Finance Apprentice (Harbottle & Lewis LLP)

Summary

As an Apprentice you will become a valued member of our Finance Team, learning and performing a range of tasks and processes. You will gain experience in many aspects of legal finance whilst also studying towards a professional finance qualification.

Wage

£25,500 a year

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Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 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

This exciting opportunity will give someone the potential to develop a career in legal finance within a dynamic finance team in a full-service law firm. As an Apprentice you will become a valued member of our Finance Team, learning and performing a range of tasks and processes. You will gain hands-on experience in many aspects of legal finance whilst also studying towards a professional finance qualification. Duties include:

Posting of daily cash received into the firm’s account for payment of invoices
Liaising on a daily basis with the Revenue Control team for receipts received that are unallocated
Posting of Land Registry, Court fees, Search Acumen and Companies house online portal invoices
Monitoring and coding Revenue Control inbox
Checking eBilling portals and preparing reports for Revenue Controller & Partners
eBilling accruals
Uploading eBills to various portals by LEDEs format or manually
Monitoring and liaising with Lawyers to correct errored and temporary time
Preparing debt packs to include excel report, opening new matters, drafting LBA
Monitoring Debt Collection receipts
Filing and administering remittance advices
Updating new starter rates and maintaining spreadsheet
Preparing daily cash update
Preparing Cash forecast document
Completing Vendor forms
Annual leave cover for Revenue Controllers
Dealing with simple queries

Where you'll work

7 SAVOY COURT
LONDON
WC2R 0EX

Training

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

College or training organisation

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your 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.

Your training plan

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4 or equivalent))

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

Skills

Organisation skills
Team working
Strong comprehension skills
Comprehend instructions
Able to meet deadlines
Strong IT skills
Word, Excel & Outlook
Pro-active
Helpful and willing
Can-do attitude
Adaptable
Courteous and efficient
Professional and conscientious
Willingness to learn

About this company

Harbottle & Lewis is a full-service law firm based in London's West End. Our clients range from start-ups to multinational companies, from household names to private individuals and their family offices. For nearly 70 years, we have acted for some of the most creative, talented and successful people, businesses and corporates, across all their legal needs. We are well known for our stand-out expertise in the Technology, Media and Entertainment sectors. This sector knowledge is very much in the DNA of our firm. But our capabilities spread far wider than that. Whether we are talking about wealth, relationships or information, our private capital expertise enables us to support our clients, as well as to help them successfully develop, grow and protect their assets. We are an award-winning law-firm and recently ranked 10th in RollOnFriday's Best Law Firms to Work at 2025. At Harbottle & Lewis everyone operates at the top of their discipline, and we only hire people who share our clients' entrepreneurial values and focus on excellence.

Company benefits

Free use of lunchroom facilities when working in office. Employee Assistant Programme. Wellbeing Programme - counselling, fitness and yoga classes on site. Eligible to join out Group Private Medical Scheme.

After this apprenticeship

Whilst the role is an 18-month fixed term contract, if there is a suitable vacant position when the apprenticeship training concludes and the candidate has completed all their required training, they will be considered as a potential candidate for the role. This is of course dependent on the needs of the business.

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