Finance Placement
by Church & Dwight
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Finance Placement
A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference.
We’re a company that genuinely cares about our people, our products, our consumers and the environment.
Our unique, informal culture champions courage, determination and collaboration. Knowing we have an open and supportive team means each of us has the freedom to take responsibility and ownership. We have a shared passion to work hard, innovate and push boundaries.
United by the belief that when we strive for growth, anything is possible. While we might not be the largest company in our industry, we believe we can have the biggest impact because: Together We Have the Power to Win.
Are you looking for a paid internship in the UK within a global FMCG company? Would you like to develop valuable skills that will open up your future career path? Do you want your ideas and opinions to matter? Are you full of ideas, enthusiasm and a team player? If your answer is YES you might just be our perfect match!
The Opportunity
We are seeking an intern to join our Finance department, based in Folkestone, Kent, on a 12 month contract starting Summer 2020.
As a Finance Intern at Church & Dwight you will work on a diverse range of tasks which will further your knowledge and skills as well as adding value to our business. During the internship you will receive a tailored induction and be able to gain knowledge from our highly experienced team members.
Our Finance Internship is full of variety; it’s fast paced, and allows you to contribute fully in the commercial aspects of the business. Under the management of the Commercial Accountant, you will provide financial support to the sales and marketing team to help drive business decisions. In addition, this varied role will consist of:-
- Assisting with the month end accounting close and help ensure management accounts are completed timely and accurately
- Assisting with monthly reforecasting process and annual planning
- Monthly Cost Centre analysis and review
- Producing monthly financial reports and variance analysis for the UK business
- Other ad hoc projects
- Throughout your internship you will also have regular reviews and receive feedback from your manager for personal growth and to certify that your internship is going smoothly.
Lastly, we strongly encourage our interns to get the most out of our programme, be able to walk away feeling proud of the contributions they made to the company and for them to be able to shout about it on their CV’s!
Who we are looking for
We welcome applications from current students looking to undertake an industry placement year and also graduates seeking their first Development Chemist opportunity.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be an undergraduate/postgraduate ideally in Accounting and Finance.
- Work effectively as part of a team.
- Excellent personal / communication skills and the ability to influence non-financial members of staff.
- Intermediate / advanced MS Excel.
- Confidence to work independently on project work.
- Have an enquiring mind.
If you would like to apply for this opportunity and have the right to work in the UK, please visit our careers website and apply directly for the role.
We are currently recruiting for Interns across our business functions, for intern opportunities in other subjects please visit the careers page of the Church & Dwight UK website.
About Church & Dwight
You may be more familiar with our products than with our company name. Batiste dry shampoo, Pearl Drops Whitening toothpolish, Arm & Hammer baking soda toothpaste, Femfresh Intimate wash, Orajel toothache & ulcer relief, Sterimar natural sea water nasal spray and Nair hair removal products all of which form part of our exciting brands. We are continuing to grow our portfolio each year with new exciting acquisitions our newest including Viviscal, Toppik, Anusol, Waterpik and Flawless.
Church & Dwight UK Ltd are based in Folkestone, Kent, where we develop, produce & distribute many of our products and work with Sofibel in Paris and Church & Dwight GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany to form the European team. We are part of Church & Dwight Co. Inc. based in New Jersey, USA.
In the UK we employ over 350 people who undertake a range of roles from Research & Development & Marketing through to Purchasing, Production and Supply Chain. These teams are supported by departments such as Finance & Human Resources.
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