JOB DESCRIPTION:

Unlock your potential as an Abbott Intern. Join us to work on impactful projects, learn from senior leaders, and build your career. At Abbott, you can:

• Contribute to meaningful, challenging projects with a direct impact on our business
• Have regular access to senior leadership providing you with an opportunity to grow and learn from the best each day
• Develop your career and grow your knowledge through targeted training, a global intern community, and the opportunity to build your network
• Access perks that keep you supported both inside and outside the office

Abbott’s Internship Programmes allow you to build your own path using the growth opportunities and tools offered, that is why Abbott are officially the #1 Global Internships in the HappyTrainees ChooseMyCompany Index.

The Opportunity

As a Finance Intern in Witney, you will work in a modern, highly automated state of the art facility with an employee base of approximately 1000 people, and you’ll be involved in the day-to-day functioning of the Finance department. This will include Business Partnering a wide range of Operations and R&D leadership teams, as well as owning the Site’s Headcount tracking, analysis and reconciliation (including presenting and reviewing results to the senior leadership team). You’ll also liaise with the US and multiple teams across the site working on Budgeting and Forecasting with the aim being to present results and obtain commentary for variances from Project Managers.

You may also experience times when you’re supporting the wider Finance team on the timely completion of month end including preparing and sending relevant month end reports to various parties across the business as well as ownership of the intercompany billing process. At the end of the internship, you will have gained hands on experience relating to the annual Overhead Standard Cost setting process and be able to analyse, interpret and concisely present large volumes of financial data to both Finance and non-Finance leaders and stakeholders.

Our current student says “My placement is the perfect blend of learning and practical experience to start building my future career”

What are we looking for?

As a minimum, you should be on track for a 2:1 in your first two years of a finance related degree course. The ideal candidate will be passionate about finance with the intention to pursue a career in finance and complete a professional accountancy qualification after university (e.g., CIMA, ACA, ACCA). You will need to have good oral and written communication skills to be able to prepare reports, interpret results, and provide effective summaries.  You must be organised and flexible in your approach to work, with good attention to detail, being able to work under own initiative and as part of a team.

Career growth and future opportunities are pillars of our program. Students who continuously excel in our early career programs are encouraged to apply for Abbott’s Professional Development Programs or other full-time positions.

To Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV (including grades) and Cover letter in one consolidated document. The closing date is 1st January 2025, with feedback provided by mid January 2025.

By submitting your application, you consent for your details to be shared with Randstad, our Third Party Labour supplier who are working on behalf of Abbott on this position.

Our Diabetes Care Business:

With a track record of innovation and development, Abbott’s Diabetes Care business designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and professional healthcare settings. We have a Global Centre of Excellence for Medical Devices based in Witney, Oxfordshire. The site has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2, FreeStyle Libre 3 and the Libre Sense system. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives.

Abbott is proud to see a number of our students return to us for permanent roles post-graduation, and our internship opportunities are a stepping-stone to a longer-term career with us. To be eligible therefore to apply, it is a requirement that candidates can demonstrate the assured on-going right to work, without the need for sponsorship now or in the future, thus must be already eligible to work in the UK, or able to apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require future sponsorship.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Administrative Support

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

United Kingdom > Witney : Range Road

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable