Launch your career with TUI as a Finance Apprentice in Luton, United Kingdom. This full-time, permanent three-year programme pays a starting salary of £23,283 per annum and combines real-world finance projects with professional AAT studies.
Requirements
Minimum of GCSE grade 4 or C (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
Commitment to completing Level 3 Assistant Accountant and Level 4 Accounting/Taxation Technician apprenticeships.
Permanent right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship.
Analytical mindset, commercial focus, and a passion for finance and the travel industry.
Skills & Responsibilities
Analytical skills: Analyse data and financial reports to support business planning and decision-making.
Attention to detail: Process debits and credits, post journals, and reconcile balance sheets accurately within the finance system.
Collaboration: Engage and work closely with senior colleagues and the wider finance department on various projects.
Commercial awareness: Apply a strategic and commercial focus to help price holidays and manage supplier payments.
Potential transition routes: People from customer service, retail administration, or general office roles may bring strong organizational and communication skills, alongside meeting the required GCSE English and Maths grades.
Job description
Want to get your career off to a flying start? The sky’s the limit with TUI. We’re the world's number one tourism business, operating in around 180 destinations worldwide, which means limitless global opportunities for you and your future.
As part of our Finance Apprenticeship, you’ll spend three invaluable years working right at the heart of our business – with real responsibilities, and the chance to work on real projects. You’ll gain a unique insight into our exciting and dynamic industry, with exposure to many other functional areas and senior colleagues. 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.
From leading our planning cycle, to pricing our holidays, recording and reporting our customer’s revenue, and making and recording the payments we make to our thousands of suppliers across the world (and much, much more!), our finance teams play a crucial role in TUI’s success. We pride ourselves on partnering with the business, and you’ll gain first-hand insight into how our dynamic business operates.
Our Finance Apprenticeship Programme 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. For more information on the Apprenticeship standard please click here
ABOUT OUR OFFER
Starting salary for the role is £23,283 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
ABOUT THE JOB
Work closely with the finance department to gain first-hand insight into how our dynamic business operates, including the opportunity to get involved with a variety of project work
Process debits and credits
Post journals into the finance system
Reconcile balance sheets
Produce reports
Analyse data and reports
You'll also work towards the Level 3 Assistant Accountant and Level 4 Accounting/Taxation Technician apprenticeships, as well as the AAT qualification
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
We welcome applications from all. However, a requirement is that you provide evidence that our grades are the correct equivalent to GCSEs/A levels or Degrees. If you have studied overseas, you may be required to apply for your grades to be converted and you can do this by visiting: Home Page (enic.org.uk) and applying for a statement of comparability.
From a workplace to a place to belong. At TUI we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging everyone to come as you are, because together, our potential is limitless.
We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities and impairments so if you require any support, please do let us know.
We are part of the Disability Confident Scheme and welcome disabled applicants. As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
** Currently TUI is unable to provide visa sponsorship, 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.
Closing date: 27th November 2026
Assessment stages: Telephone screening (if shortlisted and invited to a face-to-face interview (December 2027)
We reserve the right to withdraw this advert should we receive lots of applications so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible to be in with the best chance.
***We welcome internal applications from colleagues who may be at risk of redundancy.***