Assistant Finance Analyst- Apprentice Eastleigh, England
Job description
About the role
Assistant Finance Analyst- Apprentice
Permanent (inc. 36-month Level 7 Apprenticeship Scheme)
£29,400 + Pension + Bonus + BUPA + ShareSave Scheme + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (3 DAYS PER WEEK IN HEAD OFFICE) + Paid Study Leave
Southampton, Head Office.
We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as an Assistant Finance Analyst and you’ll be a big part of this.
At B&Q we have a hybrid approach to working to increase flexibility in when and where we work. This is a full-time opportunity, Monday - Friday . For this role we are looking for someone to be able to work from our head office 3 days a week
Key responsibilities
We are looking for keen graduates to join B&Q, the UK’s leading home improvement retailer. As part of the Kingfisher group, you will be working within the top Home Improvement retailer in the UK. You’ll be joining a fast paced, exciting finance team with the opportunity of future career development. You will learn the business from the bottom up, with an induction to include working in our stores, as well as meeting several key finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Our Finance apprenticeship scheme is a 36-month programme to support gaining a professional Finance qualification (ACCA or CIMA) plus an industry recognised Level 7 apprenticeship qualification (equivalent to a Master’s Degree), at the same time as gaining relevant job experience alongside essential soft skills and behaviours training. There will be plenty of support along the way in the shape of your development from your peer group, line manager and mentor.
We will provide you with varied roles across our finance team to support your professional qualification effectively – including Operational, FP&A, Retail, Commercial and Cost efficiency. The skills you will develop include budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting, performance analysis, project appraisal and strong excel skills, enabling you to handle large data sets and perform efficient financial modelling. You will also develop strong communication and presentation skills, essential for building effective relationships across the business and successfully influencing stakeholders.
We’d really like you to help us drive improvements in the way we work, simplifying core processes & enhancing areas of development. We’ll also be looking for your support in preparing presentations for senior management (internal & group boards) and you will have the opportunity to complete ad hoc performance analysis
Required skills & experience
To be succesful in this role we are seeking candidates who are ideally a Graduate; keen to secure a career in Accountancy & Finance or having started a career within Finance and looking to continue studies to secure full accountancy qualification
- Self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
- Ambition to learn, grow and develop
- Ability to adapt, be flexible and embrace change
- Team player - builds strong relationships with peers and stakeholders
- Strong communication and organisation skills
- Ability to produce high quality work under pressure
- Can prioritise effectively - always clear what is important
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Beneficial to have experience using Excel & PowerPoint
What's in it for me?
As well as a competitive salary and paid study leave our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more
By the end of your development, you will have gained a professional finance qualification plus an industry recognised Level 7 apprenticeship qualification (equivalent to a Master’s Degree) as well as key business and behavioural skills, which will be key to your future success at the next level.
As part of a great team, you’ll be supported to grow and encouraged to explore new career directions within the business and the wider group. And, because you’ll be inspiring great things for our customers and the whole business, you’ll do work worth caring about.
We want to ensure that all employees, future employees and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
Find out more about us, including the benefits we offer and our community, sustainability and inclusion projects at bandqcareers.com
If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at [email protected]
Due to the high volume of interest that we anticipate, we'll be in touch to update on the outcome of your application after this date. We also reserve the right to close the adverts ahead of this time.
