Finance Apprenticeship Programme

Our Finance Operations team helps keep Howden running smoothly. We are responsibly for making sure money is handled accurately and payments are completed at the right time.

As an apprentice, you'll learn how a finance function operates while building practical skills that you can use throughout your career.

What you'll do

• Learn how employee expenses are managed and use our expense claim system to review submissions. 
• Check expense claims against company rules, making sure information is accurate and costs are in line with expectations.
• Support the management of corporate credit card costs and check that the correct approvals are in place. 
• Review invoices from suppliers and help prepare them for payment. 
• Help set up new suppliers by completing due diligence checks, including confirming accurate bank and business details. 
• Use your attention to detail to maintain clear and accurate expenses records and documentation.
• Respond to questions from employees and work with teams across the business, including colleagues responsible for payments. 
• Spot missing information or mistakes and escalate any issues to the Accounts Payable Manager.

After the apprenticeship

Our apprentices join Howden on permanent contracts from day one. After successfully completing the 18-month programme, you'll transition out of the apprenticeship and continue developing your skills, expertise and career within your chosen area of the business.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English (grade 4)
• Essential: GCSE, Maths (grade 5)

About the employer

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We're experts helping clients adapt and thrive in a changing world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees and spanning 56 countries.

Our people are our biggest asset as well as our largest shareholder group and are everything that makes us unique; our inclusive culture, the quality service we offer our clients, and our continued growth, all come from our people-first approach. There's no such thing as individual success. We all need to play our part, contributing our skills and experience to make a true difference. That's Howden.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Financial services administrator (level 3), Legal, finance and accounting
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 37.5 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5:30pm.
• Start date: 13 September 2027
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £23,000 a year