Placement Year: Accounting & SAP Finance Intern

Higherin; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pay and pension

On-site restaurant discount

Advantages scheme

Job summary

BMW UK invites enthusiastic students to a 12-month placement in the Finance department, focusing on Accounting and Controlling. You will support the Accounting & Reporting Manager and work with a 25-strong team to drive process efficiencies and accurate financial reporting.

Join a dynamic environment that emphasizes learning, audits, and hands-on SAP usage. Start date mid-June; you must be returning to studies for at least 6 months after the placement and have right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Degree in numerical discipline (Accounting/Finance/Economics/Business/Mathematics) required or pursued.
• Ideally interested in ACA, ACCA, or CIMA after graduation.
• Good A-level results and aiming for a 2:1 degree or higher.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Finance month- and year-end processes to ensure timely, accurate entries.
• Validate SAP Finance interfaces daily to ensure correct data in both systems.
• Support Finance projects with focus on process improvement and simplification.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation templates, data updates, and management reports.
• Assist auditors to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
• Help prepare the monthly Management Reporting pack with charts and notes.
• Serve as SAP key user, supporting system requests and guidance.
• Onboard new users and manage department access and hardware needs.
• Provide support to interns on Finance topics during the year-end cycle.
• Handle ad-hoc tasks as directed by Finance Management.

Education

Degree in numerical discipline (Accounting/Finance/Economics/Business/Mathematics)

Interest in ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Strong A-level results and 2:1 degree condition

Job description

BMW UK invites enthusiastic students to a 12-month placement in the Finance department, focusing on Accounting and Controlling. You will support the Accounting & Reporting Manager and work with a 25-strong team to drive process efficiencies and accurate financial reporting.

Join a dynamic environment that emphasizes learning, audits, and hands-on SAP usage. Start date mid-June; you must be returning to studies for at least 6 months after the placement and have right to work in the UK.