Finance Graduate

Warburtons; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking recent graduates for an exciting three-year rotation programme in Finance. This role offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across various finance functions while pursuing a CIMA qualification. You will take on real responsibilities early on, contributing to key financial processes and analysis in one of the UK's largest food companies. Enjoy a supportive environment that values personal development, teamwork, and diversity, while being rewarded with a competitive benefits package. If you are a self-starter eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Profit Share

Opportunity to purchase additional holidays

Study support towards CIMA qualification

Health and wellbeing support

Award-winning pension scheme

Life assurance

Discounts on products

On-site gym

Free onsite physiotherapy

Comprehensive occupational health service

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant subject like Business, Finance, or Economics.
• Willingness to study CIMA or another professional accounting qualification.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of core transactional processes and reporting.
• Build relationships across the business and support budgeting.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

IT Literacy

Time Management

Self-motivation

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving

Education

Degree in Business Studies

Degree in Finance

Degree in Economics

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Are you a recent graduate and looking for an exciting new challenge?

• Profit Share
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays
• Study support towards CIMA qualification
• Health and wellbeing support, including access to free onsite physio & wellbeing initiatives
• Plus many more

The Recipe

We are keen to talk to graduates or undergraduates from a range of degree subjects, for example: Accounting and Finance, Geography, History, English, Business Studies, and STEM degrees.

Apply for our three-year rotation programme and build up a wealth of experience working across the Finance organisation in one of Britain’s biggest and most successful food companies, covering commercial, operational and core accounting activities.

We will support you whilst you study to gain the CIMA qualification. Learn while you earn!

Over three years, you will rotate through all of the Finance teams at Warburtons and be supported through the CIMA qualification to gain the skills, knowledge, and experience required to lead teams and projects in the future.

This role gives real responsibility early, contributing to the team’s success while learning the practical application of finance skills, analysis, and insight.

Key Accountabilities and Measures

• Core Finance Processes: Ownership of core transactional processes including:
  • Weekly and period end journal postings
  • Bill of Materials management
  • Accounting for customer bonuses and discounts
  • Management of customer pricing
• Reporting and Analysis: Deliver routine reporting and provide insightful analysis supporting:
  • Promotional investment
  • Capital investment and appraisal
  • Variance analysis
  • NPD evaluation
• Balance Sheet Management: Understanding and ownership of balance sheet reconciliations
• Controls and Compliance: Ensure that appropriate financial controls are followed and developed as appropriate, including:
  • Promotions spend processes
  • Support for internal and external audits
  • Maintenance of the Controls Matrix
• Business Partnering: Builds great relationships across the business, turns data into insight and brings the numbers to life for the key stakeholders
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Plays an active role in the budgeting and forecasting processes, taking responsibility for:
  • Cost to serve and product profitability
  • Stakeholder reviews and inputs into the IBP process
• Continuous Improvement: Identification and implementation of improvement opportunities
• Personal Development: Commitment to professional qualification, Warburtons Leadership Programmes and other relevant personal development

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree in relevant subject, such as Business Studies, Finance, Economics
• Willing to study CIMA or another professional accounting qualification and progress through to qualification within 3 years
• Self-starter and confident working in teams
• Good communication skills with the ability and willingness to support and collaborate
• Strong IT literacy and experience using MS Office suite
• Self-organised, self-motivated, action-oriented and efficient
• Works effectively with peer group and senior leadership, managing expectations
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills and is able to balance the need for analysis and rigour with speed of action when solving problems
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to agreed timescales
• Demonstration of a “right first time” approach with close attention to detail
• Highly numerate

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least, you will want to know what your bread's worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• 25 days holiday
• Opportunity to purchase up to an extra week of annual leave.
• Award-winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• On-site gym at Head Office
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.