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The Finance Leader Development Programme (FLDP) is our five-year scheme for high-calibre graduates with the potential and determination to become BAE Systems finance leaders of tomorrow.
The scheme offers significant responsibility and exposure, with three year-long placements to gain extensive experience of financial, management and project accounting. We also support you in obtaining your CIMA qualification.
The FLDP continues with a two-year senior accountancy position, offering the managerial experience and skills development you will require to move into a leadership role within our dynamic finance arena at the end of the programme.
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Your Learning and Development
We encourage and support you to reach your full potential and give you all the tools to succeed, with regular performance and development appraisals, 360 feedback and a senior mentor to provide you with support and guidance. We provide help and support to enable you to gain your CIMA qualification.
In your fourth and fifth year, you receive 20 training and development days. These can be used to attend our Professional Development Centre, Leading for Success and Essential Leadership Skills programmes, with the remaining days tailored to your individual needs.
After five years you will be a highly skilled member of the finance community and discover BAE Systems’ commitment to your learning and experience is ongoing.
We’re committed to investing in skills and training and proactively look to take advantage of new learning and qualification opportunities for our employees. Throughout 2018/19 we are enrolling our finance graduates onto a new Level 7 Post-Graduate Taxation & Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship. Further information will be supplied during the application phase.
Rewards and Benefits
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GBP starting salary with regular reviews, and a £2,000 welcome payment
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advance loan option (up to 20% of starting salary)
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relocation package to support your placement rotations
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CIMA support package worth over £15,000 with over 14 weeks study leave
We expect great things of our graduates. In return, you can expect a generous salary with a comprehensive benefits and pension package, including 25 days’ annual holiday with flexible leave arrangements, senior mentoring, and product and service discounts.
What you'll need
To join us on the FLDP you must have a minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor's degree in any subject and 112 UCAS points (new tariff) or equivalent (excluding General Studies).
You will need to show flexibility and resilience and have exceptional practical and analytical skills to thrive on the programme, and take responsibility for your own progression.
Finance is a very hands-on profession that will see you working in demanding industrial environments, so it’s vital that you have the tact, confidence and tenacity to challenge accepted practices and robustly manage cost savings at ground level.
How to apply
Applications are open from the beginning of September. Roles will close when sufficient applications have been received, so early application is advised.
We ask all candidates to apply online using our application form to ensure our selection process is completely fair and consistent.
Your online application will involve a number of numerical, verbal and situational strength tests.
If you are successful you will have a video interview, and selected candidates will then be invited to an assessment centre.
The start date for the FLDP scheme is the beginning of August 2019.
Search and Apply
If the Finance Leader Development Programme is the scheme that you’ve been looking for, and you’re prepared to be geographically mobile for the 5 year duration, head through to our search pages to complete your online application.
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