About the Company:

Main business: Retail, sales and purchasing

At Premier Foods we have a purpose: to create food the nation loves most for modern life. We simply love great food and what it can mean for people. It’s our passion. And it’s a passion shared by around 4,000 colleagues who together bring our purpose to life across 13 locations in the UK.

About the Role:

The Finance function operates within our business units – UK and International – as well as at Group level, in Head Office and our Shared Service Centre in Manchester. It is focused on providing insightful information to enable informed, timely and agile decision making across the business and to maintain strong financial control across the Group. You will gain a broad exposure to the different faces of Finance, across a number of roles that will provide a great foundation to your career.

There will be three rotational placements of varying lengths, which will cover the following areas:

• Commercial Finance Placement (Sales and Marketing)
• Group Finance Placement – St Albans
• Supply Chain Finance Placement

Requirements:

• 3 A Levels – minimum of 280 UCAS points gained
• Degree qualified (Finance / Accounting, Economics, Maths, Engineering preferred but not essential) 2:1 minimum achieved (or expected)
• An understanding of the UK FMCG/Retail sectors
• Clear career aspirations demonstrated through employment or work experience/placement
• Experience of working within a Finance Department is desirable
• Analytical and highly numerate - extremely detail conscious
• The right to work in the UK and English speaking
• UK driving licence
• Your base will be St Albans AL1 2RE and you will need to be prepared to relocate here: you may be required to spend time in other locations with overnight stays which maybe ad hoc evenings or longer periods during your monthly placements
• Experience of leadership roles across sports, hobbies or other interests
• Strong Communicator both oral and written
• Skilled in Microsoft Suite
• Prepared to undertake professional study over a three-year period to gain a CIMA or ACCA qualification (fully funded by us)

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply please visit Career Connect and search Reference ID ‘7M3JB'