Finance Apprenticeship
VULCAN SEALS
Sheffield (S8 0JR)
Closes in 12 days (Monday 22 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 December 2025
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Summary
An opportunity to join Vulcan Seals as an AAT Level 3 Apprentice and build real finance skills at a leading engineering company. You’ll gain hands-on experience across core finance tasks, develop your confidence, and progress your professional qualifications while supporting a growing, innovative business.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Varied dependent on candidate age / experience and the level of AAT decided. Vulcan do however always aim to pay above the standard apprentice minimum wage.
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday,
9am - 4.30pm Fridays totalling 39.5 hours per week
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
- Inputting and processing invoices
- Reconciling supplier statements/remittances/payments
- Maintaining cashbooks in GBP and foreign currencies
- Raising bi-monthly BACS and foreign currency payments
- Journal preparation and entry
- Administering SAP concur for expense claims
- Processing stock adjustments/write-offs
- Submit any standard reporting as required/scheduled
- Complete routine tasks accurately and efficiently, in compliance with current Standard Operating Procedure (“SOPs”) & Standards or as communicated by your Line Manager
- Ensure Service Issue Management (“SIMS”) actions are completed on-time with continual focus on the resolution of any issues within your team(s)
- Complete additional responsibilities as requested
- Complete all studies/work-based learning/projects as required by the apprenticeship provider
Where you'll work
Unit 3
South West Centre
Troutbeck Road
Sheffield
S8 0JR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIRST INTUITION LEEDS 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
The successful candidate will undertake a full review of their existing skills versus what is required in their new role. First Intuition will then advise on the best apprenticeship programme for them. This will be a structured AAT Apprenticeship programme at Levels 2, 3 or 4 (depending on candidate’s experience and knowledge).
A blend of classroom and online training will support the candidate to achieve a well-recognised accountancy qualification which will both help with their new role and potentially lead on to further study.
More training information
Your training will be delivered by First Intuition, an award-winning accountancy training provider known for high-quality tutor support and strong results. You’ll study through day-release classroom sessions, combining expert-led teaching with guided self-study and regular progress checks to help you stay on track and confidently work toward your AAT Level 3 qualification.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 5 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
- Analytical skills
- Team Player
- Excel Skills
Other requirements
- Excellent numeracy and communication skills
- Confident with IT, particularly excel spreadsheets
About this employer
Manufacturing and distribution business for mechanical seals and encapsulated O-rings. Group of companies with its head office in Sheffield, with subsidiaries in the UK, USA, Netherlands and India. There is a centralised Finance team, based in Sheffield covering the UK, Netherlands and US. Also, part of the wider AES Seal Group.
After this apprenticeship
- Continued support onto AAT Level 4
- Progression onto CIMA/ACCA/ACA afterwards
- Progression opportunities within the Vulcan or AES finance teams
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION LEEDS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004493.
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Closes in 12 days (Monday 22 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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