Finance Internship

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Location: United Kingdom, Burton-On-Trent

Hotel: Corp Branston, 1 First Avenue, Centrum100, DE14 2WB

Job number: 136614

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Finance Internship

We’re proud to be supporting University students by offering the chance to join us for a 12-month placement. You will have the opportunity to choose between Financial Reporting and Tax, whilst also gaining exposure in other areas of finance. Our roles are based in our specialist finance and technology hub in Branston, Burton on Trent.

Your day to day

Financial Reporting

This role will primarily be assisting the various Regional Financial Reporting teams, with the opportunity to also work with the Group Financial Reporting and treasury teams.

Prepare various monthly accounting reviews for the Americas and EMEA regions for management review and control compliance
Assist with monthly and quarterly reporting through inputting journal entries and running reports
Assist in the production of UK statutory accounts and applying iXBRL tagging information for filing with HMRC
Complete user access reviews on various systems
Assist the Treasury team in various treasury tasks such as bank reconciliations, banking access reviews and exposure reports
Assistance in ad-hoc global projects work

Tax

This role will be spent within the Tax department.

Assistance in global projects driven by business needs, for example, hotel openings in new tax jurisdictions, entity eliminations, responding to tax authority enquiries etc
Production of profit forecasts to help produce tax forecasts and disclosures for inclusion within the group’s interim results
Assistance in the review and preparation of UK corporation tax returns
Assist the Tax team in preparing tax sections of the IHG Annual Report and Form 20-F accounts
Preparation of tax disclosures to be incorporated within UK statutory accounts
Assistance with Transfer Pricing documentation, including research and analysis of company transactions, macroeconomic and industry trends.
Assistance with withholding tax compliance and documentation
Assistance with various aspects of VAT and employment tax

We’ll also provide you with full training in our financial software and databases.

Experience financial thinking on a global scale, as you support work that informs our biggest decisions.

What’s next?

It’s time to send us your application! Be sure to add a Cover Letter when submitting your CV. At IHG we celebrate difference, and we’re keen to learn about what makes you - you. You will then be contacted by one of our Talent Acquisition partners to discuss how we can start helping to shape your future. Our interview process is pretty awesome too - no assessments, just an interview!

The financial reporting role will start on the 26^th August 2025, whilst the tax role will start on the 18th August 2025. Both roles will run for 54 weeks, which includes a 2-week handover period with the current placement student, allowing you to learn directly from a fellow student.

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Closing date for applications: 24th November 2024

Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

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