Risk and Treasury Controlling - Placement Year

BMW Group; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Pay

Subsidised on-site restaurant

Advantages scheme

Job summary

BMW Group, Farnborough, invites a Placement Year student to join Risk and Treasury Controlling in the Finance Department. You’ll handle real responsibilities from day one and work on forecasting, reporting, and ad-hoc queries to support risk costs and liquidity management.

Expect to develop Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, SAS (point-and-click) and basic SQL; you’ll present to Management and collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree as specified; numerate with interest in business topics.
• Intermediate Excel skills and willingness to advance in Excel tasks.
• Learn SAS using a point‑and‑click interface to create queries and reports.
• Ability to collate data from multiple sources and prepare stakeholder reports.
• Strong communication, influencing and facilitation skills; able to multitask and work under pressure.
• Proactive, professional and able to work with mentoring support.

Responsibilities

• Support weekly inter-company loan requests and interest rate swaps.
• Assist Risk Controlling Analysts with forecasting, budgeting risk costs, monthly risk provisions, and ad hoc queries.
• Take ownership of weekly and monthly reporting tasks and present findings where appropriate.
• Develop Excel, PowerPoint and SAS skills during the placement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business and shadow other departments.

Skills

Intermediate Excel

Strong communication

Initiative & professionalism

Analytical thinking

Education

Accounting/Management Science/Business/Economics degree in progress

Strong A Levels in numerical subjects

Tools

SAS (point-and-click)

SQL

Job description

Risk and Treasury Controlling - Placement Year

Job Location: Farnborough, United Kingdom

Job Description

We believe in creating an environment where our placement students really can learn and develop during their time with us and where they are given their own areas of responsibilities from the start. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your own ideas to the table and giving you the opportunity to really show what you can do.

The Intern role supports the Risk Controlling and Treasury teams which sit within the Finance Department. Risk Controlling consists of Head of Risk Controlling and 5 Risk Controlling Analysts. Treasury consists of the Treasury Manager, Treasury Analyst and Assistant Treasury Analyst. Risk Controlling is responsible for ensuring the risk costs are accurately calculated and provided for within the Financial Accounts. The main types of Risks within Financial Services are Residual Value Risk, Credit Risk and Interest Rate and Liquidity Risk. Treasury is responsible for funding the business inline with group guidelines.

BMW Financial Services, Farnborough - Risk and Treasury Controlling- Placement Year (July 2027)

What awaits you?

• Gain industry experience and test-drive a career in Financial Services; work on real responsibilities such as weekly inter-company loan requests and interest rate swaps, and assisting Risk Controlling Analysts with forecasting, budgeting risk costs, monthly risk provisions, and adhoc queries.
• Take ownership of weekly and monthly reporting tasks to manage independently.
• Build skills to innovate using your own initiative; receive ongoing training tailored to your needs.
• Finish the year with Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, SAS (point-and-click), and basic SQL; opportunities to present to Management and at Management Committees.
• Build working relationships with a diverse group of key stakeholders across the business and gain insights from other departments, including shadowing to understand the wider business.
• Participate in volunteering projects and on-campus events; gain experience in a regulated environment with the appropriate documentation requirements.

What should you bring along?

• Education: Suitable for candidates aiming for a 2:2 or higher. Must be studying for a degree in Accounting, Management Science, Business, Economics, or an equivalent field, ideally with computer-based modules; alternatively, a numerical or computer-based discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, Science/Engineering) with demonstrable interest in business topics. Must have strong A Levels in numerical subjects.
• Intermediate Excel Skills and willingness to advance in Excel-related tasks.
• Learning SAS: Desire and ability to learn SAS using the point-and-click interface to create queries and reports for business data analysis.
• Data collating and reporting: Ability to collate data from multiple sources, prepare reports, and distribute them to stakeholders.
• Communication and soft skills: Strong communication, influencing, and facilitation skills; ability to work at both detailed and high levels, prioritise, work under pressure, and multi-task.
• Initiative and professionalism: Ability to work on own initiative (with mentoring support as needed); must be ambitious, confident, and maintain a professional approach.

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay - A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Exciting Additional Benefits - You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

Please note:

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation. At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026

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