Are you looking for an exciting, hands-on opportunity to develop your accounting skills with a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry?
Join us for a 12 month placement and gain invaluable experience in the heart of a major international corporation.
During your placement you’ll be working within a dynamic team of accountants and financial analysts, supporting the accounting activities of Lockheed Martin UK. This role will provide you with a solid foundation in finance, offering the chance to work with cutting-edge tools, engage with real-world financial data, and contribute to key financial processes.
What you’ll be doing
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Support the team by gathering and analyzing data from ledgers and various financial systems. Use Excel and other tools to present insights and contribute to financial decision-making.
- SAP System Experience: Gain hands-on experience with SAP, one of the most widely-used financial systems globally. You’ll manage financial transactions, accounting tasks, and become proficient in an essential business tool.
- Month-End & Year-End Support: Get involved in critical month-end and year-end activities such as journal posting, reconciliations, and financial reporting, providing you with a real-world understanding of the financial closing process.
- External Audit Interaction: Assist in preparing for external audits and work closely with auditors, gaining exposure to the audit process and learning how financial compliance is maintained in a large multinational company.
- Process Improvement: Be part of projects that improve financial processes, internal controls, and efficiency across the finance team. Your contributions will help shape the future of financial operations.
- Special Projects: Take ownership of or assist with ad-hoc financial projects that challenge you to think critically and expand your financial knowledge.
What we offer
- Hands-On Experience: A chance to work with experienced professionals on real world Accounting tasks and gain insights into the workings of a global corporation.
- Training & Development: Access to training sessions, workshops, and mentorship opportunities to help you develop valuable skills that will set you apart in your career.
- Networking Opportunities: Build relationships with professionals across the business, and expand your professional network in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Career Progression: Many of our previous trainees have gone on to secure permanent roles within the company after completing their placement, providing a strong foundation for your career.
At Lockheed Martin UK, our Early Careers roles provide a unique opportunity to shape the future of technology and innovation while advancing your own career. As a proud Gold Member of The 5% Club, an exclusive group of UK employers dedicated to investing in apprentices and graduates and named in The JobCrowd’s top companies for graduates and apprentices in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management, we’re renowned for our commitment to developing emerging talent.
Whether your passion lies in engineering, cyber security, project management, or business operations, you’ll be working on groundbreaking projects that have a real-world impact. Supported by mentorship from industry experts, continuous development programmes, and a clear path for growth, you’ll be part of a team that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, helping to create a safer, more connected world.
Required skills, qualifications and experience
- General knowledge of business and financial matters
- Proficient in the use of spreadsheets (Excel)
- Able to work to tight deadlines and balance a number of competing priorities
- Attention to detail, accuracy and articulate
- Strong commitment and high motivation required
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to liaise with all levels of the organisation, multiple departments and external customers/auditors
- The person should be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to evolve and improve the systems and process
- Integrity to ensure the ‘right thing’ is done, especially in the area of internal controls
What we offer you
At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Competitive Pension
- Dental
- Critical Illness
- Life Assurance
- Travel Insurance
- Employee discounts for top high street shops
- Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counseling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
- Internal training and development alongside our Education assistance programmes
- Reimbursement for a professional membership
- Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave
