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Finance Apprentice

Employer
Amazon UK
Location
Greater Manchester
Salary
Not advertised
Closing date
Jun 13, 2022

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Job Role
Finance Apprentice
Sector
FMCG & CPG
Contract Type
Apprenticeship
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

DESCRIPTION

Job summary
As Finance Apprentice at Amazon, you’ll gain a vast range of useful experiences and skills. You will work towards the L7 Accountancy or taxation Professional apprenticeship standard and also work towards CIMA or ACCA certification depending on the Finance team you work in.

You will build your skills over 36 months period, starting in September, which will help you develop personally and professionally. Your apprenticeship will be made up of:

• Classroom/virtual based training to cover knowledge;
• On-the-job training in at an Amazon UK location - your base office;
• Online learning;
• Mentoring from our Finance and Accounting team members.

Alongside extensive development of your technical skills, you will also grow your abilities in crucial complementary areas like organization, prioritization, data and problem-solving techniques, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills.

You will work alongside the team supporting with day to day tasks, learning how Amazon Finance and Accounting team works and delivers for its customers.

You will learn to provide strategic business advice to business partners, support the financial statement process or driving business projects. A, a career as an Accountancy or taxation professional can be diverse and challenging; it's not just about putting numbers into a spreadsheet. Accountancy or taxation professionals use technical knowledge, skills and experience to lead organisations and people to make responsible and sustainable financial decisions. They are required to act in the public interest and must therefore maintain the highest standards of professional conduct and competency; upholding ethical behaviour and integrity at all times.

As your knowledge and skills increase over the duration of the scheme you will have opportunities to be part of and lead projects, making a difference for customers. The on the job experience will help you build a portfolio of evidence towards your apprenticeship. You will be given dedicated time to focus on your studies to help you stay on track and work towards successfully completing your qualification. Once you have successfully completed you will be able to apply for relevant roles across the business.

You will attend a number of workshops across the duration of the apprenticeship, workshops may be a mix of face to face and online delivery by a training provider. You will also attend internal training to support you in developing Amazon related skills and knowledge. Depending on the scheme and location of the training provider you may be required to travel and stay overnight. (costs will be supported by Amazon).


Key job responsibilities
As a working student your primary focus is to complete your studies by learning and developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours to work towards successful graduation. You will be set objectives and goals by your training provider and hiring team to support your studies.


About the team
Amazon is the perfect place to start your career as a Finance Professional. Finance apprentices can work across a number of tech and non-tech teams in Amazon working with teams where they help deliver big or small finance and accounting related projects successfully.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should be 18 years or over before the start date and have the right to live and work in England

• For the apprenticeship program we prioritize applicants eligible to government funding for their apprenticeship and for this you need to:

  • Have lived in the UK or in the European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 years
  • Be a resident of the UK for the entire duration of the program
  • Not be registered to study on a UK government funded course ending August 2022 or later

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English grade C/4 or above or equivalent
• 3 A levels or equivalent


Please note, you will be required to evidence your qualifications. If you have gained qualifications outside of the UK you will be required to evidence that they are equivalent.

Note:This Apprenticeship assumes the candidate has some or little knowledge/ experience of the occupation, and is NOT suitable for candidates who already have a similar or higher-level qualification in the same or similar subject of the apprenticeship. If you already have related qualifications or 2 years plus experience in this field please visit amazon.jobs

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

These will be a plus for your career at Amazon, but are not necessary to enter the programme:

• You are able to operate in a challenging and fast paced environment and able to communicate well
• You are able to demonstrate drive and a passion for learning



Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Company

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.

Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.

Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.

You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1."​ What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.

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