Finance Graduate Elevation Programme

Company Description

At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our mission- we are building the world’s most admired and compelling brand ecosystem

Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

• Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you
• Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results
• Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet

Are you ready to join the Fearless?

Please only apply for this programme if you have the permanent right to work in the UK

Job Description

Salary: Competitive salary + free accommodation, subsidised meals, and laundry for the first year

Location: Shirebrook, North Nottinghamshire

The Frasers Group Finance Elevation Programme will fast-track exceptional individuals to peak performance within three years through exposure to key departments within the finance function. You’ll undertake a cutting-edge training course to fully prepare you for a career in finance and work towards a fully accredited ACA qualification.

Join our 3-year rotational fast track Finance Graduate Elevation Programme, where you will work in all key areas of the finance function whilst working towards your ACA qualification. You will work within teams that impact on group performance, support key commercial decisions and take central roles on projects that will help you gain first-hand experience of finance operations in a global company.

During the 3-year programme you will be involved in group audits, gain insight into all functions of the department, become an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and gain internal training for key skills such as management and team leading.

The programme is designed to help you live and breathe our principles whilst providing an industry route into a career in finance. You’ll discover what it means to think without limits, own it and be relevant.

Not only are we providing best in class training from industry leaders- there is also a dedicated Learning and Development team who will be with you every step of the way on this programme. Your experience will begin with an immersive orientation programme to set you up for unlimited success. Our L&D Team will organise regular opportunities to connect with your cohort, there will be interactive workshops to build Core/Management skills and Expert Insight sessions will be delivered by Frasers Group Senior Leaders. Expect to gain valuable skills and knowledge across:

• Effective communication
• Insights & presentation skills
• Management essentials
• Emotional intelligence and self-awareness
• Coaching and mentoring

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:1 degree. At Frasers Group it’s not about where you have come from, it’s about where you can take us - so Finance/Business/Economics is not essential
• Strong interpersonal skills, this programme is about more than just the numbers- we need people who can communicate the data and draw business conclusions
• Hardworking and driven, you must be prepared to face challenges head on and show resilience in the face of change
• Excellent team work and collaboration skills
• Passionate about a career in finance and a desire for personal development
• Valid right to work for the UK

Additional Information

The Benefits.

• Free accommodation during year one of the programme based near our HQ in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, as well as subsidised food and laundry.
• Free Everlast Gym membership for your first year (full gym, and exercise class access)
• 20% discount across our brands, including Jack Wills, FLANNELS, Everlast, GAME and many more…
• Free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.
• Frasers Champion - a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

The Selection Process: (please read)

Your application will be reviewed by the Recruitment Team, and you will be informed if you have been successful within 30 days. Successful applications will be invited to complete a short online assessment, that measures aspects such as analytical skills, logic, reasoning and Frasers Group values and behaviours. If you are successful at this point, you will be invited to complete a video interview with one of the Recruitment Team, where you will get the chance to show us your fearless qualities and ask any questions about the programme, team, or group. Finally, the fearless few, will be invited to an onsite assessment centre, at our Shirebrook HQ in March 2025. Assessment centre travel expenses will be covered by Frasers Group, including trains/milage and if necessary, hotels or flights. Job offers will be issued in April and the start date for the programme is in September 2025.