Finance Placement Broughton 2024

The placement scheme within Finance at Airbus will provide you with a fantastic start to your career. The placement  will give you the opportunity to gain hands-on financial experience within a manufacturing industry as well as develop professional behavioural skills such as leadership, organisational, presentation and communication skills. You will also be given an insight into working in a challenging, fast-paced environment with real responsibilities.

In Broughton, Airbus is responsible for manufacturing wings that are then transported to the Final Assembly lines around Europe. Therefore the Finance team in Broughton is responsible for preparing budgets, cost reports and forecasts for each wing type, to support the wing production in Broughton. As a member of the team, you are able to see the wings in production around the factory and the Beluga flying in and out several times a day to transport wings which is an amazing sight!

During your internship you will gain an insight into how a large, multinational company works and how your role connects to the overall strategy of the company. You’ll gain excellent working experience of financial concepts such as reporting, forecasting and budgeting.

You will also quickly strengthen your softer skills and personal self-development such as organisational skills, leadership, autonomy, proactivity and team working. Airbus challenges you as much as possible for you to realise your full potential and to grow significantly over the internship.

What you will be doing

During your placement  you will gain an insight into how a large, multinational company works and how your role connects to the overall strategy of the company. You’ll gain excellent working experience of financial concepts such as reporting, forecasting and budgeting.

You will also quickly strengthen your softer skills and personal self-development such as organisational skills, leadership, autonomy, proactivity and team working. Airbus challenges you as much as possible for you to realise your full potential and to grow significantly over the placement. The activities you will undertake will include:

• Financial reporting: Preparing Reports to look at actual costs and revenues in the month.
• Updating forecast models.
• Liaising with the Finance community and the Business Operations teams - key stakeholder management skills.
• Supporting projects aimed at continuous improvement to make the business more efficient/sustainable.
• Labour efficiency and effectivity analysis & reporting.
• Posting monthly accruals and journals.
• Risk and Opportunity Reporting.
• Engagement in team building activities, assisting in Charity Challenge and helping to organise team events as required.

Requirements

Please note our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:

• ​Studying towards a Finance or Accounting related degree.
• Good understanding of Google Suite and its applications, i.e. Sheets, Slides, Docs, or their MS Office equivalents.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Ability to work autonomously on own initiative.
• Good interpersonal skills & communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong academic background.
• Demonstrate confidence and proactivity to drive improvements.
• Drive to develop yourself and others.
• Logical / analytical approach to problem solving.
• Curious to understand why and the bigger picture.
• Ability to explain accounting concepts to Non Finance.
• Ability to work in accordance with tight deadlines and maintain quality of output.
• Some work experience in a Finance capacity would be beneficial (but not essential).

We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Please ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered. Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check).

Additional information

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.