Accounting Finance Manager Degree Apprenticeship L6

Summary

Cold Banana - A dynamic web development agency needs an Apprentice Accounts Manager, a key role behind the scenes, supporting the accounts department, gaining on-the-job experience and external training. You will be given access to all of the finance functions within the business from the Sales and Purchase Ledgers through to management accounts.

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Annual salary reviews Annual bonus dependant on company profits

Training course

Accounting finance manager (level 6)

Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm Friday 8:30am - 3:00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years

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

Receipt processing
Creating and obtaining purchase orders
Credit control
Bank reconciliation
Preparation of payroll
Liaising with other team members to ensure receipts are provided in a timely fashion
Ensuring suppliers have provided the correct documentation
Preparation of monthly supplier payments
Sales invoice creation
Assist in monthly management accounts working towards owning this
Other ad hoc administrative functions

Where you'll work

129 131 Poole Road
Westbourne
BOURNEMOUTH
BH4 9BG

Training

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

College or training organisation

BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Accounting finance manager (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Prepare financial statements, or extracts thereof, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP).
Identify and use appropriate digital technology to achieve desired outputs in the context of producing statutory of financial reports.
Analyse financial and non-financial internal data and compare with benchmark data such as from competitors, stakeholders, and market trends.
Use data analytics tools, visualise findings, make evidenced-based recommendations for future action and communicate them.
Interpret and implement the latest guidance on secure data management to satisfy the requirements of the Data Commissioner and GDPR.
Implement protocols and technology that minimise risks to data integrity and cyber security.
Evaluate internal and external factors relevant to the operational compliance of the organisation with all necessary legal, professional and ethical frameworks.
Apply the principles of digital systems management to ensure continued compliance with all relevant frameworks applicable to the organisation.
Analyse and interpret the reasons for differences between internal and external source documentation and produce reconciliations that clearly identify those differences and required actions.
Create budgets and forecasts using the most appropriate tools and techniques.
Interpret budget reports to evaluate the reliability of forecasts and to identify variances which require further action.
Calculate and interpret cash flow forecasts.
Interpret cash flow reports and identify future action required to manage cash balances.
Apply management accounting techniques to assist decision making within the organisation.
Interpret management reports, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication, to deliver advice that impacts management decisions.
Interpret and apply HMRC rules and guidance to produce tax calculations and statutory returns.
Implement and manage systems and processes that gather the information required by HMRC.
Analyse and summarise organisational or client decision making and the impact on taxation reporting and obligations.
Implement and manage the technology to satisfy HMRC reporting requirements for digital taxation.
Produce the information required by internal and external auditors in a clear format.
Evaluate strategic options, taking into consideration the impact of internal and external factors.
Develop, communicate, and deliver operational plans that meet strategic objectives; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operations effectively, efficiently and economically.
Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data in order to assess business performance, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication that demonstrates emotional intelligence, to make recommendations.
Analyse and interpret the process of how data is collected, extracted, analysed and reported.
Evaluate the impact of different sources of finance on an organisation, including risk and recommend appropriate finance options.
Advise organisations and implement technology to raise finance and maintain credit relationships.
Design and manage a compliant credit control system that meets strategic objectives regarding customers, insurers, and cash flow.
Implement technology that enables delivery of a credit control system that meets strategic objectives.
Analyse, design, implement, communicate, monitor and review internal control systems and processes that mitigate risk, including error, fraud, and cyber risks.
Document organisational manual and digital internal controls, identify weaknesses, and make practical recommendations for improvement.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Identify relevant information to be included in reports used by stakeholders.
Identify potential improvements to HR policies and activities such as recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring or management.
Evaluate the effectiveness of digital technology used to appraise, monitor and manage staff.
Prepare financial statements, or extracts thereof, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP).
Identify and use appropriate digital technology to achieve desired outputs in the context of producing statutory of financial reports.
Analyse financial and non-financial internal data and compare with benchmark data such as from competitors, stakeholders, and market trends.
Use data analytics tools, visualise findings, make evidenced-based recommendations for future action and communicate them.
Interpret and implement the latest guidance on secure data management to satisfy the requirements of the Data Commissioner and GDPR.
Implement protocols and technology that minimise risks to data integrity and cyber security.
Evaluate internal and external factors relevant to the operational compliance of the organisation with all necessary legal, professional and ethical frameworks.
Apply the principles of digital systems management to ensure continued compliance with all relevant frameworks applicable to the organisation.
Analyse and interpret the reasons for differences between internal and external source documentation and produce reconciliations that clearly identify those differences and required actions.
Create budgets and forecasts using the most appropriate tools and techniques.
Interpret budget reports to evaluate the reliability of forecasts and to identify variances which require further action.
Calculate and interpret cash flow forecasts.
Interpret cash flow reports and identify future action required to manage cash balances.
Apply management accounting techniques to assist decision making within the organisation.
Interpret management reports, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication, to deliver advice that impacts management decisions.
Interpret and apply HMRC rules and guidance to produce tax calculations and statutory returns.
Implement and manage systems and processes that gather the information required by HMRC.
Analyse and summarise organisational or client decision making and the impact on taxation reporting and obligations.
Implement and manage the technology to satisfy HMRC reporting requirements for digital taxation.
Produce the information required by internal and external auditors in a clear format.
Evaluate strategic options, taking into consideration the impact of internal and external factors.
Develop, communicate, and deliver operational plans that meet strategic objectives; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operations effectively, efficiently and economically.
Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data in order to assess business performance, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication that demonstrates emotional intelligence, to make recommendations.
Analyse and interpret the process of how data is collected, extracted, analysed and reported.
Evaluate the impact of different sources of finance on an organisation, including risk and recommend appropriate finance options.
Advise organisations and implement technology to raise finance and maintain credit relationships.
Design and manage a compliant credit control system that meets strategic objectives regarding customers, insurers, and cash flow.
Implement technology that enables delivery of a credit control system that meets strategic objectives.
Analyse, design, implement, communicate, monitor and review internal control systems and processes that mitigate risk, including error, fraud, and cyber risks.
Document organisational manual and digital internal controls, identify weaknesses, and make practical recommendations for improvement.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Identify relevant information to be included in reports used by stakeholders.
Identify potential improvements to HR policies and activities such as recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring or management.
Evaluate the effectiveness of digital technology used to appraise, monitor and manage staff.

Your training plan

Accounting Finance Manager Level 6.

Requirements

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

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

We are a digital agency with 25 staff between Bournemouth and Dubai. We work for various medium to large agencies and direct clients. We work on e-commerce and brochure sites, within the finance, insurance and software sectors. Our mantra to our clients is - We focus on working with you to get a clear and detailed understanding of you, your business and, importantly the challenges you are facing. In partnership, with you, we work to uncover the cause of the issue and the outcome you hope to achieve with our partnership. We then develop a digital solution that aims to make the lives of you, your business and your customers easier.

http://coldbanana.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free breakfast Fridays Health Cash Plan Pension Scheme Cycle to work Scheme Tech Scheme

After this apprenticeship

Managing account support staff and gaining a seat within the board meetings when discussing finance.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COLD BANANA LIMITED

Sophie Fribbens

sophie.fribbens@coldbanana.com

07818421685

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330387.

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Closes on Friday 15 August 2025

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