Commercial Finance Graduate Scheme 

Start Date: October 2027 

Number of Places on Offer: 1 

Entry Criteria - To apply you'll need: 

• To have achieved, or be on track to achieve, at least a 2:1 degree. 

• ABB at A Level (or equivalent qualifications). 

• To live within a reasonable commuting distance of our Retail Support Centre in Birmingham as the scheme will be placed here. 

Download our Graduate Prospectus HERE 

Ready to accelerate your Finance career? 

Hello! We're Mitchells & Butlers – one of the UK's leading hospitality businesses, with over 1,750 pubs, bars and restaurants across 19 iconic brands. You might not know our name, but you'll almost certainly know some of our brands, including All Bar One, Miller & Carter and Toby Carvery. 

Every day, millions of guests choose to spend time with us, and behind every great guest experience is a financially strong and well-run business. That's why our Finance teams play such a vital role in supporting performance, enabling growth and helping our brands thrive. 

Our Commercial Finance Graduate Scheme is designed for graduates who want more than a typical first job. It's a three-year opportunity to build a broad understanding of Finance and the wider business, gain hands-on experience across different areas and work towards a professional accounting qualification of your choice – CIMA or ACCA. 

This year, we're looking for just one exceptional Finance graduate to join us. Every year we receive applications from talented graduates across the UK, but we're looking for someone with the curiosity, resilience and drive to stand out from the crowd and become one of our future Finance leaders. 

Why Mitchells & Butlers? 

We're a people-first business, and our Finance teams are at the heart of how we make good commercial decisions. 

One thing our graduates consistently tell us is that it's the people who make Mitchells & Butlers different. From your first day, you'll be surrounded by supportive colleagues, approachable leaders and a graduate community who want to see you succeed. 

You'll never be "just the graduate." You'll be trusted to contribute, encouraged to share your ideas and supported to develop through meaningful experiences that make a genuine difference to our business. 

Along the way you'll experience the breadth of one of the UK's biggest hospitality businesses, working across different Finance teams, brands and business challenges. From reporting and performance to pricing, property, procurement and guest insights, you'll see how Finance helps shape the decisions that keep our business financially sound. 

Who thrives on this scheme? 

From the outset, you'll be trusted with meaningful work, contributing to live projects that influence our financial performance and wider business. We'll expect you to think commercially, ask great questions, build relationships and take ownership of your development. 

The scheme is fast-paced and challenging. You'll be stretched, supported and encouraged to step outside your comfort zone, because that's where the biggest learning happens. 

You'll thrive if you are: 

• Ambitious and motivated to build a career in Finance. 

• Curious, analytical and always looking to learn. 

• Resilient when faced with new challenges. 

• Commercially aware and interested in how businesses succeed through strong financial management. 

• Someone who enjoys working collaboratively, solving problems and making a positive impact. 

If that sounds like you, we'll give you everything you need to build an incredible Finance career. 

Commercial Finance Graduate Scheme Overview 

Our three-year Finance Graduate Programme is designed to develop future Finance leaders with a strong understanding of how financial insight drives business performance across Mitchells & Butlers. 

You'll gain hands-on experience supporting some of the UK's most recognisable pub, bar and restaurant brands, working alongside operations and marketing teams to help shape business decisions. While studying towards a professional accounting qualification (CIMA or ACCA), you'll learn how Finance and Pricing influences strategy, improves profitability and supports growth across a large multi-site hospitality business. Throughout the programme you'll develop expertise in: 

• Commercial performance analysis and reporting 

• Budgeting, forecasting and financial planning 

• Business partnering with Operations and Marketing teams 

• Understanding customer, brand and channel performance 

• Pricing and promotion planning and performance analysis 

Your journey will involve a number of placements, both within Finance and other departments. Every placement has a real business purpose. You'll work on meaningful projects and see first-hand how Finance helps drive commercial success across our brands. By the end of the scheme, you'll have developed the technical expertise, commercial acumen and business partnering skills required to build a successful career in Finance at Mitchells & Butlers. 

Your placements include: 

• Induction (Week 1) 

• Pub, Bar or Restaurant placement (Weeks 2–3) 

• Various short placements throughout the M&B Brand Finance function (Months 2–12) 

• End of year review (Month 13) 

• Further placements throughout the M&B Brand Finance function and other departments (Months 13–25) 

• End of year review (Month 26), followed by placements within Finance and other departments (Months 26–36) 

This variety is one of the things that makes our scheme unique. You'll experience multiple brands, different business functions and a breadth of commercial opportunities, while building towards your professional accounting qualification. 

We'll invest in your success 

We know that exceptional graduates become exceptional leaders through the right balance of challenge and support. 

Throughout the programme you'll have: 

• A dedicated line manager. 

• A placement manager for every rotation. 

• A graduate buddy. 

• Access to our wider graduate community. 

• Structured development workshops designed to enhance your skills and develop your leadership capabilities. 

Our managers won't expect you to know everything, but they will expect you to bring energy, curiosity and a willingness to learn. In return, they'll coach, challenge and support you every step of the way. 

By the end of the programme, you'll have built the confidence, commercial awareness, practical Finance experience and professional qualification progress to launch your career with Mitchells & Butlers. 

As the programme is offered on a fixed-term contract, we'll support you in thinking about your next step throughout your time with us. Where permanent Finance opportunities become available, you'll be encouraged to start applying for roles that are right for you, with the aim of securing a permanent position and continuing your career with Mitchells & Butlers. 

Hear from one of our graduates 

“M&B was a really approachable scheme; it was something where I could be really interested in finance, but I could relate to food and drink. Within the finance team, there are a lot of elements which I get to branch out into. I have experienced reporting, including sales and volumes performance, and Pricing, including the pricing cycle and menu development in my first year, and I'm excited to explore more.” 

The scheme has given me the opportunity to understand how Finance supports a hospitality business while building my confidence and experience across different areas of the function. 

What I love most is the variety. You get to explore different parts of Finance, work with people across the business and see how the numbers connect to the decisions we make every day. 

Abbie, Finance Graduate 

Benefits 

• £30,000 starting salary – a great start to your career. 

• Annual bonus scheme – be rewarded for your success. 

• 26 days’ holiday – plus the option to buy up to three additional weeks. 

• Company pension – helping you plan for the future. 

• 33% discount across all Mitchells & Butlers brands – enjoy more of what you love for less. 

• 33% off Innkeeper’s Collection stays – great getaways at a great price. 

• Extra 20% discount for up to five friends or family members – share the perks with those closest to you. 

Ready to challenge yourself? 

If you're looking for an easy transition from university, this probably isn't the scheme for you. 

But if you're excited by taking on real responsibility, learning from experienced Finance professionals, building relationships across a diverse business and accelerating your career from day one, we'd love to hear from you. 

Apply through our careers website to complete your online application. 

Our recruitment process includes: 

1. Online Application 

1. Initial Video Assessment 

1. Teams Interview with a Recruiter 

1. Online Psychometric Profile 

1. Final Stage interview with Senior Leaders 

The small print 

Our graduate schemes are incredibly popular and attract applications from high-calibre graduates across the UK. Places are limited, with just one place available on our Finance Graduate Scheme, so competition is high. Applications may close early once we've received sufficient interest. 

If you're ready to challenge yourself, make an impact and begin your journey towards becoming one of our future Finance leaders, we'd love to hear from you. 

Applications close Monday 21st September