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As a Finance Management Trainee at Wates, you'll be at the heart of our business, developing essential skills and building a strong foundation for your future in finance.
You'll gain comprehensive experience across all areas of finance, including Financial Accounts, Treasury, Tax, Internal Audit, Finance Systems, and Business Reporting/Management Accounts. Our finance team plays a critical role in providing high-quality financial analytics and external reporting, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and partnering cross-functionally to support business decision-making.
What you will do
Over the course of the programme, you will:
- Partner with different functions across the business to provide quality financial analysis that drives decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory financial standards through external reporting.
- Gain hands-on experience across key financial departments, such as Treasury, Tax, Internal Audit, and Management Accounts.
- Build your knowledge and skills in financial reporting, forecasting, and analytics through structured rotations across finance teams.
About you
To be successful on the programme you'll:
- Be passionate about a career in the built environment.
- Be excited to learn and develop new skills.
- Have a curious nature.
- Be reliable and professional.
- Be a problem solver with the ability to think logically.
- Possess good time management skills.
- Prioritise your work to meet agreed deadlines.
- Able and willing to travel to other Wates office locations (e.g. London) when required.
Eligibility criteria
To be considered for this opportunity, you must:
- Be on track to graduate in 2026 or earlier with a cognate* degree.
- Be working towards or have achieved a minimum 2:2 classification in a Cognate degree subject that directly relates to a finance role.
Programme duration
This is a 2-year graduate programme offering hands-on experience, structured development, and placements across different teams.
What's in it for you?
Our Trainee Management Programme offers placement opportunities across various departments, technical and behavioural development, including support through relevant qualifications and a host of additional benefits. We provide the foundation skills, knowledge and experience you'll need to build a long-term, successful career.
In addition, we offer
- Mentoring, support, and training by industry experts.
- Structured learning plan (a combination of technical and behavioural development).
- Competitive salary.
- Private medical insurance.
- Car allowance / company car scheme.
- Health & wellness programme.
- 26 days holiday + bank holidays.
- For cognate degree trainees: Opportunity to work towards chartered status with a recognised professional body.
We have nearly 200 talented Trainees currently completing our Trainee Management Programme, providing amazing opportunities to build a network, collaborate and share learning with your peers. Kickstart your journey and apply now!
