Accounts Apprentice (SpectrumX Direct Limited)
SPECTRUMX DIRECT LIMITED
KNUTSFORD (WA16 8FB)
Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026)
Posted on 4 June 2026
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Summary
If you're ambitious, enjoy working with numbers and are looking for an alternative to the traditional university route, this could be the opportunity for you. Join SpectrumX and earn while you learn, gaining professional qualifications, commercial experience and a clear pathway from Accounts Apprentice to professionally qualified accountant.
- Wage
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£21,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- Salary increases to £24,000 per annum over successful completion of the Level 4 Accounting apprenticeship (Approximately 18 months duration).
- Training course
- Professional accounting technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Flexible start time between 8:00am and 9:00am.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
About the Role
We are looking for an Accounts Apprentice to join our finance team and begin a structured development programme leading towards qualification as a Chartered Management Accountant (CGMA). This role would suit a motivated and academically capable school or college leaver who enjoys working with numbers, has strong attention to detail and is looking for an alternative to the traditional university route.
From day one, you will gain practical experience within a busy finance department whilst studying towards a recognised accounting qualification. You'll work alongside experienced finance professionals, gaining exposure to both the day-to-day running of a finance function and the wider role finance plays in supporting business performance and decision-making.
This is an opportunity to earn while you learn, gain valuable commercial experience and build a professional qualification without taking on university debt.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll gain hands-on experience across all areas of the finance function, including:
- Working closely with and learning from experienced members of the Finance team, with exposure to team members across the business, and as experience grows with suppliers and customers
- Processing supplier and customer invoices.
- Managing finance queries and supporting day-to-day accounting activities.
- Reconciling bank accounts and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Supporting expense and company card administration.
- Assisting with credit control and customer account management.
- Contributing to month-end accounting processes and reporting activities.
- Supporting audits, financial controls and process improvement initiatives.
As your knowledge and confidence develop, you'll take on increasing responsibility and gain exposure to management accounting, financial reporting and wider business finance activities.
Pension/Benefits:
- Structured salary progression throughout the Level 7 programme linked to CGMA qualification achievement and increasing responsibility (Target: within first 4 years after joining us).
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Workplace pension scheme with NEST.
- Employer funding for first sittings of CIMA examinations.
- Employer funding of CIMA student membership fees.
- Ongoing mentoring and support from experienced finance professionals.
Where you'll work
UNIT 8 NOVUS
PARKGATE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
HAIG ROAD
KNUTSFORD
WA16 8FB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 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
This role forms part of a structured professional development programme designed to support the successful candidate from entry-level finance through to professional accountancy qualification.
The successful candidate will complete a Level 4 Accounting apprenticeship before progressing onto a fully funded Level 7 CIMA apprenticeship, working towards qualification as a Chartered Management Accountant (CGMA). Both apprenticeships will be with the industry-leading training provider, BPP.
The programme is expected to span approximately four years in total and requires commitment to both work and professional study. Throughout this period, responsibilities will increase as knowledge and experience develop, providing exposure to both operational finance and management accounting activities.
By the end of the programme, you will have gained significant practical experience alongside a globally recognised professional qualification, creating a strong foundation for a long-term career in finance. For the right individual, this represents a genuine opportunity to progress from apprentice to professionally qualified accountant whilst building valuable commercial experience every step of the way.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Strong numerical skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Written communication skills
- Strong verbal communication
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong accuracy
- Commitment
- Punctuality and reliability
- Willingness to learn
- To develop professionally
- Proactive approach
- Curiosity
- Strong work ethic
- A professional attitude
Other requirements
We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate commitment outside their academic studies, whether through part-time employment, volunteering, sport, extracurricular activities, caring responsibilities or other examples of sustained responsibility and achievement.
Previous finance experience is not required. We are looking for someone with the right attitude and ambition to build a successful career.
About this employer
SpectrumX is a dynamic and fast-paced life sciences business operating across the pharmaceutical and wider healthcare sectors.
Based in Knutsford, Cheshire, we develop and manufacture innovative products that support health and wellbeing, with a focus on quality, scientific excellence and continuous improvement.
As we enter a period of accelerated growth, we are looking to invest in talented individuals who want to develop their careers and grow alongside the business. Our finance team supports all areas of the organisation, providing financial control, reporting and insight to help drive business performance and support strategic decision-making.
After this apprenticeship
This role offers a clear and structured pathway from entry-level finance through to professional qualification as a Chartered Management Accountant (CGMA). The successful candidate will complete a Level 4 Accounting apprenticeship before progressing onto a fully funded Level 7 CIMA apprenticeship, gaining practical experience alongside industry-recognised qualifications throughout. For the right individual, this represents a genuine opportunity to build a long-term professional career in finance whilst gaining valuable commercial experience from day one.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034603.
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Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026)
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