Graduate - Travel & Finance

**Date**:2 Jan 2025

**Location**: London, GB

**Company**:Civil Aviation Authority

**Salary**: £30,000 per annum

**Contract type**:Permanent - with an amazing 3-year rotational programme, fully funded professional qualification (ACCA) with the opportunity to progress into an Economist or Finance Specialist role.

**Location**:Hybrid working, with our offices in the heart of the financial centre in London’s Canary Wharf.

**Security level**:BPSS -**_BPSS Clearance_

Are you interested in the world of travel and finance? Are you numerical, analytical with exceptional communication skills and drive?

Here at the CAA we are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.

From sustainability to space, innovation to inspiration, the CAA is recognised as a world leader at the cutting edge of this exciting and ever-changing sector.

The diversity of what we deliver, our aspirations to provide consumers, operators, government and others with financial confidence and stability is unique, and our Graduate Programme will give you a fully funded and highly regarded professional qualification, coupled with an enviable set of skills to enable you to become a rising star.

We are different. We make amazing happen and if you are about to graduate, are numerically minded and expect a 2:1 or above, and you could start making your very own amazing happen from next summer,

**The role**

Graduate - Travel and Finance will be commencing in September 2025, the CAA’s specialist (and unique) Graduate Programme in aviation & travel finance within our Consumers and Markets Division.

At the CAA we offer a 3-year rotational graduate programme, providing you with the opportunity to stretch and challenge yourself across various placements within our Consumer Markets Group, designed to nurture and develop your skills, knowledge and leadership potential within aviation and travel finance, the dynamics of the sector and its regulatory environment.

Throughout the programme Graduates will complete placements across the breadth of our functions within the CAA, which will include:

- Developing strong knowledge, skills and experience in the financial assessment and licensing of airlines and tour operators, additionally being coached, and guided in handling complex corporate finance issues from a regulatory perspective.
- Obtaining strong knowledge, skills and experience in the economic regulation of airports (specifically Heathrow and Gatwick) and providers of air traffic control services. This could include looking at regulated companies costs and revenues, or measures of service quality, as well as supporting on the development of financial models.

The programme will enable you to develop:

- A solid understanding of corporate finance issues faced by aviation companies.
- The ability to assess and challenge the business plans and financial profiles of aviation companies.
- The ability to support and manage the licensing process of a portfolio of airlines and tour operators.
- The ability to gain deeper insights by using data analytics.
- The process of managing external stakeholders often of a Senior Level and upholding the CAA’s values.
- A knowledge of the regulatory environment in the aviation sector.

**Our development commitment to you**

The CAA believes that your development is our development, you will undertake an ACCA course, which will be fully funded by the CAA including course material, tuition, exam fees, and study leave support.

The sky is no longer the limitAt the CAA we want to ensure you gain valuable experience in order for you to understand how our organisation operates and immerse you in our key functions. You will experience a variety of challenges, support and learning opportunities to enable you to build upon your strengths and make amazing happen.

**Post programme**

Upon successful completion of the programme, and obtaining your professional qualification your choices are:

- A Finance Specialist, specialising in** ATF (Aviation & Travel Finance)**managing the financial supervision of a portfolio of airlines and tour operators.
- An Economist, specialising in** ERCP (Economic Regulation & Competition Policy)** focusing on ensuring airports and air traffic service providers do not exploit their market position.

**About you**

We are looking for numerically minded individuals, analytical thinkers and first-class communicators who have the desire and drive to kick start their career at the CAA.

Previous experience working within aviation is not essential, but we are seeking individuals with a keen interest in aviation and finance. The ability to go the extra mile is key to the success in building strong relationships across the organisation.

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