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We’re the team that keep Coventry Building Society in a strong financial position, managing budgets and forecasting for future changes. Being part of our team means making and supporting critical decisions on how our business operates. We have responsibility for a wide range of activities including financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, cost reporting (making sure our Management Expense Ratio continues to be the among the lowest in the sector) and ultimately protecting our Members’ money.
We’re looking for forward-thinking, problem solving self-starters who are great with numbers but also pride themselves on their networking, influencing and communication skills. You’ll be interpreting complex figures into simple concepts, partnering with key stakeholders within Coventry Building Society who seek your support and advice in making business critical decisions.
Programme Oversight
The programme will have placements in a range of disciplines including; Financial Reporting and Control, Financial Planning and Analysis, Cost Management and Business Partnering. Quickly becoming an invaluable asset, using this platform to expand your technical skills and knowledge and understanding how to deliver key commercial messaging in an insightful and articulate way will be important, as well as challenging the status quo and influence decisions that ensure Coventry Building Society’s continued success.
There will also be placements in areas that deal directly with our Members to help you understand the importance we place on delivering great service and our Putting Members First belief. In addition to the business knowledge you gain, we’ll support you in developing other skills such as stakeholder engagement, communication and presentation delivery.
Attending development days and take on both individual and group projects that will allow you to network and build strong relationships across the Society will be expected. Personal growth is also important to us so we’ll also provide support and time to gain your preferred finance qualification – CIMA or ACCA.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. Put simply, they’re part of our DNA, they’re what drive our everyday behaviour and we’re really proud of that. By sharing these values, we’ve built a culture where everyone feels like they belong.
About you
For this opportunity you'll be passionate about developing your career and have a positive attitude towards gaining new knowledge, skills and behaviours. You'll need to be open and proactive in learning your job role as well as engaging in activities that require you to work as part of a team and independently. You'll be energised by driving your own learning and developing the necessary skills to further yourself.
You will:
- Already have or will expect to get a minimum 2:2 degree (or equivalent) in the last 3 years (a relevant degree would be advantageous)
- Have a passion for business and finance
- Be self-aware, with the confidence to work independently and the passion to continuously improve
- Have an inquisitive nature and be able to communicate confidently
Please be aware roles may close early so please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out. We will be unable to accept any applications after we have closed and would appreciate only one application per graduate programme.
About us
As a mutual, we’ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. Now one of the largest Building Societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing.
We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability and sexual orientation, but also of personality and the way we think. By being yourself, you’ll make us stronger.
So come and do the most important work of your career, in a Society that’s been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the people who work there.
We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.
