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Finance Graduate Trainee

Job details
Posting date: 25 June 2025
Salary: £23,881 to £26,338 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 09 July 2025
Location: University of Glasgow
Remote working: On-site only
Company: University of Glasgow
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 176873

Summary


University Services
Finance Office

Finance Graduate Trainee
Vacancy Reference: 176873
Salary: UofG Grade 4, £23,881 - £26,338 per annum.

This post is full time (35 hours p/w) and open-ended.

The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 574 years, and we are one of the world's top 100 universities, ranked 12th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings 2024, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for new Finance Graduate Trainee to join the University’s Finance Office.

This is a development role which will require you to commit to attaining a professional accounting qualification. You will develop experience and undertake duties covering the broad range of activities within the Finance department.

The first stage of the development program will either be undertaken in Finance Operations or Research Support Office for up to 12 months.

Upon satisfactory completion of this placement and progression through CIMA exams, you will move on to the next Graduate Trainee placement, likely to be in Management Accounts, enabling the you to attain satisfactory experience in support of your development and attainment of the professional accounting qualification. You will also be allocated a project to complete throughout each rotation.

Apply online at: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/finance-graduate-trainee

Closing date: 9 July 2025

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

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