ACCA Finance Graduate Apprenticeship

Posting date:	19 June 2025
Salary:	£12.62 per hour
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	11 July 2025
Location:	Leeds, LS11 5TT
Company:	GetMyFirstJob Ltd
Job type:	Apprenticeship
Job reference:	269449

Summary

The successful candidate will join the central finance team for the Trust. As part of this role you will also provide support and advice to individual schools within the Trust.
As a trainee you will get an opportunity to experience first-hand how both schools, and central finance operates, and what is the driving force behind it.
You will be supported to do your accountancy qualification, and receive support, training and challenging assignments.

Accountable to: Finance Manager at Cockburn MAT

Responsibilities:



Undertaking monthly tasks as part of the month end process to ensure that internal management reporting deadlines are met;
Preparation of monthly accruals;
Completion of account reconciliations;
Provision of central finance support to finance teams within schools;
Provision of ad hoc financial information;
Analysis and reporting to assist with some annual reporting processes, such as the creation of the Annual Financial Statements, and the AAR.



Training

ACCA Level 7
There are three levels including Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills and Strategic Professional.
Applied Knowledge helps you understand the role of accounting in the business environment, and develop the practical skills and techniques expected of an accountant working in business.
The area you will cover include:

Business and Technology

Management Accounting

Financial Accounting
Applied Skills encourages you to develop a broad understanding of the role of accounting in business, and how to interpret financial information.
The area you will cover include:

Corporate and business law (ENG) (LW)

Performance Management (PM)

Taxation (TX-UK)

Financial Reporting (FR)

Audit and Assurance (AA)

Financial Management (FM)
By studying Strategic Professional, you’ll learn advanced techniques, skills, and the professional ethics required of an accountant or consultant operating at a senior level. Once you’ve successfully passed you can apply to be a full member of ACCA.
The area you will cover include:
Essentials

Strategic Business Leader

Strategic Business Reporting
Options

Advanced Financial Management

Advanced Performance Management

Advanced Taxation

Advanced Audit and Assurance

The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be successful in this job role, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Leadership, Planning and Prioritisation and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.
The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.



Qualifications required

GCSE's Grade 9-5 (inc Maths and English),
A-Levels Grade A-D
Degree (Accounting / Business degree helpful but not essential)


Skills required


Strong organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise own work and that of others to meet deadlines and ensure an efficient and effective service.
Be highly numerate, and accurate.
A high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including a commitment to offering high level customer service.
Strong all round IT skills, particularly Excel, combined with a proactive approach to learning and developing new skills.


Prospects
Cockburn MAT is a trust which is growing (having gone from 1 to 5 schools in the past five years, and this year alone going from 5 to 8 schools).
As the trust continues to grow, so too does the finance operation, and the central finance team will also grow. It’s possible that the graduate that joins us could on qualification, elevate to a managerial role within finance to support future graduates as the trust continues to grow.
Qualification / Standard : ST0001 Accountancy or taxation professional
Duration 36 months