CIMA Finance Apprentice
ClarusONE Sourcing Services LLP
UK (WC1B 5EH)
Closes in 11 days (Thursday 30 October 2025)
Posted on 16 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Are you looking to build a long-term career in Accountancy? Then look no further! Start your career today with a level 7 apprenticeship with ClarusONE Sourcing Services LLP and Kaplan. You will be dealing with Financial Accounting and Reporting as well as Financial Planning and Analysis whilst working towards the CIMA qualification.
- Wage
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£32,000 a year
- Training course
- Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
- Hours
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35 hours per week - Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 20 November 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
Job Description
The apprenticeship is designed to provide hands-on experience across two key areas of finance. Controllership: Learn the fundamentals of financial accounting, reporting, and core financial processes.FP&A: Develop skills in management accounting, commercial analysis, and strategic reporting. This rotational programme offers a strong foundation for a career in finance, combining technical knowledge with commercial insight.
Controllership:
- Assist the Controllership team with month's end close. Focusing on accurate transactional reporting and ensuring accounting treatment in line with reporting standards.
- Supporting the OPEX budget preparation and monthly variance reporting, including management reporting with commentary.
- Supporting the review of the annual CAPEX spend, ensuring within budget, in line with accounting standards and supporting any compliance requirements.
- Support the operational finance activities, including accounts receivable, travel & expenses and accounts payable, ensuring accurate reporting in within budget.
- Assist revenue reporting in line with accounting standards.
- Support balance sheet preparation within SOX requirements.
- Support the year-end audit and preparation of the annual financial statements for our reporting entities.
- Support the Controllership team to deliver in line with KPIs and maintain high standards.
FP&A:
- Assist in the preparation of the FP&A monthly close, focusing on value generation on behalf of both members, analysing variances to plan & forecast, providing detailed explanations for variances.
- Assist in improving and automating the current FP&A reporting and any new reporting that becomes useful as the business evolves
- Prepare monthly presentations for the wider ClarusONE business to help them understand performance
- Support the FP&A Senior Manager on evolving planning methods for the ClarusONE
- Continue to drive new metrics and KPIs to measure ClarusONE success, both through our more traditional measures as well as at a broader Enterprise level.
Where you'll work
10-12 Russell Square House, Russell Square
London
UK
WC1B 5EH
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
Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Build trusted and sustainable relationships with individuals and organisations. Consistently support individuals and collaborate to achieve results as part of a team.
- Influence the impact of business decisions on relevant and affected communities based on an appreciation of different organisations and the environments in which they operate.
- Communicate in a clear, articulate and appropriate manner. Adapt communications to suit different situations, individuals or teams.
- Identify ethical dilemmas, understand the implications and behave appropriately. Understand their legal responsibilities, both within the letter and the spirit of the law, as well as be aware of the procedures for reporting concerns over potentially unethical activities.
- Take ownership of allocated projects and effectively manage their own time and the time of others. Demonstrate good project management skills to deliver high quality work within the appropriate timeline. Act as a role model and motivate others to deliver results.
- Evaluate information quickly and draw accurate conclusions. Assess a problem from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered. Gather the appropriate facts and evidence in order to make decisions effectively.
Training schedule
Accounting And Taxation Professional Apprenticeship Level 7.
If you’re looking to develop your accountancy skills to lead finance departments or provide management accounting consultancy, CIMA is your ticket.
CIMA is split into Certificate, a standalone ‘beginner’ qualification, and Professional, which is split into three levels: Operational, Management, and Strategic.
The Certificate in Business Accounting is your starting point if you're new to accountancy.
You'll learn the fundamentals of business economics, financial accounting, management accounting, and ethical considerations of commercial activity.
Operational teaches you about organisational management, costs and analysis used in production, and financial reporting and taxation. Management equips you with the skills to perform advanced management accounting and advanced financial reporting tasks. Strategic develops your leadership and strategic management abilities, and teaches you about risk management and financial strategy.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Basic Maths (grade 9/A* - 4/C)
- Standard English (grade 9/A* - 4/C)
A Level or equivalent in:
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Benefits include: 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays; comprehensive benefits; opportunity for an annual bonus. Hybrid Working: 2 days in the office.
About this employer
ClarusONE Sourcing Services, LLP, provides company culture and what makes you stand out strategic generic pharmaceutical services for both Walmart Stores, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. ClarusONE Sourcing Services is headquartered in London and prides itself on its can-do attitude that has ensured millions of Americans pay less when buying generic pharmaceuticals every day.
After this apprenticeship
Not Guaranteed: Upon completion of the programme and subject to a suitable role being available, your performance and successful completion of the CIMA qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346834.
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Closes in 11 days (Thursday 30 October 2025)
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