Level 3 Finance Apprenticeship
Network Rail · London, W2 6JX
Professional accounting technician (level 4)
This five year apprenticeship offers an alternative route to university. Through on-the-job experience, professional qualifications and structured development, you’ll learn how finance supports a complex national business while receiving support from experienced colleagues, former graduates and senior finance leaders
The work
- Rotate across different finance teams and departments during the first three years to gain broad business exposure.
- Support key finance activities, including forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis, reporting, and live projects.
- Apply professional training in real-world finance environments.
- Develop confidence, accuracy, and commercial awareness by working with colleagues across the finance function.
- Collaborate with fellow apprentices and attend structured development days.
- Take part in volunteering activities to broaden your experience and network.
- Build an understanding of how different finance teams contribute to decision-making within a complex national organisation.
What you come out with
You will be supported towards permanent finance roles such as Finance Business Partner or Assistant Management Accountant.
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Qualifications
- Essential · GCSE Any other subject 9-5
- Essential · GCSE Any other subject 9-5
- Essential · GCSE Any other subject 9-5
- Essential · GCSE English 9-5
- Essential · GCSE Maths 9-5
- Essential · A Level Any subject C
- Essential · A Level Any subject C
- Essential · A Level Any subject C
Things to consider
You are not eligible if you are already a graduate or hold a Level 3, Level 4 or Level 7 finance qualification such as AAT.
Pay extras and benefits
- 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
- A choice of pension schemes.
- 75% discount on rail season tickets and leisure travel benefits for you and your family.
- Private healthcare plans for you and your family.
- Wellness Employee Assistance Programmes.
- Wide range of employee discounts, including gym memberships, shopping and more
- 5 paid volunteering days per year to support a charity or cause of your choice
£24,000 a year
The employer
We own, operate, maintain and develop the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland and Wales. Our team all play a role in keeping 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts, and thousands of signals, level crossings and stations safe and reliable for passengers and businesses.
But what we do goes beyond infrastructure. We connect people and goods with where they need to be and contribute to economic growth. It's why the day-to-day work of every one of us matters to millions.
Together we're shaping a simpler, better, greener railway that welcomes more passengers, carries more freight, and leads the way in sustainability and efficiency.
Workplaces
- London, W2 6JX
- The Quadrant, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 1EN
- George Stephenson House, Toft Green, York, YO1 6JT