We’re proud to be one of the world’s leading media and entertainment groups. Whether it be on-air, via global player or through our outdoor advertising, we entertain and reach over 50 million individuals across the UK every week.
Across our entire business, we’re committed to making more moments that matter for our audiences, customers and for each other. And every moment matters…the small, the big and everything in between. We couldn’t do any of it without our talented, passionate Globallers. Everything we do is driven by our culture and the talented people who make it happen.
Here at Global, we have a saying…it’s all about how you make people feel. It’s our company ethos, our guiding belief and it’s so much more than words. It’s the vibe you get when you walk into one of our offices, it’s what keeps us honest and true to who we are, and above all, it’s the reason we all love to work here.
Job Description
This role reports to a Finance Business Partner or Senior Finance Business Partner
Overview of job
The Finance Graduate will provide support to their dedicated business area as well as getting broader experience across the wider department.
3 best things about the job
- Working for Europe’s largest radio company, home to the UK’s best loved radio stations, and the leading Outdoor media company in the UK!
- Full financial support to complete your Finance Professional Qualification.
- An opportunity to work across a diverse and high functioning Finance Department.
Measures of success – In the first few months, you would have
- Built a good working relationship with key business partners and the wider finance teams
- Developed a detailed understanding across your business area with its own intricacies and challenges.
- Embraced Global’s brands, values & behaviours and passion for the business.
Responsibilities of the role
- Deliver high level support for your business area.
- As a contact between the business and the finance team, you’ll spend significant time establishing relationships with departments, providing support to management, identifying new ways to communicate performance and provide commercial support.
- You will constantly challenge how things are done and look for new ways to support the business to achieve excellence in its financial performance.
- You will maintain a high level of financial management and controls to support your business area.
- Embrace technological changes to deliver efficient, value improving support for the business.
- Participate in key projects, business reviews and deal appraisals for your area.
What will you need
The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:
- You’ll need to be a lateral thinker who can solve problems and deliver solutions to the business, whilst at the same time ensuring we stick to the rules and audit requirements are met.
- You’ll need to be a keen learner, eager to broaden your knowledge both in your specialised area as well as the wider department,
- You’ll need to love working with numbers and data, with a passion for turning it into useful, user friendly business insights.
- A good knowledge of Microsoft Excel would be advantageous.
Everyone is welcome at Global
Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that different will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.
Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Global