Finance Graduate Scheme

K-Jazz; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is offering a Finance Graduate Scheme for aspiring finance professionals. Over three years, participants will rotate through four placements, gaining insights into various financial functions. This hybrid role requires strong analytical skills and offers professional development with support for qualifications. Applications open on September 24, 2025.

Benefits

Training and exam costs covered

Dedicated study leave

Access to mentors

Qualifications

• Demonstrate sound knowledge and technical skills related to finance.
• Ability to adapt to hybrid working environment.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through multiple placements in Finance over three years.
• Work on projects with real strategic impact.
• Engage in data analysis and forecasting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

Technical proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Overview

Duration 3 years

Salary £42,000 + fantastic benefits

Locations Leeds, Edinburgh and Bristol. Mix office and home working with our hybrid working policy.

Qualifications You'll work towards a professional accountancy qualification recognised across the UK and internationally, becoming chartered upon completion.

Shape the numbers. Shape the future.

In Finance at Lloyds Banking Group, we do a lot more than balance the books. We’re part strategists, part storytellers, part tech-savvy problem-solvers. We guide big decisions, steer smart investments, manage risk, and keep the UK’s biggest bank on the front foot.

This isn’t your average add it up and file it away finance job. The financial world is changing at speed—new tech, new competitors, shifting customer needs—and we’re right there, shaping what comes next. We dive into data, track the markets, stay ahead of regulation, influence how products are built, and ensure the Group’s financial health grows.

As a Finance Graduate, you won’t be watching from the sidelines with a spreadsheet. You’ll be right in the thick of it, bringing insights that shape where we put our resources, how we manage risk, and how we deliver value for millions of customers and shareholders.

Three years. Four big rotations. Unlimited learning.

Rotations and placements

Over three years, you’ll rotate through four placements in Finance and beyond, getting a panoramic view of how the bank ticks (and how to keep it ticking smoothly).

Including

• Insight, data and analysis – using new technology to forecast future performance.
• Core Finance crunching the numbers in reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Business partnering – nurturing relationships between finance and the business.
• Non-Finance – the opportunity to work outside of Finance with one of our many business teams, getting closer to customers.

You could be spending time in teams such as Audit & Assurance, Risk & Governance, Strategic Business Management, Management Accounting, Finance and Reporting and Taxation or Treasury.

What Your Work Could Look Like

• Spotting market trends and helping shape our investment strategy.
• Designing controls to keep the Group’s finances rock-solid.
• Turning complex figures into clear, actionable insight for senior leaders.

Across the programme, you’ll get a 360 view of how finance powers the bank, work on projects with real strategic impact, and be part of tech-driven transformation that’s redefining what a modern finance function can do.

The Skills You’ll Master

By the end of the scheme, you’ll be:

• Finance-fluent – creating accurate, timely, decision-ready financial info.
• Commercially sharp – understanding how we generate revenue and create value.
• Insight-driven – spotting patterns in data that others miss.
• Tech-ready – hands-on with analytics tools, reporting platforms, and transformation projects.
• Influential – building trusted relationships and using your analysis to spark decisions that make a strategic difference.

You’ll also join multi-skilled teams where finance meets technology. Because in modern finance, how we work is just as important as what we deliver.

Your future. Fully backed.

By The End, You’ll Have

• A respected professional qualification.
• A powerful mix of technical know-how, strategic thinking and commercial awareness.
• The network, confidence and skillset to take your career anywhere in finance and beyond.

We’ll pick up the tab for training and exam costs, and give you the time, support, and encouragement to succeed with dedicated study leave and mentors who’ve already passed the same exams.

Requirements

What you need to apply

• While we do not require a minimum degree achievement, we strongly recommend the ability to demonstrate sound knowledge, understanding and technical skills aligned to the role. Some aspects of this, alongside behaviours and values, will be assessed through the application process.
• Please note that we cannot sponsor visas.

Locations

Choose from various UK locations including Leeds, Bristol and Edinburgh. You’ll be based there throughout your programme. With our hybrid working policy, all colleagues are expected to spend a minimum of two days each week in the office.

Opening and Closing date

Applications for our Finance Graduate Scheme open on 24 September 2025.

Our graduate schemes may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so it’s best to apply as soon as you can.

How To Apply

Our application process is designed to help you shine. We want everyone to feel they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.

Find details, including stages and tips for success, on our how to apply page.

Locations: Leeds, Bristol and Edinburgh.