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Placement details

Overview

Location: Horsham

Start date: 1st September 2025

Application criteria: 

• You must be 18 years old by 1st September to apply for the 2025 intake
• Recent school or college graduates with A-levels or BTECs
• A-levels (or equivalent) in any subjects – no minimum UCAS points required.
• Level 2 in both English and Maths (GCSE grade A* to C or equivalent) for those undertaking a level 3 or higher apprenticeship.
• Individuals unsure that university is the path for them.
• Living in England.
• Must not be enrolled in another funded apprenticeship or further education programme at the time of starting.

Key skills: 

Schroders can teach what you need to know about the job so you just need to bring your drive, passion and enthusiasm to make the most of the opportunity to start building your career.

• Flexible approach and willingness to engage in various tasks and projects.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Numerate with a problem-solving mindset.
• Experience in providing excellent customer service is beneficial.

Application deadline: Applications will close once enough have been received so we recommend that you apply early!

About the opportunity

On this programme, you’ll have the opportunity to be part of two Finance teams located in Horsham. You will be part of the Wealth Service Centre Accounting team within the Wealth Finance department, and the Purchasing, Payables and Reconciliations Service Centre which serves the majority of Schroders companies. You will rotate between the two teams during your 2-year programme.

The Wealth Service Centre Accounting team manages the financial reporting requirements for the Wealth Management subsidiaries. You will be part of a team of six, managing the accounting for four of their Wealth management subsidiaries and Global Wealth management AUM reporting.    

The Purchasing, Payables and Reconciliations Service Centre facilitates the administration of the buying process from requisition through to payment, along with the management of related queries throughout the spend lifecycle. In addition, they manage Accruals, Prepayments, Fixed Assets and provide bank reconciliation services to the Financial Control teams. You will be part of a wider department of 23 that is split into 4 teams, gaining experience of all. 

What you’ll do

Wealth Service Centre Accounting: 

• You will help will the preparation and posting of accounting entries; 
• Perform daily controls on the income statement, balance sheet and off-balance sheet transactions;  
• Help with the financial reporting;  
• Perform Balance sheet reconciliations;  
• Help with the annual statutory financial statements; 
• Supporting the business with ad-hoc requests; 
• Participation in projects as they arise. 

  

Purchasing, Payables and Reconciliations Service Centre: 

• You will ensure suppliers are setup, queries are managed and Spend requests are raised in line with Service Level Agreements (SLA’s); 
• Ensure incoming and outgoing cashflows in bank accounts are managed daily; 
• Support the team with Accruals, prepayments and managing the fixed assets register; 
• Ensure invoices/Rebates are approved and paid inline with supplier payment terms; 
• Perform Balance Sheet Reconciliations; 
• Participation in projects as they arise. 

Salary £25,500 pa

About the company

Schroders is a world-class asset manager operating from over 30 locations - and over 5000 employees - across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.

Schroders purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to their clients through active management. By serving clients, they serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world.

Next steps

Click 'apply' to submit your application directly through Schroders job board!