Finance Graduate Programme 2021
- Employer
- Coventry Building Society
- Location
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Mar 21, 2021
Job Details
About The Role
We’re at the heart of anything we do. We’re the team that keep Coventry Building Society in a strong financial position, managing budgets and forecasting for future changes. Being part of our team means making and supporting critical decisions on how our business operates. We have responsibility for anything from financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, cost reporting (making sure our Management Expense Ration continues to be the lowest in the sector) and ultimately protecting our members’ money.
We’re looking for forward-thinking, problem solving; self-starters who are great with numbers but also pride themselves on their networking, influencing and communication skills. You’ll be interpreting complex figures into simple concepts, partnering with key stakeholders within Coventry Building Society who seek your support and advice in making business-critical decisions.
Programme Oversight
You’ll go straight into a hands-on role. You will have placements in a range of areas including; Liquidity and Capital Planning, Financial Reporting and Control, Financial Planning and Business Partnering. You’ll quickly become an invaluable asset with this platform to expand your technical skills and knowledge, understanding how to deliver key commercial messaging in an insightful and articulate way. You will challenge the status quo and influence decisions that ensure Coventry Building Society’s success.
You’ll also complete placements in areas that deal directly with our members to help you understand the importance we place on Members First. In addition to the business knowledge you gain, we’ll support you in developing other skills such as stakeholder engagement, communication and presentation delivery.
You’ll attend development days and take on both individual and group projects that allow you to network and build strong relationships across the Society. Personal growth is also important to us so we’ll also put you through and give you time to gain your preferred finance qualification – CIMA.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. Put simply, they’re part of our DNA, they’re what drive our everyday behaviour and we’re really proud of that. By sharing these values, we’ve built a culture where everyone feels like they belong.
Qualifications
Our ideal candidate for this role will:
- Have/expect to get a minimum 2:1 degree in any subject or equivalent
- Have a passion for business
- Is self-aware with the confidence to work independently and the drive to continuously improve
- Have an inquisitive nature and are able to communicate across the business
Apply today and come and discover the way work should be.
Start Date: September 2021
The Recruitment Process
We hold a robust recruitment process for all of our graduate programmes. It will consist of the following:
- You need to apply with a CV and Covering letter
- Answer the questions on the application form
- Online testing
- Telephone interview
- Assessment centre/video interview (Covid depending)
Company
As one of the UK’s most significant financial services institutions, we believe whatever your career aspirations are that we’re diverse enough to have the right opportunity for you.
Our success is built on our people serving the best interests of our members, helping them to identify the products and services that are right for them in the most simple and straightforward way possible, so it'll come as no surprise that our people are right at the heart of our organisation.
Whether you want a customer facing role in one of our branches or contact centres, are passionate about driving technology change and innovation in IT or have the desire to shape the products we offer to our members – you’ll fit in somewhere in our Society.
Here you will find out more information about all of the areas of our organisation that contribute to our success. These teams work together every day to bring to life our mission of putting members first.
Different people bring different ideas, skills and perspectives. And we’re better equipped to put members first if we have a diverse workforce of talented people, representative of the communities we live and work in.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme is called ‘Together’
We encourage everyone to get involved in a way that suits them, whether it’s through our ‘working families’ network, raising awareness during our focus weeks such as LGBT or mental health, or simply talking to their team about flexible working.
We want everyone who works at the Coventry to feel engaged, valued and respected. We’re proud of our commitment to diversity and we know it’s important be upfront and share our ED&I strategy to ensure it translates fully into our everyday lives and really makes a difference.
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