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Finance (Planning & Control) Student Placement Year 2020

Employer
Sony Electronics (UK)
Location
Basingstoke, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Apr 10, 2020

Job Details

We look for the risk-takers, the collaborators, the inspired and the inspirational. We want the people who are brave enough to work at the cutting edge and create solutions that will enrich and improve the lives of people across the globe. So, if you want to make the world say wow, let's talk.

The conversation starts here. If this role matches your ambitions and skillset, let's get started with your application. Take a look at our other open positions too. Our many opportunities can lead to infinite possibilities.

If you want to do something extraordinary in your career, this is the place to be. We don’t just create technology, services and content. We enliven senses, capture moments and create new experiences daily. We have been at the forefront of consumer tech for decades, and we stay ahead by inspiring and fulfilling curiosity. This is the world you could be part of.

Sony Electronics has over six decades of innovation to our name, and we continue to drive the market forward. From the world's first Walkman to our latest OLED television, Sony stands for creativity and innovation. We pride ourselves on having employees who match up to those values and will continue to move us forward.

Wherever you find yourself in our business, you will be given the opportunity to understand, operate and develop our key business processes that help to make Sony what it is today. You will be given the opportunity to learn, grow and lay the building blocks for the bright career ahead of you.

We are also passionate about your development and to help you get the most out of the experience you will be part of a development module which will expose you to the other areas of the Sony family, our business leaders and get you working on some great projects. With a group of like-minded students, our student alumni and business experts, you’ll be joining a fantastic community where it’s all about taking risks, pushing the boundaries and changing the future.

Working in our fast-paced business functions we promise a life changing experience.

If you’re studying towards your Bachelor's degree and think you've got what it takes – Apply today!

 

As a Business Planning & Control Intern in our SONY Professional Solutions Europe business, you will support the Business Planning and controlling team with Excel and Power Point based financial Data summary, maintenance and reporting

  • Daily Sales summary, maintenance & reporting
  • Actual sales/MP data summary, maintenance & reporting
  • Fcst sales/MP/GP data summary, maintenance & reporting
  • Support for Sales/GP/MP analysis
  • Support for Month end journals and analysis
  • Support for the construction of standardized financial actual/ Fcst process and format
  • Ad hoc Operations requirements

Your profile:

  • Undergraduate student studying Finance / Economics, Business Management…as part of a sandwich course. 
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent numerical and analytical skills – able to detect patterns and trends.
  • Great attention to detail
  • Good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint)
  • Fluent in English
  • Willingness to learn

What do we offer?

  • A one year, full time work experience programme for undergraduate students from July 2020 until July 2021.
  • Be part of a global player in the consumer electronics industry
  • Unique and business driven experience
  • Exposure to leading edge technology
  • Business and commercial understanding
  • Opportunity to demonstrate your potential
  • Core development experience
  • Diverse and international work environment
  • Paid internship

Company

WE ARE SONY

Our spirit of innovation and challenge has created those special moments that make people say ‘wow’.

How? By harnessing the world’s most powerful source of creativity: our people.

Because ‘wow’ experiences are never a product of processes or procedures. They’re only made possible by liberating the passion and potential of the truly talented to do what excites them most.
So at Sony, you can turn your personal passions into meaningful innovations through the brave risk-taking, smart collaboration and boundless curiosity of your local team.

And you can also realize your full professional potential as part of an ambitious global company with the power and reach to touch people’s everyday lives. Including yours. Together, let’s make the world say wow.

We are a global organization and seek individuals from a variety of generations, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Our employees are courageous, unique and diverse. They’re comfortable expressing their thoughts and opinions freely and possess an unwavering passion and pride to deliver exceptional experiences to our customers.  

 

Careers at Sony Electronics

Work at Sony Electronics Who are the people that work for Sony? We're engineers, sales professionals, creators and leaders, but above all else we're innovators - each and every one of us. By creating products that people never thought could be, our team enlivens the senses and maybe even inspires the world. At Sony Electronics, we're always looking for bright minds.

 

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