Finance Graduate Trainee Leicester, England
Job description
Finance Graduate Trainee
August start 2023
Location: Leicester HQ
We are looking to speak with a number of passionate Finance graduates to join us on a permanent basis to start in August 2023.
As a Finance Trainee, you will demonstrate a passion for finance and the ability to perform in a highly dynamic and fast changing environment. You will have a desire to succeed and will have demonstrated your aptitude through previous experiences in work, life or academic studies.
This opportunity will allow you to work across the Group in a number of different areas with the finance department including : Financial Operations, Group Finance, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain and Credit & Risk.
The Role
- Learn to assist the Finance Team with the organisation and input of invoices from suppliers
- Manage the production of monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Assist in the production of financial reports relating to a range of financial systems and procedures
- Liaise with others stakeholders in the business regarding finance queries
- Assist finance teams within the various areas to complete daily, weekly and monthly financial analysis
- Input and analysis of data through various finance systems and spreadsheets
- Learn to reconcile financial statements and investigate variations
- Provide support in the administration of various payment and reconciliation activities
- Review spend through cost centres across the business to ensure accurate cost reporting and variance analysis against budgets
- Input into the process of forecasting areas of the NEXT P&L to enable calculation of forecasted profit
- Be part of the daily, weekly and monthly calculation of NEXT profit
- Report on KPI’s across the business
The Candidate
- Excellent level of education ideally a 1st or 2:1 Degree in Finance or similar
- Able to communicate with a wide range of colleagues, clearly and accurately both in person and when using the telephone and email
- Ability to follow instruction and organise yourself to complete tasks fully and on time
- Good time management, administration and organisation skills
- Good IT skills
- High level of literacy and ability to present information in a user friendly and logical format
- Desire to study for an Accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA
- To demonstrate the ability to work accurately with attention to detail
- To have a flexible approach to the role and be willing to carry out a wide variety of tasks
- To be able to work as part of a team
- Enjoy working with a wide variety of people
- Be able to work effectively with other staff
- Self motivated to develop professionally and attend courses as required
Benefits
- Pension 3% Employer/ 5% Employee (you can top up)
- Share save
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (from 1st April 2023), can buy up to 3 days from 2023. Holiday calendar runs 1st April-31st March
- Bonus - company performance dependent
- 25% staff discount and free next day delivery to desk for online purchases
- Gympass
- Restaurant, Juice bar, Coffee shop and coffee stations, all onsite
- Free car parking
- Simplyhealth - discounted health care plan on dental/optical
- Wellbeing benefits and Sports and Social Club
- Staff shop onsite
Job Type: Graduate
Salary: £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leicester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: RN - GRADUATE
Expected start date: 01/08/2023
