The Finance department looks after all aspects of the Firm's accounts and finances including the firm's practice management system, billing, credit control, disbursements, accounts payable, expenses, client and office bank accounts, weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc management reporting, profitability models and external reporting.
This apprenticeship would suit somebody who…
The role would appeal to someone who has a keen interest in learning the various operational roles of a large finance function, with a view to a future career in accounting and finance. They will learn the importance of working capital to a business and how it is managed alongside how the department interacts with its stakeholders through reporting and business partnering. The candidate will be well supported by experienced mentors.
As a Finance Apprentice, you will….
The Finance apprenticeship will offer a complete overview of the Finance department at Fieldfisher. The successful candidate will complete 6 monthly seats across the various sub-groups of Finance including:
- Billing and Credit Control (raising invoices to our clients and ensuring they pay us)
- Office Account (paying our suppliers, and recording cash received from our clients)
- Client Account (accounting for monies that belong to our clients)
- Management Accounts (preparing monthly reconciliations and the Group Management Accounts)
- Tax and Partner Accounts (reconciling and paying Partner drawings and commissions)
- Business Transformation Team (maintaining the firm's practice management system)
Candidates should have:
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including English, IT and Maths grades 9-6 (A-C)
- Good understanding of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- The ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Curiosity and flexibility
- An eagerness to learn
- Drive and determination for a career in professional services
- Problem solving skills
- A 'can do' attitude
What can we offer you?
As part of The ACE Programme, the work you do will depend on the role you choose. However, regardless of which team you work in, as an ACE Apprentice, you will receive:
- Career Development: The opportunity to work on exciting projects and real-life work whilst developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours.
- Supportive Environment: Fieldfisher is an environment that will support, challenge, and prepare you for a successful career.
- Impactful Culture: Join a collaborative and inclusive culture where all contributions are significant.
- Structured Programme: You'll complete a thorough induction with the 2025 cohort of ACE Apprentices and will receive bespoke training and development with our IT and People Development teams.
- Inspiring Mentorship: Work with leaders and a buddy who will guide, nurture, and inspire your achievements.
- Community Engagement: Participate in clubs and networks, firm-funded activities and events with charity partners.
- Earn While You Learn: You'll complete a nationally recognised qualification with the firm's chosen provider, complementing the practical work experience you'll gain whilst with Fieldfisher.
Recruitment process (Dates subject to change)
We operate a strength-based recruitment process which will allow you to be authentic and demonstrate your skill set. Our recruitment process is rigorous, yet fair and we recruit on a rolling basis, so we encourage an early application if possible.
We won't assess your A-level/BTEC grades, but we would expect candidates to have completed their GCSEs in English, IT and Maths. Mitigating circumstances will be taken into consideration and if you don't have the minimum grade requirements, we still encourage you to apply.
Our dedicated recruitment team are on hand to help throughout the entire process. If you have any specific questions or would like any support, before this please contact us at recruitmenthr@fieldfisher.com.
Inclusiveness & Diversity
At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.
Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact ellie.williamson@fieldfisher.com, who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.
Fieldfisher is Times Top 20 Law Firm, a highly commended firm in the European Financial Times Innovative Lawyers rankings and is repeatedly nominated for awards in areas including dispute resolution, M&A and IP. Many of our lawyers are recognised by legal directories as leading professionals in their areas of specialism and we are top two-ranked in a number of our key practice areas.
Our network spans over 1,800 people across 26 international offices in 12 countries.
We operate across our offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Belfast (2), Berlin, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin, Venice, Vienna and Silicon Valley.
Fieldfisher aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.
