Finance Apprentice (EngineeringUk)

Posting date:	17 February 2026
Salary:	£26,396 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	19 March 2026
Location:	EC3R 6EN
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	BPP
Job type:	Apprenticeship
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Summary

Full Description:
About the role
The finance team is an integral part of EngineeringUK and this role is fundamental to providing efficient and effective financial management and controls, working with staff at all levels.

Role responsibilities

Purchase Ledger
• Purchase ledger including processing invoices, expenses and raising purchase orders
• Preparing payment runs
• Document management responsibilities ensuring digital copies of all sales and purchase invoices
• Ensuring employee expenses, receipts and supporting documentation are appropriately stored and accessible
Administration
• Administration of Clarity – Travel booking platform
• Amazon account management
• Credit card custodian and reconciliations

Other
• Assisting with year-end audit prep
• Maintain a log of rechargeable
• Supporting income reconciliations
• Working on ad hoc projects, using IT to streamline processes and new IT various projects e.g. transition to Sharepoint and maximizing potential use of Microsoft Business Central
• Work in line with EngineeringUK values and support achievement of our organisational objectives
• Undertake any training and development as required for the role
• Any other duties and tasks as directed and required by your line manager

This is a general guide to the key responsibilities of this role, it is not exhaustive. Similarly, the amount of time that you spend on various aspects of the role may vary.

Future Prospects:

This will be a permanent role once apprenticeship is completed.

Employer Description:
We want to drive change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers. In the UK, we don’t have enough engineers and demand is going up. So, we need more young people to realise there could be a future for them in engineering and technology. To really thrive, we need a stronger, more representative workforce and for that we have to do things differently to make engineering more appealing.
We are a not-for-profit working with hundreds of organisations across business, education, professional institutions and the third sector so we can all grow the future talent pool together. We drive that collective effort through research and evidence, leadership, activities for schools and advocacy, with a focus on long-term sustainability.


We guided by a series of values that we apply to all our activity:

• We are inclusive and care about diversity. We understand that we have different needs and create opportunities for everyone's voice to be heard.
• We are collaborative. We listen, share and work in partnership to achieve our vision.
• We are curious and keen to learn. We challenge ourselves and others to innovate and experiment.
• We are insightful. We evaluate what we do and draw on research to make decisions and to improve our collective understanding.
• We are driven by a strong sense of purpose. We are determined to make an impact and achieve our goals.

Training Provided:

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.

Skills Required:
Essential skills/competencies
• Good numeracy skills
• Able to communicate clearly and professionally, in person, on the phone and via email
• Bright, self-motivated, fast-learner
• Well-organised and good at prioritising, able to work to deadlines
• Thorough approach, including a good attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team work well in a team and build effective working relationships with colleagues, staff and external stakeholders/suppliers
• An interest in accountancy and finance
• Computer literate
• Commitment to our mission and values, you will be able to engage with our values and work in a way that supports our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

Qualifications Required:
• 5 GCSE A-C grades or other comparable qualifications including Level 2 Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above)

EngineeringUK is committed to being an inclusive workplace, where everyone feels they belong. This is supported by the dedicated work we are doing to ensure our policies and practices are inclusive and that our staff are trained to be able to fulfil this commitment.

Other Information:
· Competitive salary
· 28 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), in addition we normally close for the Christmas week
· Competitive pension (10% employer contribution)
· Annual bonus opportunity
· Flexible working
· A vibrant office with terrace overlooking the Thames embankment and Tower Bridge
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Life Insurance (4 x salary)
· Long term illness/incapacity insurance cover (permanent health insurance or PHI)
· Annual private health check for all employees over 40 once they have completed their probationary period and to employees over 35 after 3 years’ service
· Discounted gym membership
· Cycle to work Scheme
· Yearly flu vaccination