Finance Assistant Apprentice (Maintenance Reserves)

TUI; Luton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical Insurance

Pension scheme

Holiday benefits and discounts

Health and Wellbeing support

Workwide scheme (30 days abroad)

Development investment

Job summary

TUI invites applications for a Finance Assistant Apprentice in the United Kingdom. You will contribute to month-end reports, budgeting and cashflow analysis while training for the AAT qualification.

The role supports the Airframe and Powerplant cost base and partners with Finance colleagues across regions. Starting salary is £20,288 per year with extensive development opportunities, including private medical insurance, pension, discounts, and “Workwide” travel options.

Qualifications

• Analytical approach to solving problems and creating solutions.
• Engages and collaborates with others.
• Commercial focus to achieve business results.
• Strategic thinker with resilience.
• Eager to learn and complete Level 3 Assistant Accountant and Level 4 Accounting/Taxation Technician apprenticeships.

Responsibilities

• Helping with month-end reports and journal entries.
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow.
• Preparing monthly balance sheet checks.
• Promoting good financial practices and risk awareness.
• Ensuring consistent processes and reporting across regions.
• Analysing data to track spending trends.
• Supporting the team with various projects.
• Using data systems to provide insights for decision-making.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Commercial focus

Strategic thinking

Learning mindset

Education

GCSE English & Maths C/4

AAT qualification path

Job description

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, which means limitless global opportunities for you and your future.

As a Finance Assistant Apprentice, you'll gain a unique insight into our exciting and dynamic industry. You'll have lots of fun during your time with us, and we'll ensure you get the support you need every step of the way.

At TUI Group, we're transforming into a fully integrated, digitally advanced global travel company. Our Engineering and Maintenance Finance team ensures clear financial reporting, supports decision-making, and helps save costs across a €0.7bn budget. As an apprentice, you'll assist with the Airframe and Powerplant cost base, provide commercial support to help finance colleagues and Business Partners understand key trends and spending, and help with various maintenance reserves projects. We're looking for someone interested in finance, willing to learn, and with good communication skills. Join us and start your career in a dynamic and supportive environment!

Our Finance Apprenticeship offering 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.

ABOUT OUR OFFER

• Starting salary for the role is £20,288 per annum with fantastic progression (pay review pedning)
• Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, special offers and the ability to purchase additional 'TUI time off'
• Private medical Insurance, single cover with option to add dependants
• Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas - Financial, Health, Social, Community and Career
• Excellent rates with foreign exchange and discounts with retailers
• Discovery day - time to spend working at a local charity or community
• Investment in your development
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Workwide Scheme (30 days working abroad)
• On completion of the apprenticeship programme a voucher (amount dependent on the apprenticeship level) and an extra day off
• Access to student discount via Totum Apprenticeships
• Network of other apprentices and colleagues

ABOUT THE JOB

• Helping with month-end reports and journal entries.
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow.
• Preparing monthly balance sheet checks.
• Promoting good financial practices and risk awareness.
• Ensuring consistent processes and reporting across regions.
• Analysing data to track spending trends.
• Supporting the team with various projects.
• Using data systems to provide insights for decision-making.
• Being a positive and proactive team member.

ABOUT YOU

• Analytical approach to solving problems and creating solutions
• Engages and collaborates with others
• Natural drive to achieve both individual and business results with a commercial focus
• Strategic thinker
• Adapts and shows resilience if faced with adversity
• Brings innovative ideas and insights
• Hunger for learning, with a minimum of GCSE grade 4 or C (or equivalent) in English and Maths, and a commitment to gaining both your Level 3 Assistant Accountant and Level 4 Accounting/Taxation Technician apprenticeships, as well as your AAT qualification
• A passion for finance, as well an interest in the travel industry

We welcome applications from all. However, a requirement is that you provide evidence that our grades are the correct equivalent to GCSEs/A levels or Degrees. If you have studied overseas, you may be required to apply for your grades to be converted and you can do this by visiting: Home Page (enic.org.uk) and applying for a statement of comparability.

From a workplace to a place to belong. At TUI we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging everyone to come as you are, because together, our potential is limitless.

We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities and impairments so if you require any support, please do let us know.

We are part of the Disability Confident Scheme and welcome disabled applicants. As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

***TUI is a signatory of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. ***

** 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.

Closing Date: 17th November 2026