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description and person specification but has been based around a legitimate industrial placement opportunity.  \nPost details  \nJob title: Year in Industry (Finance Team)  \nSalary: £17,500 per annum, pro-rata  \nClosing date: 19th March 2022  \nContract: 40-week FTA  \nLocation: York  \nDescription of Role   \n• Provide an undergraduate interested in a career in finance the opportunity to come into an established finance team to help with the day to running of the business from a financial perspective and gain industry experience of what is it like to work in a finance function  \n• Training will be provided to ensure all tasks can be completed but the experience listed below would benefit the successful applicant.  \nTasks will include:  \no Management accounting process including posting journals, reconciliations etc  \no Preparation of Management Information (MI) reports  \no Cost analysis  \no Revenue analysis  \no Assistance in the development of financial analysis report to improve the ability to monitor performance of the business  \nRequired skills   \n• Undergraduate who is undertaking a degree in Accounting, Finance or related topic  \n• Has experience using Excel for analysing data  \n• Basic understanding of financial / accounting principles  \n• Industry experience of working as part of a finance team for a FTSE 250 company  \n• Exposure and training on financial systems including SAP  \n• Greater understanding of the importance of the finance function within a business  \n• Experience of working as part of a larger team with common goals and objectives  \n• Interactions with key stakeholders of the business  \nCompetency Profile  \nBelow are competencies and some behaviours and skills of particular importance to the role.  \nCustomer Service  \n• Takes personal pride in providing quality service to customers (either internal or external) to achieve targets.  \n• Follows all business processes, policies and systems to deliver agreed customer service levels.  \nResults Focused  \n• Reports any issues that may impact on business and financial performance to their team leader.  \n• Carries out their work effectively so individual and team targets are met.  \n• Is flexible, coping well with unpredicted changes to get the job done.  \nCommercial Awareness  \n• Thinks through costs and benefits of actions before taking them.  \n• Relays information upwards that may impact the business.  \nPerformance Management  \n• Takes ownership and responsibility for their personal performance targets.  \n• Takes ownership of their personal development.  \n• Reflects on own performance and learns from their mistakes, seeing these asan opportunity to improve performance in the future.  \nTeam Working  \n• Is aware how their own performance impacts on the performance of the team.  \n• Makes a positive contribution to the team and the business as a whole.  \n• Builds rapport quickly with colleagues, so contributing to a positive team spirit.  \nAPPLY  \nExample Cover Letter  \nSamuel Beech  \n130 Grasmere Lane, York, YO1 1AB  \nE: [sam.beech@wahoo.co.uk](sam.beech@wahoo.co.uk)  \nM: 07689 456 325  \n27th January 2022  \nDear Recruitment Manager,  \nI’m writing in response to the job advertisement for the Finance Intern (Year in Industry), as advertised on your website. Please find enclosed my application for your consideration.  \nAs a BA Accounting and Finance student at York St John University, I have developed an excellent understanding of both Financial and Management Accounting through academic modules during my first and second year, receiving assignment marks of 68% and 71% respectively. Additionally, through my‘Performance Management’ module, I’m able to consider costs and benefits thoroughly and carefully before acting and I understand that unnecessary costs or issues could have a detrimental impact on business and f","cbCaioTI8iZT6O66","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioTI8iZT6O66","pdf",1033851,"English","# Writing your Cover Letter\n## Example Job Advert\n## Example Cover Letter","[{\"question\":\"What information is included in the example job advert?\",\"answer\":\"The example job advert includes job title, salary, closing date, contract type, location, role description, tasks, required skills, and a competency profile.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of tasks does the role include?\",\"answer\":\"Tasks include management accounting activities such as posting journals and reconciliations, preparation of Management Information (MI) reports, cost analysis, revenue analysis, and supporting financial analysis for performance monitoring.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the example cover letter connect the applicant’s experience to the finance role?\",\"answer\":\"The cover letter links academic learning in financial and management accounting, module work on performance management and costs/benefits, and prior internship duties using tools like SAGE and Excel to the competencies required for the placement.\"}]","Applications and cover letters - Writing your Cover Letter - Example | PDF",1789282047]