Finance Graduate London - September 2024 Start Date
About Us
Murphy is a leading international, multi-disciplined engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. We also have a number of related businesses - Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs more than 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as 'One Murphy' by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. There's more to Murphy.
Murphy Goes Green
- 36% reduction in carbon emission intensity to date
- 98% of waste diverted from landfill
- Introduced cleaner burning Gas-to-Liquid fuel (first construction company in the UK)
- Installed electric and hybrid car charging points
- Working towards being Net Zero by 2030
Group Finance Graduate
This is an exciting opportunity for graduates to join an established finance team in a large Contracting Group. Finish university and start your career for real, as you join the two-year Murphy Graduate programme. Plunge yourself into our world, keep your eyes open for every opportunity, and in just two years, you'll find yourself well on your way to achieving a professional qualification, ACA/ACCA/CIMA, with support from your dedicated Mentor. The Murphy Graduate Finance Programme offers the successful graduate exposure to a wide range of areas and aspects of Murphy Group Finance. We invest in our graduates because we want them to play a key role in the future of our business. During your graduate scheme you will rotate through the 6 departments within Murphy Finance, helping you to gain an understanding of areas such as Tax, Treasury, Reporting and Operational accounting. Working in our Finance team of 70 people, you will be part of the 13 person finance rotation scheme.
Who do we look for?
We recruit driven, hard-working individuals who demonstrate the Murphy values:
- Never Harm
- Always Deliver
- One Family, One Team, One Murphy
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability, Integrity and Respect for all
We support our graduates to own their own development as they progress towards their professional qualification (CIMA, ACA or ACCA).
Location
Every 6 months our graduates rotate around our Murphy Group Finance Teams (Group Reporting, Investments, FP&A, Treasury, Record2Report, Tax and Operations) based mainly in our London office. This will provide you with the opportunity to understand what areas of Finance you enjoy and might want to specialise in. It also maximises your learning experience, gain broad exposure to our industry and enable you to understand the pivotal role that finance plays in the success of the business.
Please note that the two locations for this position are:
North - Stone Cross Office, Golborne
South - Kentish Town Office, London
How will you learn?
You will follow the Murphy Learning programme, which will allow you to select the skills that you want to develop, with support and guidance from your manager. We apply the 70:20:10 principle to learning at Murphy and it goes like this:
- 70% learning on the job, challenging yourself with new projects and responsibilities
- 20% learning through others, training and networking with senior managers, colleagues and industry leaders
- 10% structured learning, choosing training courses that fit your needs and your team's aims
Minimum Entry Requirements
You'll need to have or be on course for a 2.1 degree or above in any subject. Minimum C grades and above at A-level required.
A-level Maths is desirable but not essential.
Additional Requirements
Due to the nature of our work, we may require you to have a full clean driving licence.
Eligible to work in the UK with a valid work permit if applicable. Please note, that we do not provide sponsorship.