Finance Apprentice

SODEXO LIMITED

Ascot (SL5 7JX)

Closes in 7 days (Thursday 12 March 2026)

Posted on 3 March 2026

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Summary

We’re looking for a Finance Apprentice to support core finance tasks, including invoice processing, month‑end support, forecasting, reconciliations, audits, race‑day finance, reporting, and stock takes. You’ll help keep financial operations accurate, efficient, and well‑organised while gaining hands‑on experience across the team.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday- Friday with occasional requirements to support Race days. Shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 1 May 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Ensure accurate entry of all invoices on a timely basis and ensure accurate month end accruals
  • Support operational account leads with forecasting and financial analysis
  • Assist with reconciliation of supplier statements, purchase orders and dummies for month end reporting
  • Support the process of managing invoices
  • Conducting and conclude any audit activity and delivery of action plans
  • Support with Race day financial reporting and cash management
  • Assist with ad-hoc commercial projects to help support the drive for better cost management and contract efficiency
  • Production and communication of relevant statistics
  • Assist with Stock takes in Cellar

Where you'll work

Ascot Racecourse
High Street
Ascot
SL5 7JX

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

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.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

  • An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation
  • At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying

Requirements

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working

About this employer

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

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Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have
  • They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SODEXO LIMITED

Recruitment Team Sodexo

Recruitment.UKandIE@sodexo.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018836.

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Closes in 7 days (Thursday 12 March 2026)

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