We believe that helping people unlock a better retirement starts with helping everyone in our organisation unlock their true potential, and thrive.
To do that, we’re mindful of staying true to the values that make us who we are, and proud of what we do.
🚀 Kickstart Your Finance Career with Key Group! – Finance Apprentice (Graduate Opportunity) 📊
Are you a recent graduate with a passion for finance and numbers? Looking for an opportunity where you can earn, learn, and grow in a dynamic financial services company? At Key Group, we’re offering an exciting Finance Apprenticeship where you’ll gain real-world experience while working towards a recognised finance qualification – fully funded and studied during work hours! 🎓
What You’ll Be Doing
Starting in our Commercial Finance Team, you'll build a solid foundation in financial operations while gaining exposure across our entire finance department, including our Transactional Finance Team. Your responsibilities will include:
✔️ Processing system-generated interface files
✔️ Monitoring fund requests and reconciling balances
✔️ Producing daily bank reconciliations for external stakeholders
✔️ Posting financial transactions across multiple companies
✔️ Preparing and posting month-end accruals
✔️ Producing broker commission payments and statements
✔️ Developing and improving financial controls, processes, and procedures
What We Offer
💰 Salary: £26,000, with opportunities for increases based on performance and milestones throughout your apprenticeship!
📚 Fully funded finance qualifications (CIMA, ACCA, etc.) to support your career goals
🏢 Hybrid working – full-time onsite for the first 3 months, then move to a flexible model
📈 Hands-on learning with mentorship and clear career progression opportunities
Our Benefits
🌴 23 days holiday, plus a well being day and bank holidays – increasing to 28 days based on length of service
➕ Additional holiday purchase scheme
💖 1 charity day per year to support a cause of your choice
💼 Tier 1 pension – 5% employer & 5% employee contributions
🏥 Simply Health – supporting your wellbeing
🛡️ Life Assurance for added peace of mind
This is more than just a job – it’s a career launchpad into the world of finance with one of the UK’s leading later-life lending specialists!
🔗 Ready to Apply?
If you’re ambitious, analytical, and eager to learn, we want to hear from you – apply now!
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What We Do
Pioneers in the equity release market, Key Group is on a mission to be the UK’s leading retirement finance expert, focused on helping people finance a better retirement.
Celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2021, the Group has helped customers release more than £5 billion worth of equity from their properties.
Evolving to meet the financial needs of the increasing over-50s market, brands within the Key Group umbrella two of the UK’s leading equity release advisers (Key and The Equity Release Experts), one of the largest equity release lenders (more2life), and leading later life service provider (Air Group).
At the heart of Key Group is the commitment to grow the size of the equity release market, continue to help develop advice standards across the industry, support the growing number of equity release advisers active in the sector and innovate through the development of new retirement lending products.
The Group is proud to be one of the largest private employers in Preston and currently employees over 100+ field-based advisers providing support to a fast growing client base across the UK. The Key Group brands have now gathered over 100 industry and consumer awards since launch.
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