Job Description

Your placements will provide you with the opportunity to learn about all aspects of finance and accounting. To provide support to staff across the business assisting with project activities. You’ll be involved in the following:

• Providing support to staff across the business, this could include assisting with financial reporting, administrative activities and transactional activities.
• Building and maintaining a network of internal business contacts and peers to share and gain knowledge and identify opportunities to learn and develop.
• Building awareness and understanding of how the function and wider business operates to assist your own development and career progression.
• Undertaking placement activities in accordance with agreed objectives in each placement area.
• Placement activity may include budgeting, forecasting, inventory accounting, systems management along with other finance based tasks.
• To be accountable to the Scheme Manager (who ensures successful completion of professional training and completion of placement objectives).

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements so that your work fits in with your lifestyle.
• 25 days holiday a year, increasing one day a year to 30 days after five years.
• A competitive remuneration package and access to two Civil Service Pension options.
• Use of our on-site gym, restaurants and cafes.
• A huge variety of high street discounts and savings.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You’ll gain real experience in:

• Forecasting the future budget
• Reviewing and creating accruals
• Interpreting financial and business data
• Providing financial analysis to support decision making
• Involvement in developing costing for business cases
• Tracking costs to contracts and ensuring they’re recorded correctly 
• Using financial systems and business tools.