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Bakkavor's Finance Apprenticeship provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in real jobs, alongside supportive training and mentoring. The Higher programme focusses on Management Accounting.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Application Closing date 23 March 2025
Apprenticeship summary
Annual wage
£20,670
Increasing to £23,670 in Year 2.
Working week
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
Total hours per week: 37.5
Expected duration
2 years
Possible start date
01 Sep 2025
Date posted
WC 10/02/2025
Apprenticeship level
Higher Level 4 or Level 3 depending on interview outcomes
What will the apprentice be doing?
If you have a passion for numbers and want to understand how our finance teams help us to be the world’s leading fresh food manufacturer, alongside gaining an internationally recognised qualification then this is the place for you.
To be successful on the programme you will be self-motivated and have the drive to succeed. You will have strong numerical and communication skills and duties will include:-
- Creating, and/or verifying and reviewing, accurate and timely financial information within the organisation
- Preparation and/or the drafting of monthly financial statements.
- Understand and apply professional standards and legal regulations to the organisation’s financial information.
- Become proficient in the organisation's IT systems applicable to carrying out your role.
A commitment to learning is essential as is the ability to think on your feet and use your initiative.
About the Company
We're the biggest name you've never heard of! You've probably eaten our food- you just didn't realise it. Because as global leaders in the fresh prepared food industry, we create innovative products, including meals, soups, dips, salads, desserts, pizzas and bread for customers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose in the UK. We're ambitious. We're full of ideas and we're ready for more people who share our passion for quality food to join us. Bakkavor is the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with a growing international presence in the US and China. We are number one in the UK in the four product categories of meals, salads, desserts, and pizza & bread, providing high-quality, fresh, healthy, and convenient food. We have over 19,000 employees, our headquarters are in London and we have 23 factories in the UK, 5 in the US and 9 in China.
What do you need?
Desired skills and personal qualities
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Qualifications
What qualifications or qualities are required?:
- Five national 5s including English & Maths at a B or above
- Age requirement is 16+
Join us and you'll get
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
- You can expect to attain either the Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting or Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
- At the end of your programme, if you have successfully completed your apprenticeship and achieved the performance targets the we have set for you, you are guaranteed a permanent role with us.
- Future career aspirations could be Assistant Financial Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant, Business Tax Assistant, Senior Financial Officer to name a few
