Finance Graduate in Altrincham

Launch your finance career with Zenith! Are you a Finance graduate ready to put theory into practice and build a career where your work genuinely makes an impact? At our Altrincham office near Manchester, we’re looking for an ambitious Finance Graduate to join our Commercial Finance team and support the delivery of high‑quality financial insight across the business. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced, commercially focused environment, while being supported to study for a professional qualification such as ACCA or CIMA.

Why Zenith

As the UK’s largest independent vehicle solutions provider, we support some of the country’s best‑known businesses and thousands of drivers every day, whilst also leading the transition to smarter, greener vehicle solutions for over 30 years. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We invest in your development, celebrate individuality, and create an environment where you can thrive. Through our MyGPS development framework, you’ll have clear career pathways – whether that’s progressing into a senior role, leadership, or moving into specialist teams across the business. With hybrid working, an inclusive culture and a strong focus on wellbeing, Zenith is a place where your contribution is valued, and your voice is heard.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring accurate, timely and high‑quality financial reporting. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring deadlines are met and outputs are accurate
• Posting journal entries, extracting data and preparing insightful financial reports
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations and reviews, clearly identifying and resolving reconciling items
• Assisting with external audit requests, responding to queries and managing information uploads
• Ensuring compliance with accounting policies, controls and best practice, providing clear audit evidence for third parties

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a motivated graduate who is keen to learn, grow and make a difference.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Undergraduate degree in a financial or related discipline
• Willingness to study towards a professional qualification (ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong numerical and technical aptitude
• Confident IT skills, including strong Excel capability
• Excellent organisation, planning and time‑management skills
• High attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Comfortable working to deadlines in a dynamic, changing environment
• Confident managing own workload and prioritising effectively

Behaviour & Mindset

• Build strong relationships and manage stakeholders effectively
• Communicate clearly, openly and professionally
• Act with integrity and maintain confidentiality
• Take ownership of your own development and learning
• Bring a positive, can‑do attitude to your work

What’s In It for You?

• Salary £30,000 per annum
• 24 days holiday, plus a day off for your birthday (with the option to buy more)
• Hybrid working – typically three days per week in the office
• 6.25% pension contribution
• Health and wellbeing support, including Mental Health First Aiders
• Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Dental and Health Cash Plans, Funded HRT Treatment, and more
• Car and tech schemes, cycle to work, season ticket loans, breakdown cover and more
• Sports and social clubs, company activities, and team events. Inclusive culture with inclusion networks.

Ready to take the first step in your finance career? If you’re a Finance graduate looking for real responsibility, professional development and the chance to grow within a supportive, forward‑thinking organisation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and start building your future with Zenith. We want to positively encourage differences in Zenith and believe it is critical to our success as a company. Zenith is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.