Job title: Finance Placement (12 Month FTC)
Department: Finance
Location: Brunel Way, Fareham, Hampshire
GLS: Ungraded/Placement
Working hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:30 (37.5 hours a week)
A brighter future awaits you
CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives. We’re all about bright futures – for our people and those who wear our contact lenses.
Job summary – What to expect:
In this role you will provide support to the Shared Service Centre, and you will get involved in projects and communicate with people from all areas of the business to help improve processes. You will be rotating around different finance teams to give you a full understanding of different areas within finance. Rotations may include Finance, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Internal Controls.
On your Finance Placement in our EMEA Shared Services team, you will:
1. Support the Finance team across a range of tasks, including month end reporting.
2. Support the Accounts Receivable team with various tasks.
3. Assist with SOX Compliance, including responding to Internal and External Audit requests and performing tasks to support compliance with the global Internal Control framework and policies.
4. Work flexibly to provide support across the Finance team where required.
A full job description is available upon request.
About you:
We are looking for someone with:
5. Confident communication skills.
6. High level of computer literacy
7. Experience of using Microsoft packages including Excel.
8. Good data handling skills.
9. Project management experience.
10. Strong attention to detail.
11. Ability to be a confident team player with strong verbal and written communication skills.
12. Ability to juggle multiple tasks with multiple deadlines
13. Proactive approach
Experience & Education:
14. No experience necessary- just a keen interest in Finance, and to be studying for a Finance / Economics / Accounting or a Business-related degree, with plans to pursue a career in a related field.
What we offer:
You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!
We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.
We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in you career and grow with CooperVision.
What you can expect:
As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. With our CooperPride, African Descent, Woman’s Impact Network and Mind Body and Wellbeing Employee Resource Groups, we offer opportunities for employees to learn and grow within an inclusive and safe space.