Finance & AI Graduate Apprentice (Buy It Direct)
BUY IT DIRECT LTD
West Yorkshire (HD2 1UA)
Closes on Friday 3 July 2026
Posted on 19 May 2026
Contents
Summary
At Buy It Direct, you’ll play a hands-on role in transforming a fast-growing eCommerce business through AI and automation. This is a three-year graduate programme designed to fast-track you into a Finance Manager or Business Partner role, combining a professional qualification with real-world impact from day one.
- Wage
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£26,500 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£26,500 Increasing by £5,000 each year, linked to a programme based on performance milestones and experience
- Training course
- Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Shifts to be confirmed.
39 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 July 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
The development programme comprises a structured 3-year programme:
Year 1 – Foundations
- Build core finance and analytical skills
- Support delivery of month-end and core finance processes, including journals and accruals
- Preparation of monthly reconciliations
- Support the month-end and year-end close processes
- Support audits and compliance requirements
- Respond to internal and external finance queries
- Begin professional qualification
- Develop knowledge of AI tools and their application in finance
Year 2 – Development
- Take ownership of key areas of the month-end close process
- Prepare quarterly VAT returns
- Analyse variances against budget and forecast, identifying key drivers
- Present financial results to internal stakeholders with meaningful insight
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are complete, accurate, and well-documented
- Support and increasingly lead elements of the budgeting and forecasting process
- Take ownership of key processes
- Support the delivery of AI/automation projects
Year 3+ – Advanced / Impact
- Take full ownership of management accounts for a business unit or function
- Lead the month-end close process for your area, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Deliver high-quality financial reporting with clear, concise commentary for senior stakeholders
- Act as a key finance contact for senior stakeholders and budget holders
- Challenge assumptions and provide constructive financial input into plans and decisions
- Support and mentor junior team members or new starters.
- Drive and lead AI automation initiatives. Playing an active role in finance transformation and digital initiatives
- Lead initiatives to improve financial processes, controls, and reporting
- Influence business decisions through insight
- Act as a flexible resource within the finance team, responding to emerging priorities and opportunities
- Prepare for progression into a Commercial Business Partner role
Measures
Progression and Development
- Successful completion of the professional CIMA qualification within the programme timeframe
- Achievement of agreed development milestones across the 3-year programme
- Application of technical learning into practical business scenarios
- Timeliness and accuracy of task delivery
- Collaboration and Influencing stakeholders
- Positive 360 feedback from key stakeholders on communication, responsiveness, and commercial input
- AI, Date & Transformation Contribution
- Active contribution to identifying and delivering process improvements and automation opportunities
- Demonstrated improvement in speed, efficiency, or accuracy of finance processes through digital solutions
- The percentage of AI business opportunities that are subsequently implemented
Where you'll work
Unit A Trident Business Park
Leeds Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD2 1UA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP UNIVERSITY LIMITED
Training course
Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
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
Degree in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Initiative
- Strong motivation
- Commitment
- Proactive
- Can-do attitude
- Adaptable and resilient
- Numerate
- Fast-paced environment
- Resilience and adaptability
Other requirements
• Minimum 2.1 degree(Finance Accounting, Economics, Mathematics or related discipline desirable but not essential)
About this employer
At Buy It Direct, we’re not your typical retailer. We’re an entrepreneurial, fast-moving e-commerce business that’s been shaking up the industry since 1999. From laptops and appliances to furniture and tech, our brands, including Laptops Direct, Furniture 123 and Appliances Direct, have built a strong reputation across the UK.
What makes us different?
Our teams are innovative, agile, and non-hierarchical, which means your ideas don’t get lost; they get heard. We move quickly, test boldly, and challenge the status quo every day.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for a permanent position on completion on apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP UNIVERSITY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032387.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 3 July 2026
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