for prescriptions,eye tests, make the most of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few.

Training course
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday- Friday - 7 hours per day, start and finish times to be confirmed.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

1 year 8 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

You’ll be supported, mentored and encouraged as you build your confidence and capability within the Finance team. Your role will give you exposure to how financial information supports business decisions across the organisation.

Here’s some of what you’ll be getting involved in:

  • Supporting Finance Business Partners with analysis and decision support
  • Assisting with financial modelling and performance analysis
  • Helping to produce monthly finance reports and other management information
  • Supporting budgeting, forecasting and long term planning activities‑term planning activities
  • Working with colleagues across finance and the wider business to understand performance drivers
  • Contributing to statutory, regulatory and external reporting where required
  • Building strong working relationships across teams
  • Attending training and completing all apprenticeship requirements
  • As you grow in the role, you may also be asked to take on additional responsibilities that support your development

Where you'll work

This Will Be a Mix of Working Form Home
And at Our Headquarters in Leeds
Leeds
LS10 1FB

Training

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

Training provider

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

Training course

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
  • Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
  • Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
  • Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
  • Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
  • Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
  • Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
  • Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
  • Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
  • Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
  • Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
  • Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
  • Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
  • Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
  • Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
  • Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
  • Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
  • Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
  • Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Training schedule

  • At Yorkshire Housing, we own and manage over 20,000 homes across the Yorkshire region. Providing our customers with a place they’re proud to call home is at the core of what we do. But our service doesn’t stop when the keys are in the door
  • As we continue to grow and evolve, having strong financial insight is key - and as a Finance Apprentice, you’ll play an important part in helping us make informed, responsible decisions for the future

More training information

  • You’ll be working towards completing a Level 4 Accounting Technician qualification
  • We''ll give you one day a week for study with some college attendance
  • You’ll need to make sure that all of your assignments and assessments are completed as you work towards your qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 subjects including English and Maths (grade Level 4 (C) or above)

A Level in:

in 2 A level subjects (grade A-D)

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

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Can manage own workload
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • Interest in using data
  • High level of accuracy

Other requirements

  • Eligible to live and work in the UK and have lived here for the past 3 years
  • Not already holding a qualification in a similar subject at the same or higher level
  • Not in full‑time or part‑time education during the apprenticeship

It would be a bonus (but not essential) if you have:

  • Some experience working in an office environment
  • Intermediate Excel skills

About this employer

At Yorkshire Housing, we own and manage over 20,000 homes across the Yorkshire region. Providing our customers with a place they’re proud to call home is at the core of what we do. But our service doesn’t stop when the keys are in the door. As we continue to develop new homes and our customer base expands, it’s more important than ever that we look towards our future talent and ensure we have the best people in place to provide excellent support to our customers. As our Finance Apprentice you’ll play a key role in making this happen.

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After this apprenticeship

  • In line with our commitment to growing future talent, and subject to business requirements and available opportunities, there may be scope to continue your professional development post apprenticeship - potentially towards finance qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015433.

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Closes on Sunday 29 March 2026

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