Job description
Are you a confident and self-motivated individual educated to degree level or equivalent? Would you like to develop your career in finance and accountancy? We have 4 places available on our Accountancy and Finance Graduate Development Programme which runs for 3 years. During this time, you will get comprehensive support and opportunities to progress and learn with the opportunity to study towards your ACA qualification. We’ll cover exam fees and offer study leave so you can focus on your assignments and you will rotate through various teams within the Finance directorate every 12 months to give you an intensive overview of all areas of our business. By the end of the programme, you will be able to apply for any roles across the Finance directorate – our last 2 graduates are now full-time employees within our growing Finance team.
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have a proven appetite for knowledge and development through exposure to different projects and responsibilities?
- Are you able to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines?
- Do you have excellent attention to detail and the ability to analyse and identify inconsistencies in large amounts of data?
- Are you a quick learner, able to learn systems and procedures quickly and respond positively to change?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have a number of opportunities for a Finance Graduate on a fixed term basis at our Westminster Bridge Road
A bit about the role:
As a Finance Graduate, you will be working on the day-to-day business within central finance, as well as special projects, you will assume responsibility from day one and can focus on individual areas depending on our needs. Some of the key results for the role include:
- Working on the day-to-day business within central finance, as well as special projects, you will assume responsibility from day one and can focus on individual areas depending on our needs.
- Rotate within the finance teams getting an intensive overview of all areas of our business.
- Working on current projects and develop an understanding of our methods and systems by carrying out analyses, supporting processes and preparing findings for management
- Evolving professionally as well as personally, building a firm foundation upon which to specialise later.
A minimum of 1 to 2 days working in the Westminster Bridge Road office is required
A bit about us:
160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK.
The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 107,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.
Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.
We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.
We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role)
Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
Two additional paid volunteering days each year
Family friendly policies
Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal
4 x Life Assurance
Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Finance Graduate , please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to [email protected] and one of our team will be in touch.
Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.