BMW UK, Farnborough - Business Reporting & Analytics - 13 Month Placement (July 2025)

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Always under control, always with passion: those who want to shape the future need to keep track especially when it comes to goal-oriented corporate management. Thanks to extensive training and qualified teams, our finance colleagues create decisive added value for the BMW Group anew every day because they know what really counts.

Summit ONE in Farnborough is home to the National Sales Company for the BMW Group in the UK, as well as BMW Group Financial Services which offers retailers, corporate and private customers a range of customised financial services. Alphabet (GB) Ltd. as a leading provider of Business Mobility Services is also located in Farnborough. 

Within our self-contained campus, we offer a modern way of working with an empowering office culture, some aspects of which include:

• Our work persona shift – being yourself is effortless and so increases efficiency.
• Flexible working hours - working flexibly improves mental perspective and increases sustained productivity. This means our leaders maintain balance, not burnout, through focusing on output, not attendance.
• The opportunity to get involved with our continued support to our house charity with a variety of fundraising events throughout the year.
• Throughout our offices there are open creative spaces which hold facilities such as table-tennis tables to encourage innovation and employee engagement.

BMW UK, Farnborough – Business Reporting & Analytics - 13 Month Placement (July 2025)

We have several placement opportunities at Farnborough for you to gain exposure to many areas of the business, reporting and using data to advance departments such as Commercial Steering & Insight. Business Line Controlling, Operations Analytics and Service Management.

The Commercial Steering & Insight Team is responsible for providing reporting and insight across the whole of the B2B business, and for making recommendations as to how we can ensure the ongoing success of the overall B2B business.

• Analysis of performance by sales channel, highlighting variance to targets and make innovative recommendations to optimise results.
• Creation of actionable sales reporting using Salesforce that enables sales managers to monitor and steer their team activity.
• Assist with challenging business decisions at a senior level by producing analysis to demonstrate the impact of strategies and forecasts.

The Business Line Controlling team is responsible for all aspects of financial control, planning and reporting for BMW Financial Services in the UK and Ireland. We provide timely and accurate financial management reporting to the senior management team to allow them to make informed and accurate decisions.

• Assist with challenging business decisions at a senior level by producing analysis to demonstrate the impact of strategies and forecasts.
• Report, validate and submit key financial KPI data to Munich monthly.
• Analyse overhead expenditures to ensure accurate cost centre expenditure and control.

The Operations Analysis team is responsible for analysing key performance indicators, monitoring operational resilience, and automating business processes using robotics. They are at the forefront of process governance and continuous improvement, working to empower all members of our organisation with the skills and knowledge to make positive changes to their processes.

• Producing regular management information to support key operational decision making.
• Monitoring the ability of BMW Financial Services to adapt, respond, recover and learn from operational disruption through the Operational Resilience programme.
• Supporting in the maintenance and development of global Key Performance Indicator reporting, identifying trends and benchmarking against other BMW markets.

The Services Management team are responsible for all of Alphabet’s in-life products and services, including Tyre, Service Maintenance and Repair authorisations, Breakdown Recovery, MOT and Tax management, ancillary products such as Driver Risk, Glass, Accident Management and more.  With a total turnover of around £1billion annually this is a highly influential department with significant opportunity to make a positive impact through insight and analysis.  Big Data is more than just a buzz word, it’s the future of customer service.  By collecting, collating, storing and ordering our data we can employ Data Analytics to get to the heart of how our customers act, what they want, and how best to serve them.

• Build and maintain relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers to ensure an optimised level of service delivery and cost reduction.
• Supporting in the maintenance of Key Performance Indicator reporting, identifying trends to drive focus topics.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and lead projects to deliver quantifiable improvements.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Studying towards a Bachelors degree in Business Studies, Finance, Economics, Maths, or a related field and on track to achieve at least a 2:2.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability and desire to learn new reporting tools quickly and easily.
• Ability to use your initiative and manage your own projects/workload autonomously.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical and objective approach to problem solving.

Why choose us?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary of £23,700, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance – Contracted working hours are 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, helping you develop a fulfilling work-life balance.
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, including a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

What do you need to do now?

If you apply, the next stages of the recruiting process could include: online testing, video interview and then a face to face, telephone or virtual interview with the hiring manager. This may be in the form of an assessment centre.

Please note:

We operate rolling recruitment, this means we may close the application window earlier than identified, if sufficient applications are received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Once you make your application you will be automatically sent cognitive tests (via Eligo) for completion before we have had the opportunity to determine your eligibility for the role. Please be aware that if you complete the tests and you are not eligible your application will not be processed any further. If you need support in undertaking the tests please email us at FutureTalentRecruitment@bmwgroup.com.

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.  

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

Closing date for applications:   Saturday 30th November 2024

Any further questions? Email us on FutureTalentRecruitment@bmwgroup.com