Finance Assistant Apprentice (Maintenance Reserves)

As a Finance Assistant Apprentice, you’ll gain a unique insight into TUI's 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.

TUI Group is transforming into a fully integrated, digitally advanced global travel company. The 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.

What You'll Do

• 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

What We Offer

• Starting salary of £20,288 per annum with fantastic progression (pay review pending)
• 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

Important Information

• 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.
• If you have studied overseas, you may be required to apply for your grades to be converted by visiting: Home Page (enic.org.uk) and applying for a statement of comparability.
• We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities and impairments. If you require any support, please do let us know. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.