Summary We have an exciting opportunity to join a Finance Apprenticeship within our UK business. We have opportunities within Corporate and our Thales UK business lines. Wage £24,000 a year Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) • Performance related pay uplifts • Pension - Thales match, plus 1%, with a maximum contribution of 7% • Health Insurance - 50% of salary for 5 years Training course Accounts or finance assistant (level 2) Hours Monday - Friday, 37 hours a week (8-hours Monday - Thursday, 5-hours Friday), exact working hours TBC 37 hours a week Start date Monday 7 September 2026 Duration 1 year 3 months Positions available 2 Work Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. What you'll do at work You can expect to be involved in a wide range of activities, gaining significant exposure to the business and building a broad professional network. Key responsibilities will vary depending on which team you are sitting within, but may include: Learn about Thales Finance processes and tools used and help with process documentation Learn about timesheets and labour bookings - why we do them and how it works and then support the resolution of timesheet queries Learn about travel and expense and support the resolution of expense queries using Concur Learn about the P2P (Procure to Pay) process and support the resolution of supplier invoice queries and work with our TBSS team (shared services finance team, procurement and quality teams) Help to develop and add content for our finance intranet pages Working with the Digi Ops teams to develop and implement forms and dashboards Help to manage access to Customer Portals Help track data quality and assist the businesses in improving their metrics Help with data cleanse activities to improve our data quality metrics Supporting projects in maintaining forecast invoicing dates and improving cash forecasting Ad hoc tasks, reporting and analysis as required by the UK finance process team Where you'll work Manor Royal Crawley RH10 9HA Training Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills. Training provider THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED Training course Accounts or finance assistant (level 2) Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab) What you'll learn Course contents Record transactional data. Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices. Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary. Plan and review accounting and finance tasks. Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications. Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks. Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data. Record transactional data. Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices. Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary. Plan and review accounting and finance tasks. Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications. Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks. Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data. Training schedule Apprentices will start by enrolling onto a Level 2 Accountant Assistant Apprenticeship with our award-winning training partner, The Apprentice Academy. Delivered via a virtual delivery model over 15 months, the apprenticeship will introduce you to day-to-day accounting activities and will help you to build the competence to deliver these successfully. On completion of the programme, you will achieve an AAT Level 2 Diploma in Accounting. More training information On completion of the Level 2, you will be supported to progress onto the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship (18 months) and the Level 4 Professional Accountant Apprenticeship (17 months) to achieve your AAT qualifications. Requirements Essential qualifications GCSE in: 5 GCSEs incl. Maths and English (grade AC or 9-4) Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know. Skills IT skills Number skills Analytical skills Logical Team working About this employer Together, we create the ingenious technological systems and innovations that impact and improve people's lives every single day. Even if you haven't heard the name Thales before, you've definitely benefited from our inventiveness. We reinvest 20% of our sales in Research & Development in the UK. Together we supply invention across 4 core areas: Aerospace, Space, Defence and Security, Digital Identity and Security. https://careers.thalesgroup.com/global/en/united-kingdom-careersUk-Future-talent (opens in new tab) Company benefits • 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays) • Healthcare Cash Plan • 80 hours (10 days) volunteering in your first 2 years depending on length of programme • Discount Portal Disability Confident A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions. You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview. After this apprenticeship You will be expected to progress onto higher level learning and will become an account assistant in our finance team. Ask a question The contact for this apprenticeship is: THALES UK LIMITED Thales Future Talent Team SuppEarlyCar@uk.thalesgroup.com The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349200.