2025 Finance (Cashier) Apprentice - Level 2 Accountant Assistant

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. 2025 Finance (Cashier) Apprentice – Level 2 Accountant Assistant Start Date: 01 September 2025 Salary: £16,000 (age 16-18), £21,000 (age 19+) per annum Employee type: Permanent Location: Crawley Working Schedule: Monday – Friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours Monday – Thursday, 5 hours Friday) If you are looking to start a career in finance, then this could be the apprenticeship for you! Our Level 2 Apprenticeship is a great first step into the industry, with progression routes available and full support to achieve your professional accountancy qualifications (AAT). What the role has to offer: Earn while you learn Job specific training experience Recognised qualifications Permanent role from day one We have an exciting opportunity to join a Level 2 Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship within our Finance function in Crawley. This is a broad role, which will provide a great introduction to the industry, with continued progression routes available for an exciting and diverse career within finance. Key responsibilities will include: Responding to Thales Business Support Services (TBSS) requests for cheque payments Writing and sending cheques Acquiring UK Bank signatures Banking any cheques & payments Sorting and distributing the post, and scanning any items to TBSS Portugal Printing customer invoices, dunning letters and sending via UK post Daily Administration Tasks Running and saving the bank statements as required Working with the UK Treasury department to input daily payments and answer any queries Travel & Expenses Applications Administration and Management of the Mailbox Monitor, assign and respond to the Cashiers Mail boxes Apprentice Programme You will be enrolling onto a Level 2 Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship with our award winning training partner. Delivered via a virtual model over 16 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 and will move into a Cashier role within our Crawley Finance function. Those who demonstrate the required aptitude and commitment will be supported to progress onto the Level 3 Assistant Account Apprenticeship over a further 18 months. Requirements: 5 GCSEs grade 9-4 (A-C), including English and Maths. Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the programme. Benefits 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays) Company Pension Health Care Cash Plan Life Insurance Discount Portal Performance-related pay uplifts 80 Hours Volunteering (first two years) Please note, assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and May 2025. Induction week for all Graduate and Apprentices will take place from Monday 01 September until Friday 05 September 2025. Closing date: Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 16 February 2025 , this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year. Please note, we will be in contact by the end of February 2025 with details of next steps. Recruitment Process: For further information on our Early Careers recruitment process or to speak to a member of the Early Careers Team or a Graduate or Apprentice, please visit Thales Future Talent – Connectr . Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. As part of the vetting process you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, eligibility to work in the UK, time spent abroad over the last 5 years, as well as employment and/or educational history. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please follow this link – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels . Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales. In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency. At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. 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