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Discover the key financial services at National Highways that help us deliver our business objectives.
What youll be doing
Are you interested in a career in finance after university? Our one-year placement programme is a great opportunity to learn on the job in a large, evolving organisation that spends around £5billion a year to build and improve the strategic road network.
Working alongside experienced professionals across our finance divisions, you’ll be exposed to a range of different areas and specialist teams such as Finance Business Partnering and Corporate Assurance.
You’ll gain a breadth of valuable experience whilst supporting the key financial services that make a real difference to our organisation.
This is an ideal placement for anyone studying accounting, business, economics or finance-related subjects. However, we’re happy to consider you whatever your degree subject if you can demonstrate a keen interest in finance.
What youll get in return
Being on placement at National Highways is a great way to get hands-on work experience on exciting projects in a large, evolving organisation.
We’ll support your personal and professional development every step of the way, equipping you with valuable skills and experience that will boost your graduate career prospects.
All our placements offer:
- On-the-job learning, with the chance to experience many different aspects of your business area
- Mentoring with senior managers to provide guidance, encouragement and development support
- Flexible working arrangements
As well as a competitive salary and our commitment to your development, you’ll also have access to some fantastic employee benefits. Find out more about the benefits we offer at National Highways.
What youll need to succeed
If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our placement students every day, you’ll be a great match. You’ll have:
- An enthusiastic, collaborative approach to working with others
- The ability to communicate in different formats with a variety of stakeholders
- Excellent co-ordination skills
- The ability to plan and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
- A focus on quality and integrity in everything you do
You’ll also need to meet these essential entry requirements:
- Currently studying in your second year of an undergraduate degree
- Your degree is in a Finance-related subject, or you are able to demonstrate a keen interest in Finance
It is key to know all offers of placements are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks. This includes a Right to Work check, reference check and a DBS criminal record check.
About us
Our finance directorate is responsible for managing the company's £4 billion a year finances, overall governance, assurance and risk management, managing the company's large and dispersed estate, processing damages claims and the operation of the Dart Charge facility. A lot of what we do is like oil in the organisational machinery. We make the business work more smoothly and we help everyone to do their jobs better. Our vision is to work through partnership and collaboration to secure great resource outcomes for the company and amplify what we achieve with it.
Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion in what you do, work effectively in a team and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
And finally
And finally, we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date based on the volume of applications received. To ensure that we can consider your application, please submit your application early.
