Finance Graduate

6 months ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Sopra Steria Full time

Are you a talented, bright individual with a natural aptitude for finance, data, reporting and analysis ? Looking for the next step in your career wanting to grow in a great company with training and progression?

The role will be ideal for someone either starting out or very early on in their finance career, who is looking to attain a professional accountancy qualification alongside a successful career within the finance sector.

You will be required to work minimum 1 day a week in the office - either Southampton or Leeds.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Maintain key management accounts files for the business and ensure accuracy in reporting to senior management
- Assisting in budgeting and forecasting for the business and meeting with managers, challenging performance and supporting decision making
- Carrying out core accounting responsibilities such as balance sheet reconciliations, managing accruals and prepayments, invoicing and other activities to manage the ledger
- Completing and interpreting variance analysis on company performance
- Develop and maintain financial model(s) of business performance
- Completing tasks and responsibilities to tight deadlines whilst managing stakeholders expectations

**What you’ll bring**:

- Hold a degree Finance and Accounting
- Have a natural aptitude for finance, data, reporting and analysis
- The ability to work well under pressure within a fast paced environment
- Experience with Microsoft Office software particularly Excel, Word, Power Point preferred but not essential
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse data and present variance analysis
- Ability to manage multiple tasks at once

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you

**Employment Type**:Full-time, Permanent
**Location**:Southampton or Leeds
**Security Clearance Level**: DBS
**Internal Recruiter**:Dan
**Salary**:Up to £26,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

**Benefits**: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund (3% of annual salary)

**Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?**

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?


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