Finance Degree Apprentice

Leonardo UK Ltd; Wickford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK is seeking candidates for a Finance Business Degree Apprenticeship. The role includes rotational experience across finance functions and requires candidates to achieve professional qualifications. With a competitive salary of £21,525 and a hybrid working model, this position offers significant growth and learning opportunities.

Benefits

Generous leave with flexi-days

Up to 15% employer pension contribution

Access to mental health support

Bonus scheme eligible for all employees

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Flexible benefits including private healthcare

Qualifications

• 3 x A Levels in required subjects.
• Understanding of finance functions.
• Proactive approach to learning.

Responsibilities

• Gain knowledge about the finance function in rotations.
• Obtain professional qualifications during the apprenticeship.

Skills

Highly numerical

Willingness to learn

Good interpersonal/communication skills

Proactive in approach

IT Proficient

Ability to prioritise tasks

Education

3 x A Levels (A*- C) with English, Maths, or Business

Alternative Level 3 qualification in Business

GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 - 9 / A*- C)

Job description

Job Description

The opportunity: Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-5 yrs across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training, coupled with on the job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge that sets up the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress.

We support helping you settle in to your new location ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Apprentice team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhance many aspects of each programme.

What you’ll do during your Finance Business Degree Apprenticeship

Your apprenticeship will cover many areas of the finance function on a rotation basis, where you will gain knowledge about the different aspects of the finance role in a large organization.

Experience in understanding functions such as accounts payable, treasury, management & project accounting and knowledge of our tax functions will provide valuable insights into how and why the finance function is a core attribute to any organization. This will allow the individual to become valued members of Integrated teams and contribute to the overall success of the business.

During your apprenticeship you will also be required to obtain professional qualifications to support your career development.

What we need from you

3 x A Levels (A*- C) one of which must be English, Maths or a Business related subject
OR
An alternative Level 3 qualification, which must be a business-related subject
AND
GCSE (Grade 4 - 9 / A*- C) in Maths and English

• Highly numerical
• Williness to learn.
• Good interpersonal/communication skills
• Proactive in approach
• IT Proficient
• Ability to prioritise tasks.

Salary

£21,525

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

We offer a comprehensive, company‑funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work‑life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Secure your future: Benefit from our award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Join in our success: Our annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo.
• Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/company-benefits

We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location

GB - Basildon

Additional Locations

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300, GB - Luton - Cap. Green L350

Contract Type

Fixed term

Hybrid Working

Hybrid