Finance Apprentice (Bspoke Group)

BSPOKE CENTRAL SERVICES LTD

LEEDS (LS25 1NB)

Closes in 20 days (Monday 27 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 October 2025


Summary

The Finance Apprentice will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Finance team while working towards a Level 3 Finance Apprenticeship.

Training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 8 December 2025

Duration

1 year 4 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

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, the role provides hands-on experience across core finance processes - from credit control and banking to purchase and sales ledger activities. This apprenticeship is designed to build a strong foundation of financial knowledge and practical skills, supporting the apprentice's longer-term career journey towards becoming a qualified Accountant.

Credit Control

  • Support with debtor management, including chasing outstanding payments professionally.
  • Accurately match and allocate customer receipts to invoices.
  • Maintain up-to-date records of customer accounts.

Banking & Cash Management

  • Assist with daily banking activities including payment production and receipting.
  • Perform daily cashbook updates and reconciliations.
  • Support the monitoring of cashflow and bank balances.

Purchase Ledger

  • Assist with processing supplier invoices, ensuring accurate coding and approvals.
  • Support preparation of supplier payment runs.
  • Maintain supplier records and help resolve invoice/payment queries.

Financial Administration

  • Maintain organised filing systems for finance documentation.
  • Assist with preparing documentation for internal and external audits.
  • Assist with the production of sales invoices for management services.
  • Provide general administrative support to the Finance team as required.

Learning and Development

  • Actively participate in the Finance Apprenticeship programme and on-the-job training.
  • Apply new knowledge and skills to practical finance tasks.
  • Demonstrate curiosity and initiative in developing an understanding of broader finance and accounting practices.

Where you'll work

BROOKFIELD COURT
SELBY ROAD
GARFORTH
LEEDS
LS25 1NB

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

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

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:

English and Maths (grade Grade 4 or above)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Strong numerical skills
  • Confident with numbers
  • Accuracy
  • Clear written
  • Microsoft Word, Office & Excel
  • Time management skills
  • Able to work independently
  • Willingness to learn
  • Positive & proactive attitude
  • Curious
  • Eager to develop
  • Open to feedback
  • Reliable
  • Responsible
  • Collaborative skills
  • Resilient
  • Ambitious and motivated

About this employer

The Bspoke Group brings together a collection of multi-class niche and specialist MGA insurance businesses, backed by A rated insurers and combining a depth of product expertise and technical underwriting management that enables us to excel as a value generating virtual insurer.

Company benefits

Opt in to enrol at 4.5% employer pension contribution, matched up to 10%. 4x salary Life Assurance. Health Cash Plan.

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is the first step towards building a long-term career in finance. As you develop your skills and gain experience, there will be opportunities to progress within the Finance team, with support to continue studying towards higher-level qualifications (such as AAT, ACCA, or CIMA). Our aim is to help you grow into a fully qualified accountant, with a pathway to take on more responsibility and develop your career within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Jordan Whitworth

JordanWhitwroth@bpp.com

01133500333

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345385.

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Closes in 20 days (Monday 27 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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