Degree Apprenticeship - BSc Applied Accounting (In Collaboration with Exeter University)

Degree Apprenticeship – BSc Applied Accounting (In Collaboration with Exeter University)

Summary
As a degree apprentice in Reply\’s internal management reporting team, you will manage the complexities of a networked and fast growing organisation reporting directly to the Head of Management Reporting. This apprenticeship is designed for those who are either new to Accounting or those with initial experience looking to progress their careers.

Wage
£25,000 a year

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Training course Accounting finance manager (level 6)

Hours Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5:30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date
Monday 22 September 2025

Duration
3 years

Positions available
1

Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You\’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you\’ll do at work

• You\’ll assist with preparing and running monthly meetings with stakeholder to review financial performance
• You\’ll enhance business profitability by monitoring and controlling company performance
• You\’ll learn how to forecast and budget on key KPIs in the management reporting process for our Reply subsidiary companies across the UK
• As part of the Management Reporting Team at Reply, you\’ll assist with drafting quarterly reporting packages
• You will help with reconciliations with the Statutory Financial Statements

Where you\’ll work

160 Victoria Street
2nd floor Nova South
London
SW1E 5LB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You\’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Your training course

Accounting finance manager (level 6)

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What you\’ll learn
Course contents

• Prepare financial statements, or extracts thereof, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP).
• Identify and use appropriate digital technology to achieve desired outputs in the context of producing statutory of financial reports.
• Analyse financial and non-financial internal data and compare with benchmark data such as from competitors, stakeholders, and market trends.
• Use data analytics tools, visualise findings, make evidenced-based recommendations for future action and communicate them.
• Interpret and implement the latest guidance on secure data management to satisfy the requirements of the Data Commissioner and GDPR.
• Implement protocols and technology that minimise risks to data integrity and cyber security.
• Evaluate internal and external factors relevant to the operational compliance of the organisation with all necessary legal, professional and ethical frameworks.
• Apply the principles of digital systems management to ensure continued compliance with all relevant frameworks applicable to the organisation.
• Analyse and interpret the reasons for differences between internal and external source documentation and produce reconciliations that clearly identify those differences and required actions.
• Create budgets and forecasts using the most appropriate tools and techniques.
• Interpret budget reports to evaluate the reliability of forecasts and to identify variances which require further action.
• Calculate and interpret cash flow forecasts.
• Interpret cash flow reports and identify future action required to manage cash balances.
• Apply management accounting techniques to assist decision making within the organisation.
• Interpret management reports, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication, to deliver advice that impacts management decisions.
• Interpret and apply HMRC rules and guidance to produce tax calculations and statutory returns.
• Implement and manage systems and processes that gather the information required by HMRC.
• Analyse and summarise organisational or client decision making and the impact on taxation reporting and obligations.
• Implement and manage the technology to satisfy HMRC reporting requirements for digital taxation.
• Produce the information required by internal and external auditors in a clear format.
• Evaluate strategic options, taking into consideration the impact of internal and external factors.
• Develop, communicate, and deliver operational plans that meet strategic objectives; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operations effectively, efficiently and economically.
• Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data in order to assess business performance, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication that demonstrates emotional intelligence, to make recommendations.
• Analyse and interpret the process of how data is collected, extracted, analysed and reported.
• Evaluate the impact of different sources of finance on an organisation, including risk and recommend appropriate finance options.
• Advise organisations and implement technology to raise finance and maintain credit relationships.
• Design and manage a compliant credit control system that meets strategic objectives regarding customers, insurers, and cash flow.
• Implement technology that enables delivery of a credit control system that meets strategic objectives.
• Analyse, design, implement, communicate, monitor and review internal control systems and processes that mitigate risk, including error, fraud, and cyber risks.
• Document organisational manual and digital internal controls, identify weaknesses, and make practical recommendations for improvement.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify relevant information to be included in reports used by stakeholders.
• Identify potential improvements to HR policies and activities such as recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring or management.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of digital technology used to appraise, monitor and manage staff.
• Prepare financial statements, or extracts thereof, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP).
• Identify and use appropriate digital technology to achieve desired outputs in the context of producing statutory of financial reports.
• Analyse financial and non-financial internal data and compare with benchmark data such as from competitors, stakeholders, and market trends.
• Use data analytics tools, visualise findings, make evidenced-based recommendations for future action and communicate them.
• Interpret and implement the latest guidance on secure data management to satisfy the requirements of the Data Commissioner and GDPR.
• Implement protocols and technology that minimise risks to data integrity and cyber security.
• Evaluate internal and external factors relevant to the operational compliance of the organisation with all necessary legal, professional and ethical frameworks.
• Apply the principles of digital systems management to ensure continued compliance with all relevant frameworks applicable to the organisation.
• Analyse and interpret the reasons for differences between internal and external source documentation and produce reconciliations that clearly identify those differences and required actions.
• Create budgets and forecasts using the most appropriate tools and techniques.
• Interpret budget reports to evaluate the reliability of forecasts and to identify variances which require further action.
• Calculate and interpret cash flow forecasts.
• Interpret cash flow reports and identify future action required to manage cash balances.
• Apply management accounting techniques to assist decision making within the organisation.
• Interpret management reports, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication, to deliver advice that impacts management decisions.
• Interpret and apply HMRC rules and guidance to produce tax calculations and statutory returns.
• Implement and manage systems and processes that gather the information required by HMRC.
• Analyse and summarise organisational or client decision making and the impact on taxation reporting and obligations.
• Implement and manage the technology to satisfy HMRC reporting requirements for digital taxation.
• Produce the information required by internal and external auditors in a clear format.
• Evaluate strategic options, taking into consideration the impact of internal and external factors.
• Develop, communicate, and deliver operational plans that meet strategic objectives; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operations effectively, efficiently and economically.
• Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data in order to assess business performance, and utilise a variety of media, including verbal communication that demonstrates emotional intelligence, to make recommendations.
• Analyse and interpret the process of how data is collected, extracted, analysed and reported.
• Evaluate the impact of different sources of finance on an organisation, including risk and recommend appropriate finance options.
• Advise organisations and implement technology to raise finance and maintain credit relationships.
• Design and manage a compliant credit control system that meets strategic objectives regarding customers, insurers, and cash flow.
• Implement technology that enables delivery of a credit control system that meets strategic objectives.
• Analyse, design, implement, communicate, monitor and review internal control systems and processes that mitigate risk, including error, fraud, and cyber risks.
• Document organisational manual and digital internal controls, identify weaknesses, and make practical recommendations for improvement.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify relevant information to be included in reports used by stakeholders.
• Identify potential improvements to HR policies and activities such as recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring or management.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of digital technology used to appraise, monitor and manage staff.

Your training plan

• After an initial two-days induction at The University of Exeter, all further learning will be delivered entirely online
• The course will be delivered based on regular one day per week learning activities

More training information

• This course will be delivered by The University of Exeter
• You\’ll be able to take your in-person accounting exams at a local examination centre (e.g. in the Greater London area)
  The overall course duration will be three years

Requirements
Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

• Economics (grade B)
• Mathematics (grade B)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• MS Excel skills

Other requirements

Due to the course deadline requirements, we cannot consider any applicants who are still completing their A-Levels/BTEC this year.
About this company
Reply specialises in the design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. As a network of highly specialised companies, Reply defines and develops business models enabled by the new models of AI, big data, cloud computing, digital media and the internet of things. Reply delivers consulting, system integration and digital services to organisations across the telecom and media; industry and services; banking and insurance; and public sectors.

https://www.reply.com/en (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

In addition to your salary, you\’ll be eligible to £1,500 flexible benefits per annum, workplace pension contribution, optional private health care.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You\’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship

• After successful completion of your degree apprenticeship you\’ll be considered for an open permanent position within our Management Accounting team

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329789.
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Closes in 13 days (Thursday 17 July 2025)

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