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Finance Assistant

Posted 21 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 1 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)
Start date
1 June 2020

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ABOUT US:

Ipsos is one of the world’s largest market research companies with offices in 86 countries. We are an innovative, entrepreneurial, client-focused organisation, providing research services to over 5,000 clients worldwide. Proudly, we are the only global market research company that is still controlled and operated by market researchers. We are intellectually curious and passionate researchers who set ourselves high standards and aim to work collaboratively to service our clients most effectively.

YOUR ROLE:

As a Finance Placement Student, you will be a key part of our team working to support both the Reporting and Compliance teams, as well as providing support for the Commercial Finance Team. You’ll gain exposure to a variety of finance functions giving you some great experiences and a great jumping off point for your future career.

Through support from your manager, the wider team, and our Academy training, over the course of your Placement Year, you will:

  • Work collaboratively with Commercial Finance Heads looking at time sheet analysis and project profitability
  • Support the newly formed Client Organisation team by providing up to date revenue analysis and trends
  • Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial reporting
  • Work alongside the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams
  • Advance your time management skills by undertaking ad hoc projects
  • Grow in confidence, increasing your level of responsibility on projects

OUR OFFER -

Having a flexible working culture where we support our colleagues and celebrate our successes is important to us. We invest our time in you and you’ll benefit from working alongside our industry experts. They will help you set goals to achieve your personal objectives throughout your year and help you exceed these.

You’ll have access to our Learning Academy and online training modules which will support your on-the-job learning and wider development.

Networking is a key skill so we have Early Careers social events with other Interns, Placement Students and Graduates from across the company.

You’ll have the opportunity to present your ideas back to senior managers, whether this is part of your specific university assignment or through an internal project you have developed.

You’ll be doing a variety of interesting work where you’ll make a notable difference- our current placement students are proud to see their work being used across the business and the impact they can have.

And the fun stuff …

  • 25 days’ holiday plus an extra day for your birthday and at Christmas
  • 4pm finish on Fridays
  • Annual summer and All Staff event
  • Team Christmas parties
  • Season ticket loan
  • A huge variety of benefits e.g. pension contributions, income protection, winter flu jabs, eye care vouchers, online and high street discounts

ABOUT YOU -

  • A natural curiosity into the financial operations of a corporate organisation
  • An intrigue about financial strategies and processes
  • A passion for numbers

Along with ….

  • Excellent attention to detail with a high degree of numeracy
  • Good communication skills, both written and oral
  • An experienced user of excel
  • Able to manage multiple tasks to meet imminent deadlines
  • Motivated by working in a fast paced environment
  • The ability to work as part of a collaborative team
  • Have the right to work in the UK
  • Be studying an undergraduate degree that offers a placement year

To apply, please follow the link below which will take you through to our application form. We’ll let you know if you have been selected for a telephone interview and those successful at this stage will be invited to our office for a face to face interview.

Ipsos is one of the world’s leading independent market research companies controlled and managed by research professionals.

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