Finance Apprentice

As an Apprentice with Yeo Valley you will study the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship over 24 months, through Weston College.

You will spend most of your week with Yeo Valley Finance Team at Acorn House (Highbridge), and attend  Weston College occasionally to learn the theoretical elements of the role.

Please note this may be evening sessions at college.

Your assessment will be done in the workplace, where you will receive visits from your college assessor.

You will undertake a number of qualifications including the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 3 Advanced Diploma.

The programme covers a range of topics, including advanced bookkeeping, final accounts preparation, management accounting (costing), indirect tax, ethics for accounting, and spreadsheets.

At the end of the apprenticeship you will be required to do an end point assessment which includes: the AAT Advanced Diploma assessments, skills tests, a portfolio of evidence, a synoptic assessment and a professional discussion.

Pay – National Living Wage dependent on age

Essential:

• Minimum level of education – A levels (with minimum of GSCE in Maths)
• Desire to study for AAT
• An ability to deliver high quality, “right first time” information in a timely manner
• A confident person who shows good communication skills
• IT literate with demonstrable Microsoft Office skills
• Full driving license as you may need to visit other sites.

Desirable:

• Experience of working as part of a busy team

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.

Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.