Hybrid Finance Placement

at Bridgestone EMEA

• Job title: Finance Placement
• Job type: Internship
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Warwick, United Kingdom

About the role

• Junior Finance Analyst supporting multi-functional finance departments at Bridgestone. Providing exposure and growth opportunities within a global organization.

Responsibilities

• This role is designed to support multi-functional departments within Finance, providing exposure across the finance team.
• Help to perform regular Accounts Receivable activities, i.e. invoicing, statements, direct debit processing, order release, accounts on stop etc.
• Assessment of new customer applications and initiate account set up
• Proactive cash collection, contacting customers primarily by telephone and email
• Ensure customer account reconciliations are completed and accurate
• Regular Reconciliation of the balance sheet accounts relating to rebate accruals.
• Highlighting possible shortfalls/over accruals to senior management.
• Management of the company’s rebate accruals and payments in SAP, ensuring compliance with policy, process and authority schedule.
• Support the query controller in the resolution of Price Queries, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are taken.
• Support Quarterly and Bi-Annual testing of JSOX controls
• Provide necessary information and analysis required by external auditors to enable timely completion for consolidation and external reporting
• Work with the Financial Controller and Senior Financial Accountant in supporting in the creation of the annual budget and quarterly financial forecast.
• Assist with completion of monthly rolling forecast
• Assist in the creation of business cases to support the Business Operation function
• Other ad Hoc reporting to stakeholders in the business in a timely manner, including Finance, Operations and the Leadership team

Requirements

• Desired degree in Accounting/Finance or related subject (second year student)
• Numerical skills with a determination for accuracy;
• Analytical skills to interrogate data and identify patterns and trends;
• Ability to present in depth data findings to various audiences drawing out key information
• IT skills – experience with Microsoft 365 products, primarily Excel, PowerBI, and PowerPoint and ability to learn new systems.

Benefits

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.