Job Introduction
Compass Group UK & Ireland, the UK’s leading provider of food and support services, is looking for talented graduates to join its two year Graduate Development Programme starting in October 2018. The East Sussex Finance and Business Graduate role can start as soon as possible before joining up with the Graduate Cohort in October.
Compass Group is a FTSE 100 Company, employing over 60,000 people in the UK, and offers a range of careers in both operational and central function roles. Over a two year period of discovery and development, graduates will embark on a journey to become the future leaders of our business, while being supported by an inspiring mentor from within the business.
In addition to being an integral part of one of the UK’s largest companies, your progression during the Graduate Programme will expose you to major clients, alongside a range of prestigious venues and leading national events including The Grand National and the impressive lineup at the O2.
We encourage our graduates to experience all the business has to offer that means regardless of the role you will not be tied to a desk; restricted to a 9 to 5 position and, more importantly, you will not get bored!
At Compass we have five key values - Integrity, Teamwork, Passion, Can-do and Responsibility. If you believe in these values we would love to hear from you.
Are you an ambitious Business and Finance Graduate?
Here’s a sum that’ll interest you…..
Compass Group + YOU = Success!
As a Business and Finance Graduate with Compass Group, you will be working for Chartwells, our Education Sector, and you will be responsible for providing and supporting the financial reporting for the West Sussex County Council as well as the local Schools.
More about the role:
Main Responsibilities:
- Understand barriers to school meal uptake, create, deliver and evaluate initiatives to grow uptake
- Manage the accounting, audit procedures and KPI’s within the contract
- Create invoices and oversee debt management
- Support the operational delivery of our core function
- Produce contract reports and management data
- Engage schools, employees and increase participation
- Identify growth and efficiency ideas and deliver from concept to completion
- To support the financial reporting required for the contract, our client and Schools
Who you are:
To be considered for this role you will need:
- Graduated with a degree in Business or Finance.
- Must be willing to relocate to East Sussex
- Excellent written and oral communication skills for Head Teachers and pupils.
- Sound financial understanding and business development skills.
- Engaging and passionate with ability to develop new ideas and see through to completion.
- Able to work on own initiative and have confidence in schools.
What we'll give:
The Salary for this role is between £23-£25k
This role is based in East Sussex in Heathfield
Who we are:
Compass Group PLC is a world leading provider of food and support services, operating in over 50 countries and employing more than half a million people worldwide. Every day we serve millions of people around the world, from providing a cup of coffee to changing a light bulb, through to serving executive dining or delivering integrated facilities management solutions.
Here at Compass UK & Ireland, we serve over three million customers a day, with our focus on great people, great service and great results.
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