Finance Graduate Programme - Leeds - ref. j7715915

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Asda’s 3

  • year Finance Graduate Programme offers you the opportunity to experience 3 different specialisms within our finance function including controllership, commercial finance and by your third year you could even find yourself leading a team.

Whilst studying the CIMA Level 7 Accountancy Apprenticeship at Asda, you’ll gain a breadth of experience and commercial acumen, achieving chartered status upon completion.

Everything about Asda We are a values-led organisation.
As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest.
We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.
Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week.
Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month.

We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

Everything you'll love
  • 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off
  • 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year
  • Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
  • Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes
  • we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
  • Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours Plus much more!
Find Your Role A career in Finance can offer many opportunities:
  • Our Accounting teams enable you to build financial acumen and accounting knowledge to ensure the numbers present a true and fair reflection of the business.
  • In our Commercial Finance teams, we work hand in hand with the business to understand the market and act in ways which will make a difference to our customers.
  • Our Finance Centres of Excellence develop deep subject matter expertise in Tax, Treasury, Pensions Audit and Investor Relations
  • Our Transformation team lead the optimisation of Finance systems, processes and people landing multiple change initiatives.

On our 3-year Finance Graduate Programme, from day 1 you will be exposed to a fast paced, dynamic retail environment, exploring different areas of finance.

On the level 7 CIMA apprenticeship you’ll develop a wide range of accounting skills, whilst putting your new knowledge into practice.
You’ll be heavily supported throughout your studies by senior mentors, buddies, internal development and assigned time to complete both your learning modules and prepare for your exams.
This is an ambitious programme where you will progress at pace but equally be supported and rewarded throughout.
By the end of the programme, you’ll have all the tools you need to step into a managerial position, but your development won’t stop there.
Beyond this we will continue to support your development and progression at Asda.
It’s an amazing time to join with the Finance function being at the forefront of Asda’s transformation programme.

We are progressing well to have new processes, bespoke systems, and a focus on customer insight to drive company performance and achieve our growth objectives.

Find your everything at Asda
  • bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.

Take time to complete your online application, it really is the best way to make a good first impression.

Once we received your application, we use a range of techniques to narrow down the field and help us find our ideal candidates.

If you are successful at each stage, you will progress to the next.

This will include:
  • A short, blended personality and numerical assessment
  • Three, quick video interview questions
  • A half-day assessment centre, where you will meet the team and find out more about the programme.
If you are successful, we will ask you to come and join ASDA in September 2025.
Applications may close before the deadline so please register your interest as soon as possible.
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.
  • Minimum 2:2 degree across any subject area
  • Right to work within the UK and have been resident in the UK, the British Overseas Territories, or Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous three years before the start of the CIMA Apprenticeship (visit: www.Gov.uk for further information).
You’ll have bags of curiosity and a desire to understand the Asda Business and the wider Grocery market, through:
  • Obsession with the Customer
  • Curious, inquisitive and proactive approach
  • Colleague empowerment and inclusivity
  • Focus on delivering long-term benefits delivered through growth, change and continuous improvement
  • Honesty, integrity and trust
  • Ambition to lead and develop others
  • Desire to network, build relationships and deliver through others.
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