Finance Apprenticeship

Summary

Want to get your career off to a flying start? The sky’s the limit with TUI. We’re the world's number one tourism business, operating in around 180 destinations worldwide. As part of our Finance Apprenticeship, you’ll spend three invaluable years working right at the heart of our business.

Annual wage

£20,288 a year

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Starting salary for the role is £20,288 per annum with fantastic progression and incremental roll off salary.

Training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

From leading our planning cycle, to pricing our holidays, recording and reporting our customer’s revenue, and making and recording the payments we make to our thousands of suppliers across the world (and much, much more!), our finance teams play a crucial role in TUI’s success. We pride ourselves on partnering with the business, and you’ll gain first-hand insight into how our dynamic business operates.

Work closely with the finance department to gain first-hand insight into how our dynamic business operates, including the opportunity to get involved with a variety of project work
Post journals into the finance system
Analyse data and reports
Process debits and credits
Reconcile balance sheets
Produce reports

Where you’ll work

Wigmore House

Wigmore Lane

Luton

Beds

LU2 9TN

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

FIRST INTUITION CAMBRIDGE LIMITED

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

Our Finance Apprenticeship Programme is an exciting opportunity to gain a professional accounting qualification (AAT), whilst developing a rewarding career in our Finance team. The programme involves three years of study to become AAT-qualified through two apprenticeships: Level 3 Assistant Accountant and Level 4 Professional Accounting/Taxation Technician, all the while being paid in a full-time permanent finance role. During the three-year programme, you’ll have the opportunity to experience two or three roles supporting different areas whilst you work towards your qualification. You’ll support a number of important roles within key areas of our department, where you’ll get the chance to roll up your sleeves and get really stuck in.

As part of your apprenticeship programme with our training provider, you will be required to attend classroom sessions, day release, in either Cambridge or Peterborough. Some sessions will be virtual.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade C and/ or 4 and above)
Maths (grade C and/ or 4 and above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Business or Accounting (grade C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Resiliance
Passion for Finance

Other requirements

On starting, you will be required to complete the Level 2 Bookkeeping course prior to starting the Apprenticeship. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert should we receive lots of applications.

About this company

Be Yourself… Be Unique! TUI’s more than a brand, it’s who we are. Trusted – Unique – Inspiring. We’re the leading tourism business with diverse customers and over 67,000 employees. Together, we embrace different continents and cultures. We believe travel broadens the mind. Just like our customers, we’re on a journey - of development towards a more digital, connected and integrated future - but we haven’t arrived there yet. We believe that differences drive innovation and we’re encouraging an environment where diverse talent thrives. Inclusion is fundamental to everything that we achieve and it’s our unique colleagues that will shape the future of travel. The TUI Group includes over 400 owned hotels, 16 cruise ships, a digital platform for more than 160,000 tours, activities and experiences, strong tour operators, 1,200 travel agencies and leading online portals, five airlines with around 130 aircraft, and destination services in all major holiday countries around the globe. It covers the entire tourism value chain under one roof. This integrated offering enables us to provide our 21 million customers with an unmatched holiday experience in 180 regions. A key feature of our corporate culture is our global responsibility for economic, environmental and social sustainability. This is reflected in more than 20 years of commitment to sustainable tourism. In 2022 financial year the TUI Group with a headcount of around 60,000 recorded turnover of about €16,5bn and an operating result of €409m. The TUI Group’s share is listed in the FTSE 250 index, in the Quotation Board of the Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and regulated Market of the Hanover Stock Exchange. As part of our Diversity Equity and Inclusion policy we encourage applications from all sectors of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make reasonable adjustments to assist in the interview process. Applications are open to all sectors of the community

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Level 4 Accounting/Taxation Technician Apprenticeship and Level 4 AAT qualification
Opportunity to progress on to the Level 7 Accountancy/Taxation Professional apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TUI UK LIMITED

Emerging Talent & Apprenticeship Team

Emergingtalentrecruitment@tui.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296553.

Apply now

Closes on Monday 31 March

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Company’s application instructions

To apply for this role, please answer the questions fully. The application process will require you to complete an online assessment, digital interview and attend an assessment center. Currently TUI is unable to provide visa sponsorship, you must have permanent right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship to be eligible to apply. This includes applicants in possession of a Tier 4 Student visa.

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