Apprentice Accountant

Apprentice Accountant

Leeds Bradford Airport is one of the UKs fastest-growing regional airports and were committed to employing ambitious high-quality people who want to build a rewarding career with us. As an Apprentice Accountant youll join our Finance team in a varied role that gives you valuable hands-on experience across the Finance function while we support you in pursuing your ACCA or CIMA qualification through a Level 7 apprenticeship. Youll have the opportunity to learn develop and grow your career while living our values to Be the Best Work as One Team and Do the Right Thing.

What Your Day-to-Day Will Feel Like

Youll support the Finance team with the delivery of month-end close management accounts budgets and forecasts. Your responsibilities will include preparing and posting journals prepayments and accruals reconciling key balance sheet accounts supporting cost centre reporting and ensuring financial information is accurate and complete. As you develop in the role youll gradually take ownership of your own cost centres and a broader range of accounting activities.

Youll also take ownership of regular financial reporting producing daily weekly monthly and annual reports and responding to ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests from Finance colleagues and wider business stakeholders. Youll work closely with the Commercial and Management Accountants to prepare and analyse financial information supporting the wider Finance team with accurate and timely reporting.

Alongside the month-end and reporting cycle youll support the annual budgeting and forecasting processes and the year-end audit. Youll prepare audit schedules provide supporting information and respond to audit queries while ensuring that internal controls accounting policies and financial procedures are followed across your areas of responsibility.

Whats in it for You

Professional Qualification: Full support to work towards your ACCA or CIMA qualification through a Level 7 apprenticeship.

Career Progression: Ability to develop within the Finance function with the opportunity to progress towards a Management Accountant role as your experience and qualification progress.

Hands-on Experience: Gain broad experience across management accounting financial reporting budgeting forecasting commercial finance and statutory reporting.

Development: Build your technical accounting knowledge and professional skills while working alongside experienced Finance colleagues.

Growing Organisation: Join one of the UKs fastest-growing regional airports and develop your career as the airport continues to grow.

What We are looking for

Accounting/Finance degree or AAT qualified preferred with an interest in completing ACCA CIMA or equivalent qualification.

Willingness to learn month-end processes and accounting principles.

Some experience in a finance or accounts role is desirable.

Good attention to detail and a positive proactive attitude.

Basic Excel skills and a willingness to develop technical capability.

Application Journey

Were excited to hear from candidates who are ready to contribute to the success of Leeds Bradford Airport. To apply submit your application online via this portal completing all required sections.