Edinburgh Airport

Chartered Accountant Trainee role offering a structured 3-year Finance training programme across accounting, financial control, taxation, treasury, audit, and business partnering.About the roleEdinburgh 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 airportUK’s 6th largest airport17m passengers in 2025 and growingAs 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 worldMulti-million capital investment programme underway to support future growth and provide a better passenger experience, all whilst supporting the Airport’s carbon reduction ambitionsOwned by commercially focussed investors incentivising growth, creating an innovative environmentAbout the recruitment processThe 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. What you’ll be doingThere 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 servicesStatutory accounts preparationManagement accounting / business partneringFinancial controlTaxation – direct and indirectInternal auditTreasuryOption to specialise in one discipline in final yearHigh 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 dayPotential for secondments to other functions within Edinburgh AirportWhat we’re looking forWe 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 recordAble to demonstrate a high level of attention to detailEnthusiastic to learn and to work in a fast-paced environmentAble to communicate confidently and clearly with people from all levels and backgroundsAble to work well under pressureWhat we’ll offer youPension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 7%32 days holiday, based on full time roles, increasing with serviceAnnual discretionary bonusSupporting your health and wellbeing- private healthcare after 1 years’ service, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health servicesFree car parking on site and when you go on holidayWhy 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.

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