Industrial Placement, Oxford Properties

OMERS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A global real estate investment firm is seeking a motivated university student for a 1-year industrial placement starting February 2025. The role involves financial reporting, management reporting, and operational support for UK real estate investments. Candidates should be studying Accounting, Finance, Business, or Real Estate, proficient in Excel, and enjoy collaborative environments. This is a great opportunity to gain practical experience in the real estate sector while contributing to meaningful financial processes.

Qualifications

• Looking for Industrial Placement as part of degree course.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with attention to detail.
• Strong willingness to embrace collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting for a portfolio of UK commercial real estate investments.
• Preparation of financial statements and year-end audits.
• Assisting in operational support for accounts payable.
• Participation in projects for process innovation.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Financial analytical skills

Clear communication

Analytical mind

Teamwork

Education

Studying Accounting / Finance / Business or Real Estate

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and passion. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a leading global real estate investor, developer and manager. We combine our capital with our capabilities to create real estate that strengthen economies and communities. By prioritizing people, partnerships and places, we generate meaningful returns for OMERS members, enhance value for our capital partners and create a brighter world for our customers.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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Position Summary

Oxford, a leading global platform for real estate investment, development, and management, are looking for a highly motivated university student to complete a 1-year industrial placement as part of their degree course Starting Feb 2025.

Responsibilities

This training opportunity would provide supervised and practical in-house training in

Financial Reporting and Management Reporting:

• Financial and management reporting for a portfolio of UK commercial real estate investments
• Month /quarter end review and reporting, including preparation of bank reconciliations, posting journal entries and preparation of VAT returns
• Preparation of unaudited financial statements for certain legal entities and coordination of year-end audits

Financial Planning & Analysis and Operational Support:

• Review and analysis of annual operating plans and quarterly reforecasts with UK asset managers
• Preparation of quarterly variance analysis
• Assisting in operational support comprising of accounts payable and processing payments as required
• Responding to ad hoc requests from the wider business

Process Innovation and Controls:

• Participation in projects with a focus on continuous improvement and
• Ensure compliance with Oxford’s processes and controls

Candidate Requirements & Qualifications

• You will be looking for an Industrial Placements as part of your degree course studying any of Accounting / Finance / Business or Real Estate. You have a logical and analytical mind, enjoy meeting people and be able to communicate clearly and easily
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and have proven financial analytical skills with attention to detail
• A strong willingness to embrace collaborative sharing of knowledge within a teamwork environment, as well as a drive to deliver the highest performance through creative thinking

Oxford's purpose is to strengthen economies and communities through real estate.

Our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the customers we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.