Graduate Trainee Chartered Accountant

About the role

Edinburgh Airport is looking to recruit a Chartered Accountant trainee to join the Finance Team. This will be Edinburgh Airport’s fourth year recruiting as part of a highly successful Training Outside Professional Practice Scheme (‘TOPPS’) scheme.

We’re looking for the successful candidate to start in August/September 2027.

• A fast-growing, dynamic business – Scotland’s busiest and fastest growing airport
• UK’s 6th largest airport
• 17m passengers in 2025 and growing
• As the place Where Scotland Meets The World, Edinburgh Airport fly to more than 160 destinations and work with 40 airlines to welcome people to Scotland and take Scotland to the world
• Multi-million capital investment programme underway to support future growth and provide a better passenger experience, all whilst supporting the Airport’s carbon reduction ambitions
• Owned by commercially focussed investors incentivising growth, creating an innovative environment

The recruitment process for this role will likely be comprised of 3 stages. The first stage for candidates will be an online assessment, designed to test key competencies required for the role. For successful candidates, there will then be two interviews with various members of our Finance team, with a case study, competency and technical questions.

Please note, depending on the volume of applications, the recruitment process for this role may change. Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest.

We are committed to supporting diverse ways of thinking and working, so if you require adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know on your application. You can find out more about our interview process here.

• There is a vast, diverse range of activities at the Airport, including operational activities, supporting airlines and passengers, police service, fire safety service, transport links, retail units, and car parking.
• This ensures that the successful candidate would benefit from a unique experience as part of the Edinburgh Airport Finance team, working with our transactional team supporting billing and supplier payments, the financial control team responsible for statutory accounts preparation and cashflow management and taxation, and the business partnering team providing insight on financial performance to the business.
• Experience of fered throughout 3-year training programme as part of a diverse and dynamic team, across various Finance disciplines:
  • Transactional services
  • Statutory accounts preparation
  • Management accounting / business partnering
  • Financial control
  • Taxation – direct and indirect
  • Internal audit
  • Treasury
• Option to specialise in one discipline in final year
• High number of Chartered Accountants within Finance team (and out with Finance team) from Practice and Industry backgrounds to offer support with studies and to learn from day to day
• Potential for secondments to other functions within Edinburgh Airport

We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements below, but if you can tick off most of the list, we'd love to hear from you.

• Studying towards an Honours degree, preferably accountancy or business related, with a predicted grade of 2:1 or above.
• A high performer with a strong academic record
• Able to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail
• Enthusiastic to learn and to work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to communicate confidently and clearly with people from all levels and backgrounds
• Able to work well under pressure