Graduate Trainee Chartered Accountant

Edinburgh Airport; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 7%

32 days holiday

Annual discretionary bonus

Private healthcare after 1 year

Free car parking on site

Job summary

Edinburgh Airport is recruiting a Chartered Accountant trainee to join the Finance Team under the Training Outside Professional Practice Scheme (TOPPS). The successful candidate will start in August/September 2027 and will gain experience across transactional services, statutory accounts, management accounting, taxation, internal audit, and treasury within a busy airport finance environment.

The programme offers secondments, support from experienced accountants, and the chance to specialise in

Qualifications

• Pursuing an Honours degree, preferably accountancy or business related.
• Predicted grade of 2:1 or above.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Enthusiastic to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance team with transactional activities including billing and supplier payments.
• Assist the financial control team with statutory accounts preparation and cashflow management.
• Work with the business partnering team to provide insight on financial performance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Communication skills

Academic excellence

Study towards honours

Education

Honours degree in accounting

2:1 predicted

Job description

About the role

Edinburgh Airport is looking to recruit a Chartered Accountant trainee to join the Finance Team. This will be Edinburgh Airport's fourth year recruiting as part of a highly successful Training Outside Professional Practice Scheme ('TOPPS') scheme.

We're looking for the successful candidate to start in August/September 2027.

Why Edinburgh Airport?

• A fast-growing, dynamic business - Scotland's busiest and fastest growing airport
• UK's 6 th largest airport
• 17m passengers in 2025 and growing
• As the place Where Scotland Meets The World, Edinburgh Airport fly to more than 160 destinations and work with 40 airlines to welcome people to Scotland and take Scotland to the world
• Multi-million capital investment programme underway to support future growth and provide a better passenger experience, all whilst supporting the Airport's carbon reduction ambitions
• Owned by commercially focussed investors incentivising growth, creating an innovative environment

About the recruitment process

The recruitment process for this role will likely be comprised of 3 stages. The first stage for candidates will be an online assessment, designed to test key competencies required for the role. For successful candidates, there will then be two interviews with various members of our Finance team, with a case study, competency and technical questions.

Please note, depending on the volume of applications, the recruitment process for this role may change. Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we're able to effectively manage interest.

We are committed to supporting diverse ways of thinking and working, so if you require adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know on your application. You can find out more about our interview process here .

What you'll be doing

• There is a vast, diverse range of activities at the Airport, including operational activities, supporting airlines and passengers, police service, fire safety service, transport links, retail units, and car parking.
• This ensures that the successful candidate would benefit from a unique experience as part of the Edinburgh Airport Finance team , working with our transactional team supporting billing and supplier payments, the financial control team responsible for statutory accounts preparation and cashflow management and taxation, and the business partnering team providing insight on financial performance to the business.
• Experience offered throughout 3-year training programme as part of a diverse and dynamic team, across various Finance disciplines:
  • Transactional services
  • Statutory accounts preparation
  • Management accounting / business partnering
  • Financial control
  • Taxation - direct and indirect
  • Internal audit
  • Treasury
• Option to specialise in one discipline in final year
• High number of Chartered Accountants within Finance team (and out with Finance team) from Practice and Industry backgrounds to offer support with studies and to learn from day to day
• Potential for secondments to other functions within Edinburgh Airport

What we're looking for

We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements below, but if you can tick off most of the list, we'd love to hear from you.

• Studying towards an Honours degree, preferably accountancy or business related, with a predicted grade of 2:1 or above.
• A high performer with a strong academic record
• Able to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail
• Enthusiastic to learn and to work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to communicate confidently and clearly with people from all levels and backgrounds
• Able to work well under pressure

What we'll offer you

• Pension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 7%
• 32 days holiday, based on full time roles, increasing with service
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Supporting your health and wellbeing- private healthcare after 1 years' service, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services
• Free car parking on site and when you go on holiday
• We offer a range of other benefits, find out more here

Why EDI?

We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we'll support and encourage this every step of the way. We offer in-house and external training, both role specific and based on your objectives.

As a business we're driven by our values - they're at the core of our culture and everything we do. We will ask questions based on our values during your interview, as we’re looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication .

We work with Inclusive Employers, who are a leading organisation for employers committed to prioritising inclusion. We are supported by them through leadership workshops, a variety of resources and webinars, demonstrating our commitment to an inclusive workplace and ensuring all our employees feel valued. This partnership is part of our wider Diversity and Inclusion strategy, and you can find out more here .

We give colleagues the opportunity to engage with different people and projects, within our business and beyond. You can get involved in a variety of different employee groups , including Diversity, STEM, Wellbeing, or create your own community - it's important to us that you can share your interests and be yourself at work.