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Finance Placement

The Team

This is an opportunity to gain experience in the Finance team within Unite Students.

The Financial Planning & Analysis team is part of the wider finance team that also covers financial services and group reporting. The team is around 11 people and supports the business in respect of financial performance and planning. The team provides this support to all of the areas of the business - operations, property and support functions.

What you'll be doing 

Support the Finance Business Partners with:

• Financial analysis and reporting of actual performance vs forecast
• Forecasting financial performance and cash flows
• Financial analysis as required to support business decision making
• Communicate and collaborate with other members of the Finance team to ensure all commercial aspects are considered and therefore the best possible finance support is provided
• Maintain a good working knowledge of other areas of the business,

Key Skills Needed

• Working towards a degree with a numerical, business or legal element e.g. maths, business, accountancy, law economics
• Experience and interest in finance, risk management and assurance
• Someone who is resourceful, eager to learn and enjoy solving problems

We're proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we're passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what's right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

ABOUT UNITE STUDENTS:

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 23 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn’t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students, neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

It's our shared purpose and we call it a Home for Success.

We're a business which takes its responsibilities seriously. We want to make a positive contribution to society and the communities where we work.

To do all this we need exceptional people. People who constantly want to make things better, who always finish what they start and are not afraid to make their voice heard when something's not right. We need people who know that great teams are more than the sum of their parts and who take pride in doing things well. Is that you?