Finance Intern

Siemens Energy; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

26 days holiday

Salary sacrifice

Job summary

Siemens Energy invites applicants for a UK IT Finance Intern position based near Bournemouth. You will join a global IT Accounting and Controlling team, contributing to month-end activities, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, and audit support.

The role focuses on process improvements and learning across financial areas during a year-long placement. You will work from the Bournemouth office on at least Tue/Wed plus other days as required, and relocation to the Bournemouth area is expected to

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in Accounting & Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Business Management or Business Administration.
• Think logically, enjoy collaborating, and take a creative approach to problem solving with innovative solutions.
• Able to work independently, safely and responsibly; take ownership of challenges and ideas and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting and month-end activities for the global IT function.
• Prepare journals for SE legal entities and assist in internal control documentation.
• Support management reporting and SAP/vendor data reconciliations.
• Assist in digitalisation and process-improvement initiatives for efficiency and cost reduction.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

Accounting & Finance

Mathematics

Economics

Business Management

Business Administration

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a UK IT Finance Intern you will be joining a team that is responsible for all Accounting and Controlling aspects for the global SE (Siemens Energy) IT team. You will have a key role in month end activities including, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, vendor consumption files and audit support. You will be involved in driving process improvements and digitalisation. This year long placement will cover multiple financial aspects as well as providing you the ability to learn and improve skills to further your learning and career development.

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a UK IT Finance Intern you will be joining a team that is responsible for all Accounting and Controlling aspects for the global SE (Siemens Energy) IT team. You will have a key role in month end activities including, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, vendor consumption files and audit support. You will be involved in driving process improvements and digitalisation. This year long placement will cover multiple financial aspects as well as providing you the ability to learn and improve skills to further your learning and career development. The team are currently located near Bournemouth, therefore you will need to live or be willing to relocate to the Bournemouth area to fulfil the requirements of this role.

You will be expected to work from the Bournemouth office every Tuesday & Wednesday as a minimum.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Financial Reporting of the global SE IT on a monthly basis to tight deadlines
• Preparing journals for SE legal entities
• Supporting the SE IT accounting technical update by preparing the powerpoint and organising the meeting for the community
• Performing, evidencing and documenting internal controls
• Supporting the preparation of management reports
• Reconciliations of SAP and vendor consumption data and loading it to our central database
• Ad hoc reporting
• Maintain and add to task list of the role to ensure processes are documented and to ensure smooth handover
• Department process documentation
• To utilise digital tool and AI to help drive efficiency, productivity and cost reduction
• To simplify processes where it makes sense

Your opportunities for personal growth:

• Be a valued member of an international and supportive team. You will be encouraged to contribute across the whole scope of the team’s activities.
• Seek out opportunities that will strengthen your skills and enhance your knowledge to continue to support the business and your career development path.

What You Bring

• You must be working towards a degree in Accounting & Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Business Management or Business Administration
• You think logically, enjoy collaborating, and take a creative approach to problem solving with innovative solutions.
• You can work independently, safely and responsibly; take ownership of challenges and ideas and are looking to develop your ability to drive and lead change.

About The Team

The Digital Core Functional Controlling team sits in the Accounting and Controlling - Financial Planning and Analysis department – its aim is here to support the Digi functions with controlling activities and providing them and its customers transparency.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 100,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo and Siemens Gamesa https://youtu.be/12Sm678tjuY

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• A competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Pension scheme with a competitive employer contribution
• 26 days holiday per annum
• Salary sacrifice schemes such as private medical & dental insurances, cycle to work, electric car scheme, discounted gym membership plus several other lifestyle benefits to suit you.

Closing date: Sunday 1st November