International BSC Accounting Trainee

Reporting to (position)

International BSC Head of Accounting

Purpose of the role

The Heidelberg Materials (HM) International Business Service Centre (BSC) provides administrative, transactional and accounting services to in-scope HM companies.

The BSC Finance Graduate Trainee team will rotate through a minimum of three placements spending at least 6 months in each role.  The trainees will also undertake CIMA training during this period.

Key accountabilities

Three Core Rotations (all graduates must spend at least 6 months in each of these roles)

Transaction Processing

Work placement

Become a fully productive team member in a transaction processing department.Accurately delivering high volumes of work utilising given processesDeliver good quality responses to queries, and provide excellent customer service

Project

Identify and deliver at least one continuous improvement initiative.

Learning objectives

Exposure to and knowledge of our core finance systemsUnderstand the technical complexities and criticality of transactional sub-ledgers.Develop efficiency and optimisation mindset.

Reporting and Analytics

Work placement

Working in the BSC reporting team, refresh and maintain existing reporting suite accurately and within agreed schedules.Adjust and develop existing reports to better suit business needs as required, and work with project teams to build any new reports required.

Project

Utilising BSC reporting, KPIs and data mining tools, analyse a given business problem use available data to propose solutions.

Learning objectives

Build expertise in reporting tools.Develop analytical and problem-solving skills.

            Management Accounting

Work placement

Work with the International BSC Senior Finance Manager to prepare BSC related accounts, including preparation of accruals and other journals.Assist with planning and forecasting activities.Prepare commentary and present results to BSC directors.

Learning objectives

P&L and Balance Sheet posting and review.Preparation of content and presentation of data for senior leadership audience

Other potential placements will include the following:

International Fixed Asset ManagementInternational General Ledger ManagementProject ManagementSystem migration / integrationRPA / automation projectsProcess re-engineering.International Consultancy

Financial & non-financial accountabilities (capture size of role e.g. budget responsibility)

This role has no budget responsibility or direct reports.

Compliance

The role holder is expected:

To comply with all aspects of the Heidelberg Materials Compliance Policy.To ensure that all the business/operations are performed in accordance with instructions and procedures and in such a way to prevent any fraudulent activities taking place.To comply with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and to observe the requirements of the Company Safety Policy and other relevant legislation.To proactively manage health & safety of employees to continuously improve the company's health & safety performance.To update all areas of knowledge as required to conduct the job with maximum effectiveness and to attend training/development courses as and when required.To comply will all aspects of the HR Policies and Procedures of the Company.

Education/Qualification (should be only Legal ones required)

Degree (or predicted) 2:1 Finance & Accounting (or other numeracy related degree).  the trainees will undertake CIMA training alongside the role.