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ROLE PROFILE
GRADE: Intern
JOB TITLE: Corporate Finance Intern UK&I
EXTERNAL JOB TITLE: Corporate Finance Intern - UK & Ireland
FUNCTION: Finance
SUB FUNCTION: Corporate Finance
CITY & COUNTRY: Chiswick, London, UK
ROLE SUMMARY
What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?
The Corporate Finance Internship will be for 12 months and will be based in our Chiswick office in London. You will not only gain practical experience within the Finance team, but you will also have opportunities to understand how the business operates. You will be working within a diverse team and so we are looking for a good team player, who has good communication skills and is adaptable
Reports to
Corporate Finance Manager UK&I
Core Relationships
Internal:
1. UK&I Cluster and WEA finance team;
2. Purchase Order requisitioners;
3. Departmental budget holders;
4. Financial Shared Services – GBS
External:
5. ONS (Office for National Statistics)
6. External auditors (KPMG)
7. HMRC (His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)
Geographic Scope
Local (UK & Ireland) and Area Office (WEA – Western Europe Area)
Travel Required
N/A
ACCOUNTABILITIES
8. Gather financial data and ledgers.
9. Consolidate and analyse financial statements and results.
10. Working closely with Global Business Services team responsible for Planning & Reporting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Intercompany and Master Data.
11. Ensure all monthly BAU tasks relating to planning & reporting are completed on time and to a high quality.
12. Supporting with Month End procedures: consolidation of accruals, posting journals, recharges, ensuring all the adjustments are done, etc.
13. Ad-hoc finance support to other functions, ad-hoc requests
14. Managing intercompany transactions and recharges
15. Support Corporate Finance in different projects
16. Supporting procure to pay process, vendor management, open invoices and service receipts follow up with purchase requisitioners.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
Experience Required
17. Basic knowledge of Financial and Accounting processes
18. Strong Analytical skills
19. Excellent communication skills (working with multiple stakeholders across functions and levels)
Technical / Functional Skills Required
20. Strong Excel skills (LOOKUPs, SUMIFs, Pivot tables). General confidence in working with numbers and multiple large spreadsheets.
21. Strong PowerPoint skills (especially charts)
Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required
22. Bachelor’s degree in finance/Business/Economics/Accounting
23. Pursuing a professional accountancy qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA) would-be a plus.
BENEFICIAL
24. Experience in Power BI
25. Experience in SAP/BPC
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