Finance Graduate (Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Program)

JR United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the Finance Graduate program, part of Stanley Black & Decker's Leadership Development initiative. This rotational program across Europe offers early-career associates invaluable experience and exposure in Finance and Accounting, aiming to develop future leaders committed to excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all organizational levels.
• Passion for excellence and integrity critical.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and deliver project assignments.
• Ensure efficiency in business goals support.
• Lead Finance and Accounting projects to improve processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Office Suite

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reading, United Kingdom

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

Since 1843, Stanley Black & Decker has set the standard for excellence in everything we do. No company on earth has a stronger or more compelling history of delivering the hardworking, innovative, powerful tools that help professionals around the world build, repair, and protect the world’s most valuable things.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of 53,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.

Why SLP?

The Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Development Program (“SLP”) is a fast-track rotational program that is an integrated process for accelerating the development of our future leaders. It is geared toward recent graduates with Finance & Accounting internship experience and a relevant business degree who have a passion for a long term career in Corporate Finance & Accounting.

Finance SLPs will work in approximately 4 X 6-month rotations in different Finance functions across SBD businesses in Europe. Each rotation has project assignments that allow participants to become familiar with how we do business and contribute to the success of that facility. The program offers invaluable experiences for early career associates seeking challenging developmental opportunities to jump-start their careers. This high profile opportunity will provide a great deal of company-wide exposure and professional growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Ø Plan, manage and provide deliverables on projects as assigned.

Ø Work closely with functional business groups to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of solutions deployed in support of business goals and objectives.

Ø Lead projects and ensure that the functionality is developed in a way that complies with business requirements and established methodologies and practices.

Ø Monitor and report to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating/identifying issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions.

Ø Facilitate structured training programs to support business transformation.

Ø Identify opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.

Ø Leading key Finance and Accounting projects to streamline processes and increase working capital turns.

Ø Gather and report necessary Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics globally.

Ø Report out/present to the Executive Team your project deliverables on a quarterly basis.

REQUIREMENTS:

Ø Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting or other related business field.

Ø Must have demonstrated leadership experience.

Ø Must have a passion for excellence and leadership.

Ø Executes with the highest degree of integrity and accountability.

Ø Must be able to communicate well across all levels of the organization.

Ø Must be interested to rotate, and possible relocate across Europe every 6 months

Ø Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the business beginning with the shop floor and ending with senior management.

Ø Self motivated individual who strives for excellence and continuous improvement through the use of analytical problem solving skills.

Ø Facilitating, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Ø Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to interact effectively with executives.

Ø Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills.

Ø Experience using various computer applications including Microsoft Excel, Access and other applications included in the Microsoft Office Suite.

Ø Basic knowledge of accounting and finance.

Ø Must have a “can-do” attitude – the desire to go above and beyond in all you do!

**Please note applicants must already possess the right to live & work in the United Kingdom and be open to relocation within Europe for rotations**