Package Description:
- Bonus scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus each year you will have the option to buy and sell leave
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Wellbeing Scheme, provided through Health Shield, giving every colleague – and their dependents – unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatment
- Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay
- 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
- Online savings- major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more!
About Our Opportunity
Join our dynamic Finance team as a Finance Degree Apprentice, where you’ll build a strong foundation for a career in accounting and finance while studying towards a BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance Manager degree through Manchester Metropolitan University. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a full degree and professional experience — without student debt.
You’ll be part of a business that supports innovation and growth across the UK and globally, and you'll contribute directly to the performance of our Finance function.
What You’ll Be Doing
Over the course of your apprenticeship, you’ll rotate across several key areas of our UK and Global Finance functions, including:
- Global Finance
- UK Finance
- Credit and Payables – Accounts
- Treasury Coordination and Management
- Regional Finance Teams supporting our nationwide operations
- Tax and Compliance
Your learning will be supported by real-world, hands-on experience and project-based work that directly links to your academic studies. The apprenticeship programme is delivered through a blend of online learning, tutor support, and on-campus study blocks, allowing you to apply your learning on the job.
You’ll be based in the UK and will attend an assessment day in Warrington on w/c 11th August.
About You
We’re looking for motivated individuals who are passionate about building a career in finance.
You will need to:
- Be over 18 on 1st Sep 2025
- Have, or are predicted to have, by 1st Sep 2025, 104 UCAS points - equivalent to BCC/ACD at A Level or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM
- Be able to commute to Warrington
- Be strong communicator with good attention to detail
- Be naturally analytical and comfortable working with numbers
- Be eager to learn and proactive in your development
- Be organised and able to balance study with work commitments
You’ll need to meet the academic requirements for entry onto the Level 6 Accounting Finance Degree Apprenticeship programme with Manchester Metropolitan University.
Who we are:
Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.’
At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.
We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth.
We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status, but it’s about so much more than a badge. It’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them:
‘The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.’
‘I’m encouraged to keep a healthy work-life balance so that I can be performing at my best.’
‘I’ve been supported every step of the way in my career progression.’
‘‘EMR offers a fantastic and inclusive environment; collaboration across the whole business, humility and hard work.’
We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth, underpinned by our Company values of We Care and We Do.
- We Care
- Integrity – our people are Respectful and Honest
- Trust – our people are Collaborative and Genuine
- We Do
- Accountable – our people are Determined and Responsible
- Innovative – our people have a Growth Mind-set and are Progressive
If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, have a role that really makes a difference and work with likeminded people towards the same purpose, click the link to apply.
Recruitment Agencies
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and do not accept speculative CVs. Any unsolicited CVs, whether related to a specific position or submitted speculatively, will not be considered.
