What is Finance ?

The basic purpose of finance is to ensure that the business has sound financial control, to provide management information and to act as a business partner in assuring all strategic management decisions in the long, medium and short-term are financially sound.

What will I be doing?

Successful applicants will join a three-year rotational programme, in which you'll spend time working in a number of line roles in various finance teams, this culminates in a final year placement at our Hindustan Service Centre, Bangalore.

The Finance Graduate Programme is designed to assist you in becoming a qualified accountant with CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants). On our Programme, you'll train with a diverse range of business functions such as Central Planning and Reporting, Operations and Distribution, Property, Tesco.com, Commercial, Telecoms, Group Finance, International, Treasury, Tax and Audit. It's this exposure to the whole of the company that makes a career in Finance at Tesco so challenging and interesting. You'll become part of a fast moving business that offers exceptional opportunities to develop.

From day one you'll have a Finance Manager as a mentor, as well as a recent graduate as a buddy who can help you with all aspects of your new role. With your manager, you'll identify your career objectives and specific areas for personal development. Both your mentor and buddy will be able to help you to develop your knowledge, guide you on which career paths to take and encourage you to assess your progress.

Where could it take me?

Tesco now operates in 14 countries worldwide and given that we are an international company, we expect our graduates to be internationally mobile. Whilst on our Graduate Programme you'll also have the opportunity to gain international experience through a placement at our Hindustan Service Centre (HSC), Bangalore.

The Finance Graduate Programme is designed to deliver the next generation of Tesco leaders. The aim is to promote the graduates into a line role in three years after completing their CIMA qualification.

What skills do I need?

To be accepted onto the Finance Graduate Programme you'll need to be a confident, motivated graduate with numerical capabilities. In addition you should:

• Be highly customer-focused
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have the ability to analyse and make decisions
• Work well on your own and as part of the team
• Have the confidence to influence, plan and prioritise