Undergraduate - Finance

Honda Motor Europe Ltd; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive firm in Bracknell is seeking an undergraduate student for a finance role focused on accounting and budgeting tasks. The role involves preparing financial reconciliations, assisting with internal and external audits, and data analysis. Candidates should be proactive, analytical, and possess strong communication skills, with the ability to handle large data sets and interpret them effectively. This position offers flexible working options with a minimum of 35 hours a week.

Qualifications

• Must be an undergraduate, pursuing a Finance or Business-related degree, seeking placement.
• Knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to interpret large data sets and explain anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end routines and prepare financial reconciliations.
• Assist with financial reporting and budgeting.
• Support internal and external audit processes.

Skills

Knowledgeable in the use of Excel

Analytical mind

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with large data

Education

Undergraduate in Finance or Business

Tools

SAP

Microstrategy

WFS

Job description

At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex‑time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement.

Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home 2 days per week, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.

Role

This role is suitable for an individual who would like to experience working in a finance department including accounting and treasury function.

The role covers the key finance tasks of reporting, analysis and budgeting for the income statement, and also providing exposure to several areas of Finance including Tax, Treasury, and Audit.

This role will also provide an overview and general understanding on several software applications being used, such as SAP, Microstrategy, WFS.

We require pro‑active, self‑motivated and flexible individuals who are able to assist delivering work to support these projects.

Main Responsibilities

Accounting

• Work with month end routines, including file set‑up and the accurate preparation, and reconciliation of payments into accounting systems.
• Preparation of analysis for the monthly financial reports review.
• Balance Sheet reconciliation.
• Prepare reconciliations to test the accuracy of the new system.
• Assist with cost centre accounting and reporting.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting.
• Support the Department Manager with internal and external audits.
• Data analysis.
• Assist in other areas of Finance, as needed.
• Assist with ad hoc project work in the finance area, i.e. Excel training, Monthly Discussion of Finance topics.

Required

• Must be an undergraduate, undertaking a Finance or Business related degree, looking for a placement as part of their studies.
• Knowledgeable in the use of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Analytical mind, with ability to see end to end process.
• Ability to work with and interpret vast amounts of data and explain anomalies.
• Highly motivated, with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work alongside other departments to resolve payment related queries.

Desirable

• Full training will be given so experience of applications is not essential.

Honda is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in the workplace for all employees, temporary workers, contractors, applicants and visitors. Honda also encourages respect for the individual differences and talents of others while making full use of one's own abilities, based on Honda's philosophy of respect for the individual.

At Honda, we value and celebrate diversity and are committed to being a fair, non‑discriminatory company that promotes and welcomes the uniqueness and differences of people around the world. We recognise that a diverse workforce allows for different ideas and perspectives, and we encourage everyone to share them. We strive to foster a culture of belonging that is consistent with Honda's core values and lived out in the way we work and respect each other. For us at Honda, diversifying our workforce means increasing its overall strength by providing people with equal opportunities - regardless of personal characteristics or previous careers.

This commitment flows directly from the Honda philosophy and the belief that we are all working towards a common goal. Honda recruits, hires, trains and promotes the most qualified/experienced individuals at all levels without regard to race, origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.