Undergraduate - Group Finance Administrator

Honda Motor Europe
Bracknell
GBP 10,000 - 40,000
Job description

Undergraduate - Group Finance Administrator

At Honda, we embrace inclusion in our various policies. Our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfill the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, and we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half-hour lunch break and 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. However, we provide flexibility in start times between 07:00 and 11:00, depending on business requirements.

While there is no contractual right to work from home, you can request to work from home for a maximum of 50% of the working days in any one month, subject to business requirements.

Role:

The Group Finance division covers multiple departments in the Honda Motor Europe Finance team that work together to ensure financial efficiency, governance, compliance, and strategy execution, establishing standards and creating consistency in processes and activities to meet internal and regulatory requirements.

The role is based within Group Finance, working closely with different teams to assist in key financial activities, primarily focusing on Indirect Strategic Sourcing, Property Management, and Financial Risk and Compliance, with potential involvement in other areas including Treasury, Financial & Environmental Reporting, Tax, and Customs.

This role provides a great understanding of what a Finance Division in a multi-national company does, allowing full involvement in the activities of Group Finance, gaining first-hand experience and deep knowledge.

The role will support the Financial Risk and Compliance Department Manager in the PLC/ELC SOX audit activities, assist the Indirect Sourcing team in the internal governance process and procurement events, support the Property Department Manager in managing the UK and PAN-E property portfolio, and help the Financial and Environmental teams in coordinating external audit activities.


Main Responsibilities:

  • Assist in strategic sourcing activities for indirect services covering marketing, IT, and business operations, supporting the preparation of necessary documentation to ensure internal compliance and governance.
  • Provide administrative support for managing the company’s property portfolio and contribute to property projects to streamline the portfolio and optimize expenses for facilities management.
  • Help coordinate and run the SOX program in Honda Motor Europe, including both Process Level Controls (PLC) and Entity Level Controls (ELC), assisting in collecting and verifying documentation from control and business owners, collaborating with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
  • Support statutory and group reporting and external audit requirements in the UK and across multiple locations in the European Region.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:


Required:

  • Must be an undergraduate pursuing a degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related fields, or interested in developing a career in Finance, looking for a placement as part of their studies.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy is essential, as is the ability to meet agreed deadlines.
  • Ability to adapt to changing demands and conditions.
  • A self-starter who works well both individually and as part of a team.
  • Basic knowledge of PowerPoint and Word.
  • Interest in procurement, property management, financial risk, or compliance.
  • Understanding of internal controls and the SOX Act is beneficial, though not required.
  • Knowledge of SAP and Oracle Hyperion Planning and Financial Management would be an advantage, but training will be provided.

Honda is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in the workplace for all employees, temporary workers, contractors, applicants, and visitors. We encourage respect for individual differences and talents while making full use of one's own abilities, based on Honda's philosophy of respect for the individual.

At Honda, we value and celebrate diversity and are committed to being a fair, non-discriminatory company that promotes and welcomes the uniqueness and differences of people around the world. We recognize that a diverse workforce allows for different ideas and perspectives, and we encourage everyone to share them. We strive to foster a culture of belonging consistent with Honda's core values and lived out in the way we work and respect each other. For us at Honda, diversifying our workforce means increasing its overall strength by providing people with equal opportunities - regardless of personal characteristics or previous careers.

This commitment flows directly from the Honda philosophy and the belief that we are all working towards a common goal. Honda recruits, hires, trains, and promotes the most qualified/experienced individuals at all levels without regard to race, origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

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