Finance Apprentice

MM FLOWERS LTD

CAMBRIDGESHIRE (PE28 4YA)

Closes in 30 days (Sunday 22 November 2026)

Posted on 22 October 2026

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Summary

The Finance Apprentice is an exciting entry-level opportunity to begin and develop a career within Finance while gaining practical experience alongside a recognised professional apprenticeship.

Wage

£17,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
40 hours a week, Monday to Friday

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 November 2026

Duration

2 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

  • Process day-to-day financial transactions accurately and maintain financial records.
  • Support accounts payable activities, including processing supplier invoices, checking documentation, resolving discrepancies and responding to supplier queries.
  • Assist with accounts receivable processes, customer invoicing, account maintenance and payment investigations.
  • Carry out routine reconciliations, identify discrepancies and follow financial controls and procedures.
  • Support the preparation of financial reports by using Excel and finance systems to organise, validate and analyse data.
  • Develop skills in using accounting, ERP and reporting systems while maintaining data accuracy and compliance with data protection requirements.
  • Maintain organised financial records, support document management and provide general administrative assistance to the Finance team.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.

Where you'll work

PIERSON ROAD ENTERPRISE CAMP
ALCONBURY WEALD
HUNTINGDON
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
PE28 4YA

Training

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

Training provider

APPRENTICE TEAM LTD

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues, such as reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience, and different media methods, with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues, such as reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience, and different media methods, with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

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.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
  • Maths (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

MM Flowers is one of the UK’s leading flower businesses, supplying
millions of flowers and bouquets to some of the country’s biggest
retailers. Behind every bouquet is a large, fast-paced business – and
our Finance team plays an important part in keeping it running.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Possible progression within the business and onto further apprenticeships. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

APPRENTICE TEAM LTD

Apprentice Team Ltd

recruitment@apprenticeteam.org

01246278931

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060479.

Apply now

Closes in 30 days (Sunday 22 November 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.