Undergraduate - Treasury

At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work.  The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday.  However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement.

Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home for a maximum of 50% of the working days in any one month, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.

Role: 
This role is suitable for an individual who would like to experience working in a Treasury department including exposure to financial accounting and managerial accounting functions. 

The role covers the key Treasury tasks of managing cashflow, paying liabilities as and when they fall due aswell as driving SMG objectives within risks Treasury seek to manage to achieve profitability. There will be a degree of exposure to several areas of Finance including Tax, audit, accounting.

This role will also provide an overview and exposure to several software applications being used, such as SAP, Wall Street and Paygate.
We require pro-active, self-motivated and flexible individuals who are able to assist delivering work to support these projects and demonstrate initiative to add value at HFE. 

Main Responsibilities: 
Treasury: 

• Cashflow Forecasting and management.
• Preparation of detail analysis on HFE’s Outstanding Liabilities.
• Assist Manager and Analyst with Treasury trade journal and cash settlement journal reporting to G/L at M/E.
• Using Barclays, making payments for Treasury trades and ad hoc invoices for Finance and New Business.
• Using Paygate, manage the BACS/Faster Payment file submissions and reports for retail and wholesale business activities.
• Support Treasury Manager and Analyst in driving automation and new reports/projects – such as updating Treasury Management System.
• Assist with ad hoc project work in the finance area, i.e. Excel training, Monthly Discussion of Finance topics.

Qualifications, skills and experience:
Required:

• Must be an undergraduate, undertaking business related degree, looking for a placement as part of their studies. Preferably Economics or Finance discipline. 
• Knowledgeable in the use of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Analytical mind, with ability to see end to end process and demonstrate solutions.
• Ability to work with and interpret vast amounts of data and explain anomalies.
• Highly motivated, with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work alongside other departments to resolve payment and technical related queries.

Desirable

• Knowledge of VBA/Syntax.

Honda is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in the workplace for all employees, temporary workers, contractors, applicants and visitors. Honda also encourages respect for the individual differences and talents of others while making full use of one's own abilities, based on Honda's philosophy of respect for the individual.

At Honda, we value and celebrate diversity and are committed to being a fair, non-discriminatory company that promotes and welcomes the uniqueness and differences of people around the world. We recognise that a diverse workforce allows for different ideas and perspectives, and we encourage everyone to share them. We strive to foster a culture of belonging that is consistent with Honda's core values and lived out in the way we work and respect each other. For us at Honda, diversifying our workforce means increasing its overall strength by providing people with equal opportunities - regardless of personal characteristics or previous careers.

This commitment flows directly from the Honda philosophy and the belief that we are all working towards a common goal. Honda recruits, hires, trains and promotes the most qualified/experienced individuals at all levels without regard to race, origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.