Finance Summer Placement

Entry Requirement

You must be in your penultimate year at university, and on track to achieve at least a 2:1 in any degree subject

Flexibility to occasionally travel to attend training opportunities at various locations.

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Finance Summer Placement

On our Finance Summer Placement scheme you will gain a unique insight into our finance function, contributing to exciting projects from day one.

During your time with us, you’ll be mentored by current graduates to gain experience in a variety of financial disciplines, including reporting and analysis and periodic accounting. At the end of your placement, you will have the opportunity to interview for our finance graduate scheme.

If understanding how you impact the wider business matters to you.
You matter to us

Succeeding matters.

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Finance Summer Placement

Our 2025 Finance Summer Placement is now open for applications!

Locations: Milton Keynes, Rugby

Start Date: June 2025

Salary: £19,383 pro rata

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What you’ll be doing

You’ll carry out a 12-week placement working in group finance, fulfilling tasks aligned to roles such as an Assistant Management Accountant or an Assistant Financial Accountant. Working alongside some of the most respected finance professionals in the industry, you’ll be part of a team affecting critical decisions throughout our organisation.

At the end of your placement, we’ll ask you to put together a short presentation to reflect on your experiences and help improve the scheme for future students. If you would like to be considered for the following year’s graduate scheme, we’ll invite you for an interview.

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Who you are matters

You must be in your penultimate year at university, and on track to achieve at least a 2:1 in any degree subject.

We’re looking for hardworking, driven individuals with an analytical mindset and a flair for finance. You should be enthusiastic about your work, enjoy collaborating with others and be confident in communicating with people of all levels.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds, with various needs and backgrounds and take pride in having an equitable, diverse, and inclusive finance scheme.

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What you’ll get out of it

We’re passionate about developing the next generation of talent that will come into our industry, and that means we’ll ensure you’re surrounded by supportive colleagues and receive coaching from senior staff.

We invest in our summer placement students because we believe they hold the potential to become the future of our business. Over the 12 weeks, you will get a rounded experience of what it takes to work in Finance at Network Rail. Impress us, and we will consider you for next year’s graduate scheme.

We matter to millions. You could too.

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