Undergraduate Finance

**Length of contract**
- 12 months

**Start date (dd Month Year)**
- 22nd June 2026

**Qualification requirements**

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to be on track to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or Physics.

**Description**

**Job Title**: Undergraduate Finance

**Location**: Preston (Lancashire)
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-4 days per week.

**Salary**: £24,300

**What you’ll be doing**:
Join our 12-month Finance Undergraduate Placement to gain real world finance experience across areas such as Financial Planning & Analysis, Project Finance, Financial Controls & Systems and more.
You’ll support cost management, budgeting, invoicing, reconciliations, and month-end reporting, while working closely with experienced professionals.
You’ll also gain exposure to financial governance and leadership by shadowing senior team members.

**Benefits**:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

**The Finance Team**:
Join the highly skilled finance community and gain a broad understanding of all aspects of finance from identifying risks and forecasting to pensions and logistics, collaborating across the company to help the business operate with confidence.

**Why BAE Systems?**
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.