Professional Accounting Technician (Finance) Apprentice - Leeds

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Please note:  In order to complete an apprenticeship there needs to be a significant learning need.  You need to consider your previous qualifications or significant relevant work experience which may mean you cannot proceed with this application.

End Date

Sunday 19 January 2025

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Job Description Summary

JOB TITLE: Professional Accounting Technician (Finance) Apprentice
SALARY: £25,000 starting salary, plus fantastic benefits
LOCATION(S): Leeds
HOURS: Full-time
START: Early to mid-September 2025

WORKING PATTERN: We will want you to be working in the office most of the time as you settle into your role with a view to moving to hybrid working where you will be in your hub office for a minimum of two days per week.

Imagine what’s next. Imagine becoming a trusted and talented finance specialist, creating positive change to Help Britain Prosper. Make it real.

Job Description

Help us empower our people and Help Britain Prosper

At Lloyds Banking Group, we are passionate about delivering high-quality apprenticeship experiences to support everyone to realise their full potential.

This is an opportunity to learn skills, gain a qualification and earn a salary, all while playing a meaningful role in shaping finance as force for good.

In Finance, we do so much more than day-to-day accounting. Emerging technology, new competitors and customers' changing expectations are constantly reshaping our industry. We need to keep on top of data insights, financial markets, regulation, strategic investment, and customer and product development.

We look for the patterns that others haven’t seen, assessing them for financial impact and using them to shape new opportunities. We use energy, teamwork, resilience and creative thinking to make a visible and positive impact on our Group and its customers, shaping finance to do good things. Ready to play your part?

What you’ll learn

As a Finance apprentice, you’ll gain expertise and the ability to create, verify and review accurate and timely financial information, meeting relevant ethical, professional and legal standards and accounting practices. Throughout the apprenticeship, you will be stretched and challenged to develop your technical knowledge and skills and to apply what you learn in your day-to-day role.

Your apprenticeship will take around two years to complete, and cover key areas such as: 

• Audit and assurance 

• Finance, accounting and reporting 

• Management accounting 

• Governance, risk and control 

• Strategic business management 

• Taxation.

On completion of your level 4 apprenticeship, you’ll progress to a higher level qualification, which will deepen your understanding of finance and mean you’ll end the scheme as a fully qualified chartered accountant - a combined study time of around four to five years. During this time, you’ll complete five 12 month rotations within the Finance function.

As part of your apprenticeship, we’ll support your study to complete the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

We’re the UK’s biggest digital bank and you’ll be supporting over 22 million digitally active customers. We’re investing over £3bn in our people, technology, and data, to drive positive change, and our focus is on green finance and sustainable products to deliver a better future for everyone.

What you’ll need

• GCSE (or equivalent) at grade 4-9 in both Maths and English (Language and / or Literature)

• PLUS - 3 A levels (or equivalent) at grade A*-C.

These grades can be predicted, but any offer made to you will be conditional upon successful achievement of these qualifications.

• You’ll need to be at least 18 years old on 1st September 2025.

Whilst we welcome candidates who have a degree, this cannot be in a field related to the apprenticeship due to a crossover in learning. We’ll request a copy of your degree module transcript to review if your degree may contain prior learning.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.  We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.  We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.  And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

Important information

Due to Home Office requirements regarding Skilled Workers, we’re unable to accept applications for visa sponsorship for our apprenticeship roles as the proposed salary for the role does not meet the minimum threshold – if this situation applies to you, please consider looking for other vacancies which may be more suitable.

Salary

You will join us on a fixed apprenticeship salary where you’ll be eligible for annual pay reviews. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, your salary will be increased in line with the grade and pay range for your role.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 22 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

Closing date

The closing date to apply for this opportunity is Sunday, 19 January 2025.

Our roles generate a lot of interest and occasionally we need close for applications earlier than originally advertised. If you think working with us could be right for you, please apply now and see where an apprenticeship with us can take you!  

If you have any queries regarding the recruitment process, please email [email protected]

A member of our team will be happy to help and will reply within 3 working days (Monday – Friday).

Please note that other LBG recruitment mailboxes are unable to answer questions related to apprenticeship recruitment.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.