Finance Analyst Placement

by CDS - a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

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Deadline: 27th November 2015
Salary: Competitive
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Accounting, Audit, Banking, Financial Management
Location: South East
City: Theale, Berkshire

About CDS – a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

CDS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard and although an integral part of EMEA Delivery operations, is a separate legal entity providing true multivendor service capability for HP Customers. The HP service offerings are contained in a single portfolio of HP branded services, which are delivered by both HPCDS and HP service teams. HPCDS specialises in on-site delivery for multivendor products and services.

Finance Analyst Placement

The HPCDS Business Finance Team has a position available for an individual who is keen to pursue a future career in Finance. HPCDS is a Cost Centre operation working on reallocating our costs via Intercompany charging to other Corporate HP Business Units. You will report directly to the Finance Manager but receive day-to-day task responsibility from the Senior Finance Analyst.

Key responsibilities include

  • Act as a Finance Business Partner to allocated Regional Operations Managers and Service Delivery Managers, offering financial guidance and support, whilst being part of their management team.
  • Work with assigned business regions to ensure the monthly forecast process is followed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Assist managers to achieve key financial forecasting metrics.
  • Attend monthly management meetings for allocated regions.
  • Prepare monthly review packs with appropriate narrative following a financial analysis of key trends and variances across Cost Centres and General Ledger Accounts to be presented at management meetings.
  • Working to ensure all costs are recovered and charged to HP Business Units.
  • Dealing with a variety of day-to-day queries from a range of business managers.
  • Assist and support managers throughout the annual budget process.
  • Manage the month end close including preparing and posting journals into SAP, controlling accruals/prepayments, processing cross charges and performing analysis on the overall integrity of the P&L.
  • Invoice integrity checks.
  • Assist with internal and external audits and analysis.
  • Opportunities to assist with Balance Sheet Accounting.
  • Attend regular training sessions.
  • Responsible for setting up regular team meetings including preparing the agenda, taking minutes and actions.
  • Assist in the maintenance of a Finance inbox including dealing with queries.
  • Other ad-hoc activities and projects as allocated by the Finance Manager.
  • Ensure we operate with a high level of financial integrity.
  • Operate within the Corporate Standards of Business Conduct, abiding by Health & Safety Rules and all other appropriate Governance structures

Key attributes would include:

  • Studying an Accounting and/or Finance degree and on track for a 2:1 or above.
  • Strong Technical Accounting Skills.
  • Strong communications skills (written and verbal).
  • Ability to build relationships with people both face to face and remotely.
  • Good Microsoft Office Suite skills particularly in Excel.
  • Self-motivated and confident dealing with individuals at all levels of the organisation.
  • A professional and mature approach and keen to make a difference.
  • Flexible & demonstrates initiative but can fully participate in a small busy team.
  • Ability to deal with a heavy workload whilst under pressure.
  • Month end & other busy periods may involve a commitment that may require starting early/finishing late.

Application Process

Applicants should send their CV and Covering letter with the position for which they are applying to as the subject title to intern.recruitment@hpcds.com.

The deadline for applications is the 27th November 2015. We will contact students directly to let them know the progress of their applications.

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