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    We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.

    About the role

    We are looking for an enthusiastic Finance Placement Student to join our team specializing in Finance for our Engine Business Segment in UK, Darlington. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry and power your potential!

    In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

    • Opportunity to work within different accounting areas depending on business requirements.
    • Liaising with other Cummins entities and other functions across the plant to effectively resolve queries.
    • Responsible for Customer invoicing, ensuring invoices are accurate, raised timely and compliant with business controls.
    • Complete and own month end journals, reconciliations, and processes
    • Responsible for ensuring suppliers are paid on time by resolving invoice discrepancies, answering queries, and reconciling statements.
    • Opportunity to manage projects within the finance function and implement improvement initiatives.
    • Collaborative work with students across the site to complete cross functional community engagement projects.

    What you'll need

    To be successful in this role you will need the following:

    • Working towards a degree in Accounting, Finance, or related subject
    • Excellent IT Skills, in particular Excel and Microsoft
    • A willingness to challenge the norm and constantly look for improvements.
    • Competent in using collaboration tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

    Working at Cummins

    At Cummins, we are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression or other status protected by law.