Business Insights Placement

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Business Insights Placement

Are you analytical and looking for placement opportunity that gives you real experience for the future? We are looking for two Business Insight Undergraduates to work as part of our Business Insight Team. Both roles will focus on data, reporting, communication and presenting. You’ll join a team of enthusiastic specialists that support the delivery of management information across the business. This is a key area for us as the work the team does helps drive and inform leadership action. We’ll support you to get fully involved and you’ll learn to provide reporting and analysis that is reliable, easy to interpret and articulates a clear story.

This is what your time at Volkswagen Financial Services might look like: 

• Develop sound working relationships cross functionally and companywide to improve and then maintain data quality across the Risk department and the wider business. 
• Active involvement in all relevant projects understanding the impacts on reporting requirements to include requirement gathering, testing and implementation. 
• Proactively develop and continuously improve outputs to anticipate the future needs of Operations, Fleet and Commercial stakeholders. 
• Identify the right input sources and take ownership to deliver timely solutions and outputs which add value/meet the needs of stakeholders. 
• Be proficient in multiple systems in order to extract, combine and analyse relevant data.  
• Lead on team mailbox calls to allocate queries to relevant members of the team whilst managing respective emails.

About you:

• Studying a degree in business or related field
• Aptitude for analysis and analytical skills. 
• Strong communication and presentation skills. 
• Ability to manage stakeholders at varying levels and operating within/delivering through cross-functional teams.
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines. 
• Strong self and time management skills.  
• Self-motivated and comfortable with both independent work and as a part of a team  
• Ability to work a large amount of data and be able to use the required tools to ensure accuracy and reliability. 

What we can offer you:

• Salary of £22,250 per annum plus discretionary bonus and company pension scheme
• A wealth of experience and a fun and sociable workplace to start your career
• You’ll be joining a group of 49 undergraduates, so you’ll have a large group of peers to work alongside
• Access to Life Skills workshops, designed specifically for you as an undergraduate
• Opportunity to join a discounted loan car scheme 
• Physical and mental health support with our onsite Wellbeing Centre 
• Hybrid blend of working at our office based in Milton Keynes and working from home

Here’s what our process looks like: 

• Apply and upload your CV, covering letter and answer a few application questions.  
• You’ll then be invited to complete a Situational Judgement Test. This is a short multiple-choice question set to understand how you may approach situations.  
• If you pass this stage, you will be invited to complete an online video interview where you will have the opportunity to tell us more about yourself. 
• If successful, your final step in the journey is to attend an assessment centre at our Milton Keynes office where you will take part in a group exercise, complete a short interview and deliver a presentation. You'll also meet some of our managers and our current Undergraduates to find out more about a placement year with us.

About Volkswagen Financial Services UK Limited:

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. 

In our ever-changing world, this can be a challenge, so we aim to foster an openly entrepreneurial, pioneering environment, focussed on your mobility needs.

To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. 

We do this by offering a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems.

Volkswagen Financial Services are committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us, and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can.

Our undergraduate placement roles do not meet the UKVI’s criteria for the skilled worker sponsorship route, therefore we are unable to accept candidates requiring sponsorship for this role.  

Please do not apply for more than one placement role. This will ensure that you are considered for the placement that you are most interested in, and your skills are aligned to.

How to apply

To apply for this programme and to find out more, please click on the apply button below.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.