Our finance placement programme touches the heart of our business, enabling you to learn our off-price model as well as the finance structure that supports it. Our finance function follows unique methods and processes, providing the flexibility the business needs to react to daily changes and seize the biggest opportunities.
Start date: July 2024
Location: Watford
Applications are now closed.
Here’s what you’ll need in order to join our diverse and committed team.
But with a genuine interest in finance – looking to undertake a 12-month industrial placement
A passion for retail and exploring the wider business
Needs agile thinking in a fast-paced environment
Challenging views and influencing decisions will be a significant part of your role
To ensure we attract and retain the best talent, we offer a range of great benefits to all employees. Your exact salary and benefits package will be discussed with you at the offer stage of the application process. However, all associates will receive:
These apply to products in our stores and online. You’ll also have access to multiple double discount weekends.
We give generous holiday allowances relevant to your location. The number of days will rise as you spend more time with us.
When you join us, you’ll be entitled to become a member of the Company Pension Scheme. We’ll share more information about this when you start.
You’ll receive ongoing learning and development opportunities and support throughout your career at TJX.
You can get interest free season ticket support relevant to your location.
We recognise that moving to another country can be daunting, so we’ll help you make that transition easier by providing support if you’re relocating from outside of the UK.
We offer paid paternity, maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
You’ll have access to join an onsite gym and discounted sessions/classes throughout the UK.
Your placement will start with a comprehensive induction, after which a series of workshops and training programmes will accelerate your ability to take on responsibility. You’ll get the opportunity to join a team and develop an in-depth knowledge of one of these four key areas:
Commercial Finance – partnering with multiple functions to deliver analyses that support business decisions and help manage costs
Business Planning and Analysis – producing vital strategic plans and assessing the viability of proposed business initiatives
Financial Control – working with merchandising and buying teams to deliver gross margin plans while ensuring the financial integrity of the stock ledger
Financial Accounting – focusing on the core principles of accounting and partnering with a wide range of functions throughout the business.
Meet some of our associates who’ve experienced our placement programmes and hear their stories about life at TJX Europe.
No day is the same and I always feel challenged to get involved in new, stretched projects which are helping me to grow & evolve.
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One of the many things I love about TJX is the opportunities they provide both within and outside of your day-to-day role. No two days are ever the same and I have been able to get involved in charity activities, shadow other teams to learn more about the wider business, go on store and PC visits and much, much more!
Read moreWherever your placement takes you, you’ll get invaluable training, both on and off the job. We want to see the difference you can make, so you’ll have plenty of practical opportunities to put your new abilities to the test. If you do this successfully, you could earn a place on our european graduate programme.
After completing your placement year with us, you will have the opportunity to re-join our business on the finance graduate programme.
Our brand new campus in Watford has been created to fit our culture and inspire and encourage teamwork.
