Finance Industrial Placement

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About Pernod Ricard UK

We are convivial, passionate and entrepreneurial.

As members of the Pernod Ricard Group – world no. 2 in the wines and spirits industry, we are proud to manage a prestigious portfolio of internationally recognised brands, of which 17 are counted amongst the global top 100 amongst the wine and spirits brands!

Our brands include famous names such as Absolut Vodka, Havana Club Rum, Malibu Coconut Rum, Lamb’s Navy Rum, Kahlúa Liquor, Monkey 47 Gin, Plymouth Gin, Chivas Regal Whisky, Jameson Irish Whiskey, The Glenlivet Single Malt Whisky, Martell Cognac, Perrier-Jouët Champagne, G.H. Mumm Champagne, Brancott Estate Wine from New Zealand, Campo Viejo wine from Spain, Graffigna wine from Argentina and Jacob’s Creek wine from Australia.

Here at Pernod Ricard UK we are responsible for bringing these fantastic brands to British consumers through the sales, marketing and distribution of these premium spirits, wines and champagnes in the UK.

Finance Industrial Placement

We’re looking to recruit a number of undergraduates with the flair and motivation to join our bright futures programme, offering you a huge amount of invaluable business experience in a highly exciting and fun industry. You will have the chance to work for a world-class organisation, with world-class, recognisable brands.

You’ll work collaboratively with your line manager to set objectives at the beginning of the placement, which will focus on business needs as well as your professional development. Your line manager will support you during your placement and will review your progress and development on a regular basis.

A successful placement may lead to a graduate offer - Time to impress!

What’s your role?

To assist the finance team in providing support to the business covering financial reporting, financial planning, analytical support and financial control.

What can you expect?

Here are just some of the things you can expect to get involved in:

• Producing financial reports to help understand business performance.
• Supporting key finance processes, for example forecasting, budgeting and financial year end.
• Analytical project work including analysing certain lines of the P&L to identify actionable recommendations.

What’s in it for you?

Finance is at the heart of any business and this placement will provide an insight into how a finance department operates and its wider role in an organisation. You’ll build strong skills in excel and financial systems, and will play an important part in helping to deliver the finance agenda for the year. You’ll also get the chance to attend some of our fantastic corporate events to fully immerse yourself in our desirable brands. In return we’re looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, ambitious individual with great interpersonal skills.

What do we require?

Applicants must:

• Be studying a recognised sandwich undergraduate degree.
• Be studying a Finance undergraduate degree, or a Business Management undergraduate degree with a strong interest in Finance.
• Be on track to achieve 2:1 or above.
• Have a minimum of 300 UCAS points over three subjects at A Level (or equivalent).
• Have eligibility to unrestrictedly work and live in the UK for the duration of the placement.
• Be available to work for 13 months (to cover the start and end of our financial year, a key time for the Finance team!).

Placements will commence in June 2018 for successful candidates, 25 days holiday plus additional benefits.

The question is… Have you got the bottle?

How to apply

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