2025 Finance Graduate - Crawley

Are you looking to start your career in Finance? Our Finance Graduate Programme is a fantastic introduction to the Industry, working alongside experts, within a global technology organisation. This is a rare chance for you to join a programme that has excellent career progression opportunities within Thales UK.

What the role has to offer:

• Great opportunity to gain experience and further your career in Finance
• Operate in a visible role with an opportunity to add value from the early stages
• Opportunity to learn through experience, working on meaningful activities, implement best practice and shape the role
• Opportunity to engage with multiple stakeholders across the team
• Opportunity to work in a fast paced, exciting and progressive environment
• Ability to drive continuous improvement

You can expect to be involved in a wide range of activities, gaining significant exposure to the business and building a broad professional network. Key responsibilities will vary depending on which team the graduate is sitting within, but may include:

• Ensure all month end deadlines are met and reporting packages submitted accurately and efficiently
• Provide accurate, timely and reliable information with supporting analysis & comments as required
• Provision of regular, or ad hoc, financial reports & management accounts in line with Group, UK and Domain reporting requirements
• Support the development of the Reporting team as part of Hub Finance, working with others to establishing a common way of working and developing a standard level of support and activities for all the supported businesses.
• Assist in the implementation of IT tools and reporting techniques
• Challenge managers with regard to financial performance against targets, budgets & KPIs
• Escalate risks & opportunities quickly and to the appropriate management level
• Play a full part in the annual Mid-Year Budget process – develop and maintain effective mechanisms for the preparation of annual budgets & estimates and for the production of realisable financial forecasts
• Provide re-forecasts of financial results as required
• Monthly reporting into Magnitude ensuring timely & complete submissions
• Assist with the compliance and development of internal controls to satisfy Thales Group ICQ
• Assist with the provision of financial reports & management accounts, including commentary and analysis as may be requested, in line with Group, UK and Domain reporting requirements
• Prepare the annual tax packs, statutory accounts and annual Insurance questionnaires
• Interface with Financial Shared Services, including regular service reviews and quality of accounting information
• Provide support to the business by attending P&L and BS reviews each month
• Liaise with internal & external auditors

Graduate Programme

This is a 3-year rotational programme, with 12–18-month placements across Thales UK sites and business lines. Each placement will provide a broad exposure to all aspects of a finance organisation, underpinned by a bespoke in-house early careers training programme, designed to introduce key business competencies and to accelerate your professional development. You will undertake 2-3 placements within the 3-year programme, which may require relocation across different Thales UK sites. At the end of the programme you will be supported to roll-off into a permanent role within the finance function.

Requirements:

You will have gained or be on track to achieve a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject including Finance, Accountancy or Business.

Benefits:

• 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays)
• Company Pension
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Life Insurance
• Discount Portal
• Performance-related pay uplifts
• 80 Hours Volunteering (first two years)

Please note, assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and May 2025. Induction week for all Graduate and Apprentices will take place from Monday 01 September until Friday 05 September 2024.