Level 7 Accountancy & Taxation Apprentice Review
at BBC
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Accounting
London
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
4.8 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Helping the finance manager with day-to-day tasks, assisting with reporting for consumer products the wider finance team, assisting with month-end checklist tasks, providing backing for audit samples, year-end activities, processes checks and improvements
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Yes, having a whole cohort of apprentices experience the same thing at a big company makes the experience extra enjoyable
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes, such as confidence, taking initiative and thinking outside the box
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
The college and work balance is quite well structured, with an allowance for 1 study day a week. The aim of the scheme is to rotate yearly(?) but this could have been better communicated
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Plenty of resources for support within our working lives in addition to plenty of study support
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
A huge wealth of resources to help with studies, which can be found on the BPP portal, this makes studying a lot easier
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
The various accounting entries and techniques required from my studies cross over into my day-to-day role quite a bit, helping me be more confident whilst performing in my role
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Yes there are plenty of extra curricular apprentice events, in addition to some sporting activities as well as various extra curricular groups within the BBC
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BBC to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Plenty of opportunities to get involved with various activities, fun to work at a company who are responsible for so much culture within the UK and across the world
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BBC?
To be yourself, and do as much research as possible into the role as well as the BBC
