Finance Trainee 2025

As a Finance Trainee within our finance team, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operational finance activities for the business. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their finance career in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on supporting the operational side of the business, including construction project finance, cost tracking, and financial reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Data Entry and Analysis: Assist in maintaining financial records for the regional business, including calculation and posting of standard monthly journal entries, along with the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Supporting Financial Reporting: Prepare and assist in the preparation of finance reports for the regional and head office management teams.
• Compliance and Audit: Assist with ensuring that all financial operations are in compliance with internal policies and external regulations and support internal/external audits when required. Payment to suppliers through various methods, ensuring agreed payment terms are met.
• Assist with operational finance: Support the finance team in managing the operational finance processes, including sales and production reporting.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

• Educational Background: A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in finance, accounting, or a related field (or currently studying towards a finance qualification).
• Strong Analytical Skills: Ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and make recommendations based on findings.
• Attention to Detail: A high level of accuracy in data entry, reporting, and financial analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel: Strong working knowledge of Excel, including the ability to create and maintain spreadsheets, as well as use formulas for financial analysis.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders, including suppliers and contractors.
• Time Management: Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Team Player: Collaborative, willing to work as part of a team and share knowledge

Benefits

• A robust development programme
• Annual performance development reviews
• A market leading employee assistance programme
• Additional holiday purchase
• Life cover
• Pension

About Miller Homes

Miller Homes was established in 1934 and is one of the UK’s largest, privately owned national homebuilders with a focus on building new homes in attractive regional markets. We operate from three divisions – Scotland, North, and Midlands and South – and are strategically positioned in eleven regions.

We have a strong presence in sought-after suburban locations which continue to benefit from high demand and favourable affordability.

Our purpose is to ‘create great places where people and planet prosper’. This is achieved by building homes and developments that create communities with an emphasis on placemaking and design.

We are proud of our reputation for delivering desirable high-quality homes and delighting our customers throughout their homebuying journey with an award-winning personalised customer experience, both digitally and in-person.

At Miller Homes, we care about people, performance, pride and prospering and these values enable us to fulfil our purpose of creating great places where people prosper.

Our people are proud to be part of a team which achieves this purpose by building quality new homes and creating thriving communities whilst having the opportunity to build and develop their own career in an exciting and rewarding industry sector.

As an equal opportunities employer, we support and listen to each other, always respecting and valuing other people’s views, feelings and aspirations. We regularly engage with our people on issues including equality and employee well-being.

For over 90 years, we have created a business based on creativity, innovation and commercial acumen. However, none of that could have been achieved without the right people, which is why we are committed to providing opportunities for personal growth through training, development and continuous improvement.