12 Month Placement Scheme – Finance

Location: Solihull, West Midlands

Salary: £18,600, Share Scheme, Pension, Flexible working, and 25 days annual leave (plus Bank holidays)

At Caterpillar, you build what matters—whether it’s the career you want, crucial work skills, strong relationships, or new technologies. – Our work is powered by our people.

Who is Caterpillar?

We are the world's leading manufacturer of Construction and Mining Equipment, diesel, natural gas and hydrogen engines, industrial gas turbines and locomotives. In 2020 our globally respected company and brand invested $1.4B into research and development, leveraging cutting edge technology and decades of expertise to improve our products and services. Our core values (Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Commitment and Sustainability) are key to our success and our commitment to sustainability underpins the company’s future. Every single employee moves our company forward: piece by piece, part by part, person by person. Join our winning team and help build a better world.

What do we do?

Caterpillar Financial Services (UK) Limited was formed in 1992 and is located at Friars Gate in Solihull. We support Northern Europe (NEUR), South Africa and Treasury function. The company is part of the Financial Products Division

(FPD) who in turn form part of CAT Inc.

There are circa 70 staff on the UK payroll supporting our business which operates in multiple currencies. We deal with a variety of countries including Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Czech, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Nordics, Dubai, South Africa, etc.

The role will be based in our finance team, but you will also be able to work with others across our organisation. You will be directly involved and at the heart of our business, participating on strategic projects and driving continuous improvement.

Diversity at Caterpillar

When we leverage our people's experiences, backgrounds, and cultures in an inclusive environment, we enable every individual to achieve their full potential, which drives business success. We are proud to be named in the Forbes list of Best Employers for Diversity (2019) and to be the employer of one of the top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50 2021). Caterpillar is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

What experiences can we offer you?

Our placement training scheme gives you the opportunity to experience different aspects within the finance team with opportunities to engage with the wider business.

Tasks may include:

·         Preparation and entering of journals into the ledger

·         Weekly / Monthly Reconciliations

·         Working with the Regional Treasury Centre in Luxembourg

·         Cash and Banking

·         Supporting the wider finance team

·         Project work

·         Dealing with Ad-hoc queries

We will provide you with a mentor to support you throughout your professional development to help you with your qualifications. We really value diversity at Caterpillar and the benefits to our business it provides – we will provide you the opportunity to collaborate and share your creative ideas throughout your career.

We hold a Meet and Greet day for all new UK placement students to provide you with an opportunity to meet fellow new starters across the UK before you start your placement.

We also operate a conditional offer process; our highest performing placement students are fast tracked to our graduate development scheme. This includes a financial incentive and the potential of a summer work placement. Offers will be made based on the condition that a graduate role is available at the time of your graduation and that you achieve a min of 2:2

Who are we looking for?

As the type of roles within our business are becoming more diverse, we are looking for people who are open minded, excellent problem solvers and who have an ability to learn quickly. We are looking for talented, ambitious people from various backgrounds who are interested in setting out on the road to success. Candidates should be conscientious, hard-working with a good attention to detail and be able to work to deadlines. Looking for people who have a can-do attitude and demonstrate a positive approach.

You will be on track to achieving a 2:2 within an Accountancy, Finance, or a relevant Business-related degree.

We will provide you the training and support you need to be successful at Caterpillar.

How do I apply?

Go to catukgraduates.com for more information

NOTE: Only one application is required, please do not apply for multiple roles. You may be given the opportunity of being considered for other roles/locations at a later stage.

The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Click the apply button today and one of our friendly recruiters will be in touch.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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