Description
Ready to accelerate your Finance career? Join one of the UK's biggest retailers and gain hands-on finance experience while studying towards a professional CIMA accountancy qualification.
Our 3-year Finance Graduate role is functionally led, so you'll develop deep expertise while rotating through a range of specialisms – including Controllership, Commercial Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Specialist Finance teams such as Tax Treasury and Investor Relations. Through a series of structured placements, you'll build your technical knowledge, commercial awareness and leadership capability, taking on significant responsibility as your career progresses.
At the same time, you'll study towards your CIMA accounting qualification with Kaplan Financial, working towards becoming a Chartered Management Accountant while applying your learning in a real business environment from day one.
Responsibilities
- Supporting financial planning, forecasting and budgeting activities
- Providing analysis and insight to support key business decisions
- Partnering with stakeholders across the business to improve performance
- Supporting month-end reporting and financial control processes
- Identifying risks and opportunities through data analysis
- Contributing to finance transformation and continuous improvement projects
- Producing reports and presentations for senior stakeholders
- Helping to maintain robust financial governance and controls
Benefits
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks
- Excellent parental leave policies
Requirements
- Passionate about a career in the retail industry
- A strong analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
- Curious and keen to understand how businesses operate
- Proactive and willing to take ownership of your work and development
- A confident communicator who can build strong relationships
- Collaborative and committed to working inclusively with others
- Resilient, adaptable and focused on continuous improvement
- Commercially aware and interested in how financial decisions drive business performance
- Motivated to study towards a professional qualification
- Ambitious and excited by the opportunity to develop into a future leader