Asset management - Finance Undergraduate Placement

Job description

AT A GLANCE, YOU WILL

Experience #lifeatdanone

Work with many brands

About the job

Danone is a leading food and drink company, built on a health-focussed and fast-growing portfolio. With over 100 years of expertise, we care about the products we make, and we care equally about how we make them. Nutricia Liverpool specialises in Advanced Medical Nutrition for patients with needs in neo-natal or childhood cows’ milk allergy, those with lifelong metabolic disorders, paediatric epilepsy, individuals with Crohn’s, liver and kidney diseases.

At our Liverpool site we design and manufacture products to help people living with these conditions. We operate across multiple production sites as well as offices in the UK & Ireland – these sites are led by our people who power everything we do and are the key to our success. We are proud to be an organisation where everyone has a voice and a share in Danone’s future at every level in the organization. Our clear sense of purpose drives us daily to do more; together, we are committed to being a force for good in our role through food and drink, #OnePlanetOneHealth By You.​

Liverpool Finance Team
The Finance team in Liverpool are responsible for understanding the key drivers of the Supply Point and the impact they have on the finance performance. Analysis of monthly performance and KPI’s and a financial project for the short and medium term. The team will work closely with Management to determine key risks & opportunities in order to drive performance and efficiency of the plant.

About the Role

The Supply Point in Liverpool has assets of approximately £75 Million. The Management Team have commissioned a project to create and digitalise an asset tagging process. The role will sit within the finance team but will involve working closely with the engineering team and department heads. The project has the following key deliverables

·  A clear Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to define the new way of working
·  Development of a digital tool to facilitate the process
·  Cleanse of the existing fixed asset register
·  Book to floor and floor to book count of assets
·  Tagging of all assets on site
·  Full reconciliation and compliance with internal control team

 

Another key project that has been identified is to work closely with the finance controlling team and production managers to review the production process and financial flows to ensure product costings are accurately recorded. Key focus will include.

·  Map the production process
·  Ensure that the cost drivers are clearly identified at key stages.
·  Understanding of the losses that occur in the process
·  Understanding of how the product mix affects the factory performance
·  Development of product costing model
·  Recommendations to improve efficiency and productivity.
·  Creation of digital reporting

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About you

We will be looking to recruit and undergraduate who has a keen interest in developing a career Finance. The candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

·      Self-motivated and determined individual
·      Positive and confident ‘can do’ attitude
·      Ability to manage own workload to tight deadlines
·      Ability to create strong working relationships with various stakeholders
·      Strong communication skills and ability to adopt approach to different stakeholders
·      Proficient in Microsoft Office; excel, powerpoint 

About us

We can also support the development of the individual in the following areas; month end preparation of management accounts, variance analysis, working capital and balance sheet preparation.

We are looking to recruit a 9 - 12 month placement. We ideally would like the candidate to start between May and June 2023.

We offer a competitive benefits package including a double matched pension, annual bonus, private healthcare, and life assurance. You will also be entitled to opt into a range of flexible benefits which you can pick to suit your lifestyle. These include discounted gym membership, dental cover, optical insurance, travel insurance, holiday buy & sell and much more!

Closing date for applications is Friday 3rd May 2024.