About the Role
Please note, this site is only for external candidate applications. If you currently work for Lloyds Banking Group please apply via the internal career site. In order to complete an apprenticeship there needs to be a significant learning need — you need to consider your previous qualifications or significant relevant work experience, which may mean you cannot proceed with this application.
•End Date: Tuesday 01 December 2026
•Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working
Prior to submitting your application, please visit the early careers website (www.lloydsbankinggrouptalent.com) to find out more about the programmes offered and the recruitment journey. Apprenticeship programmes may close early if a high number of applications is received, so it's best to apply as soon as possible. Questions can be directed to [email protected].
Duration: 5 years
Requirements
•You'll need to be at least 18 years old on 1st September 2027
•GCSEs at grade 4 – 9 in both Maths and English (achieved)
•You'll need a minimum of 104 UCAS points (these grades can be predicted, but any offer made will be conditional upon successful achievement of these qualifications)
Important information: An additional requirement for the apprenticeship position is that you must currently possess a valid Right to Work in the UK. Your visa end date must extend beyond the duration of the apprenticeship programme, which will last up to five years. Due to Home Office requirements regarding Skilled Workers, applications for visa sponsorship cannot be accepted for apprenticeship roles as the proposed salary for the role does not meet the minimum threshold – if this situation applies to you, please consider looking for other vacancies which may be more suitable.
Locations: This apprenticeship is based in Bristol, and you will be expected to work from your primary office throughout the programme. While the hybrid working policy requires office attendance at least two days per week (40% for full-time colleagues), apprentices are expected to be in the office most days during the initial settling-in period. If your commute exceeds 1.5 hours, relocating closer to the office is strongly recommended to ensure consistent attendance in line with contractual and hybrid working expectations.
Conditions
•Location: Bristol
•Start: September 2027
•Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance Manager degree with Manchester Metropolitan University. Once you complete your degree, you will continue your learning to become fully CIMA qualified.
At Lloyds Banking Group, Finance is less about adding things up and more about making things happen. It's the engine room that powers the Group — strategy, insight, action. As an Accountancy apprentice, you're not just along for the ride — you're driving. From the moment you join, you're in the thick of it — shaping decisions, driving change and helping deliver for millions of customers.
See the big picture
This is your 5 year all access pass to the inner workings of the UK's biggest bank. You'll rotate through different teams — in Finance and beyond — to see every angle of how the business runs. You could be:
•Keeping things on track in Core Finance with monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting
•Spotting the fine print in Audit & Assurance so nothing slips through the cracks
•Being a safety net in Risk & Governance
•Plotting the big moves in Strategic Business Management
•Steering the money in Taxation & Treasury
•Or breaking out of Finance entirely — working with other business areas, getting closer to customers and seeing how the Group helps Britain prosper
Swap theory for action
This isn't "sit quietly and take notes" learning — this is "grab a seat at the table" learning. You'll be forecasting performance or producing key reports, analysing risk, advising on investments, and solving complex problems alongside multi-skilled teams of finance and tech experts, all while gaining a 360° view of how finance powers the Group. You'll master how to create, verify and review accurate, timely financial information, and grow soft skills like collaboration, communication and influencing. You'll also get hands-on with data analytics platforms, next-gen reporting tools and more.
Your future, fully funded
The cost of the degree will be covered and a salary paid while learning, giving the opportunity to earn a fully funded BA (Hons) degree in Accounting & Finance and become CIMA qualified.
You will join on a fixed apprenticeship salary. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be re-graded, with your pay range consistent with the job family for your business area.
Benefits
•A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
•An annual performance-related bonus
•Share schemes including free shares
•Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
•22 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
•A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
The closing date to apply for this opportunity is 1st December 2026. Roles generate a lot of interest and occasionally applications close earlier than originally advertised.
What happens next?
Submit your application → Complete the online assessments → If successful, attend the Assessment Centre in February → Receive your outcome.
