Assistant Accountant - Industrial Placement

Job Title

Assistant Accountant – Industrial Placement

Type:
Industrial Placement (12‑month fixed‑term contract) starting Summer 2026 and ending Summer 2027.
Closing date: 12 June 2026.
Only applicable to university students.

At Mercedes‑Benz Financial Services, our employees are at the heart of our business. We support diversity and inclusivity and provide a wide range of financial solutions designed around the changing needs of our customers.

• Assist in daily Treasury proceedings using Bloomberg software and provide economic explanations to non‑Finance staff.
• Provide support in the delivery of daily business report summaries to various staff from different departments.
• Complete external surveys for the Office for National Statistics, the Bank of England and the FLA within tight time frames.
• Assist in month‑end activities, including raising journals and running operating expenditure reports for all departments within MBFS.
• Invoice partner companies for subsidy payments.
• Support account reconciliations for different individuals within the Finance department.
• Undertake ad‑hoc tasks and analysis as requested by management or the team, including project work depending on priorities during the year.
• Attend and support preparation for meetings with senior Directors.

• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Good knowledge of SAP (training will be given).
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve results whilst promoting company behavioural values.
• Flexible and able to multi‑task to meet specified deadlines.
• A strong team player with the ability to learn tasks quickly and make appropriate decisions.
• Possess analytical, investigative and strong reconciliation skills.
• Possess good time‑management skills, with own responsibility for planning and prioritising workload the majority of the time.
• Effective communicator to Finance and non‑Finance staff of all levels.

Competitive salary and 25 days holiday per year.
Pension scheme membership.
Wellbeing resources including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Inclusion Advocates.
Flexible working options and opportunities for development and training.

We support you for being you. Inclusion is a core value at Mercedes‑Benz Financial Services.