Job Description - Finance Graduate (047103)
Organisation
HR Director
Job
Finance
Position Type - Full Time
Thank you for your interest in applying for this TfL Graduate Scheme.
We’d like to remind you that you must ensure you are eligible for this scheme before applying. Please read through the eligibility criteria below carefully and ensure that you are eligible before applying.
This application will also contain a series of questions to establish whether you are eligible. It is important that you take great care in reading and answering these questions as we will not be able to revert your application if an error is made.
Please Note: We only allow one application for any of our Graduate schemes per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn.
Finance Graduate Scheme
£31,000, rising to £32,250 in the second year, and a final salary of £36,000 in the last year of the scheme.
Location
London/ Hybrid
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a four-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
What we offer
You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:
1. Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
2. Final salary pension scheme
3. Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
4. 30 days Annual leave, plus public and bank holidays.
5. Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more
Duration: 3 years
Entry requirements: A minimum of 2:2 degree in any subject.
Job overview
TfL plays a key role in shaping what life is like in London. Our transport infrastructure and public transport network is admired around the world. We are literally changing London for the future – making it one of the best cities to live, work and visit. To meet the needs of our customers, now and for the future, we’re providing the modern and affordable transport network London needs. As a Finance graduate, you will have a huge part to play in this, working to generate an operating surplus to reinvest in our services. You will work with stakeholders to make commercial business decisions together; challenging, driving and guiding them to reduce costs and increase income.
What will I be doing?
As a graduate, this three-year programme will develop your holistic understanding of all the different aspects that make up Finance as a business function. In total, you’ll complete up to nine placement rotations. Alongside this, you’ll be studying for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional qualification through the Level 7 Accountancy Taxation Professional apprenticeship.
Our aim is to equip you with the range of skills and breadth of experience you need for your successful career. Your journey through the scheme will allow you to build up knowledge in transactional accounting, apply that knowledge and gain partnering experience across all of TfL’s major Business Units in a Finance Business Partnering role.
Where can this career take me?
After completing the scheme, you’ll roll-off into a permanent role that best suits the skills you have developed over the three-year programme, balanced with the needs of the business. Potential roles include finance business partner, financial reporting accountant, and corporate finance analyst.
What training and support will you get?
Our award-winning teams will support your ongoing development, through a wide range of on-the-job practical experience and placements. We'll support your professional development through a combination of training, mentoring, and networking.
What do we look for?
Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:
1. Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work
2. Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together
3. Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate
Application Process
The application process consists of 5 steps, including online assessments which will need to be completed within an allocated time frame. We highly recommend that you read through this document thoroughly so that you can familiarise yourself with the process.
Inclusive recruitment process
We operate a transparent recruitment process that removes barriers for disabled candidates.
We're a Disability Confident employer, and we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum criteria for skills, knowledge and experience have been met.
Contact us if you require any reasonable adjustments.
Contact the recruitment team by:
Phone: 0203 005 1680 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17.30)
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