Finance Placement Intern

Job title: Finance Placement (12 Month FTC)

Students due to finish their 2^nd year of undergraduate university degree looking for a placement year)

Department: Finance

Location: Brunel Way, Fareham, Hampshire

GLS: Ungraded/Placement

Working hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:30 (37.5 hours a week)

Start date: June 2027

Please note – this position is only open to students currently undertaking an undergraduate degree in Finance / Economics / Accounting or a Business-related degree and are seeking a placement year (currently will be 2^nd year university students).

Job summary – What to expect: 

In this role you will provide support to the Shared Service Centre for CooperSurgical and CooperVision, primarily supporting CooperSurgical, and you will get involved in projects and communicate with people from all areas of the business to help improve processes. You will have the opportunity to experience and be involved with different finance teams to give you a full understanding of different areas within finance.  Rotations may include Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Internal Controls. 

On your Finance Placement in our EMEA Shared Services team, you will:

• Support the Finance team across a range of tasks, including month end reporting. 
• Support the Accounts Receivable team with various tasks.
• Assist with SOX Compliance, including responding to Internal and External Audit requests and performing tasks to support compliance with the global Internal Control framework and policies.
• Work flexibly to provide support across the Finance team where required.

A full job description is available upon request. 

About you:

We are looking for someone with:

• Confident communication skills.

• High level of computer literacy

• Experience of using Microsoft packages including Excel.

• Good data handling skills.

• Project management experience. 

• Strong attention to detail.

• Ability to be a confident team player with strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to juggle multiple tasks with multiple deadlines

• Proactive approach

Experience & Education:

• No experience necessary- just a keen interest in Finance, and to be studying for a Finance / Economics / Accounting or a Business-related degree, with plans to pursue a career in a related field.

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!

We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours. 

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in you career and grow with CooperVision.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. With our CooperPride, African Descent, Woman’s Impact Network and Mind Body and Wellbeing Employee Resource Groups, we offer opportunities for employees to learn and grow within an inclusive and safe space.

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.

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