Want to become a qualified finance professional while helping shape the future of one of the world's largest dairy businesses?
At Arla, we're looking for ambitious graduates ready to build the skills, experience and commercial mindset needed to become the next generation of finance leaders.
Over three years, you'll gain hands-on experience across multiple areas of our Finance function, studying towards your CIMA qualification while working on real business challenges that influence decision-making across the organisation. From partnering with commercial teams to driving data-led insights and business performance, you'll develop the expertise, confidence and network needed to accelerate your career in a global FMCG business.
How you will make an impact
Join Arla Foods in Leeds on a structured three-year graduate programme designed to develop future finance talent through meaningful experiences, professional qualifications and exposure to senior stakeholders across the business.
What will make you successful
You will be educated to degree level (minimum 21) in any discipline and be excited by the opportunity to pursue a professional career in finance. We are looking for individuals with strong intellectual curiosity, a commercial mindset and the ambition to continuously develop their capabilities.
You enjoy analysing information, solving problems and turning insights into actions. You communicate effectively, build strong relationships and feel comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders. You are proactive, organised and motivated to take ownership of your development while contributing to the success of the wider team.
Most importantly, you'll be eager to learn, ready to challenge yourself and excited by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact from day one.
We work closely together as a team and promise you a steep learning curve, with colleagues around you to cheer, support and challenge you every day.
What do we offer?
This programme has been designed to provide the foundations for a successful long-term career in finance. Alongside funded professional qualifications, you'll gain broad business exposure, meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to build your career within a global organisation owned by farmers.
We offer a three-year graduate contract, full funding for your CIMA qualification, paid study leave, 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays, hybrid working, a free onsite gym, 6% matched pension contributions, life assurance, access to retailer discounts through our My Benefits platform and a strong commitment to professional development and internal career progression.
Would you like to join us?
If you're looking for a graduate programme that combines professional qualifications, real business impact and clear career development within a global FMCG leader, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply by midnight on 30th September 2026.
Successful graduates will commence employment in September 2027.
For more information, please contact Olivia Pine, Talent Acquisition Partner at Arla Foods.
Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.
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We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production.
We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and public stakeholders to develop viable dairy sectors in our emerging markets and to ensure access to affordable dairy nutrients. And we take our responsibility, our relationships, and our role in society seriously. Through these actions, we support a stronger planet and enable stronger people. We work together with our customers, scientists, suppliers, NGO’s, and other stakeholders who help us develop our business. Our consumers will benefit from our innovative approach and quality focus through our well-known brands Arla®, Lurpak®, Castello®, and Puck®, which are sold in more than 120 countries.
• Revenue 2024: 13.8 billion EUR
• Cooperative farmer owners 2024: 7,624
• Milk volume 2024: 13.7bn kilogram
