Junior Finance Officer
Undergraduate Placement Year (July 2025-26)
Start Date: 30th June 2025
End Date: July 2026
Welcome to Kia UK!
About Us
Kia UK is a leading automotive brand offering one of the industry’s largest range of models across multiple vehicle segments and was the fourth most popular UK car brand in 2024. With 190 Kia Dealers across the country, Kia is now widely known for its advanced electrified products offering the technology of tomorrow, today. Spearheading this charge are award-winning products including the fully electric EV6 – Kia’s first dedicated electric vehicle, the 2024 World Car of the Year the EV9 and the all new electric compact SUV the EV3!
Kia UK has consistently grown for over 30 years, supported by bold design, quality products and ever-evolving customer service. By 2027, the brand aims to offer no less than nine fully electric vehicles in the UK, a positive step towards becoming a leading global sustainable mobility solutions provider.
People are central to Kia UK and every day is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. This was recognised with Kia UK named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces 2024 by Great Place To Work, and also ranked in the 2024 Best Workplaces for Women and Wellbeing. Kia employees reported positively on areas such as working atmosphere, trust in management, corporate strategy, pride in working for the company, benefits, facilities and much more!
The Role
Supporting the Finance Management and Tax function, through the provision of data, control observation and reporting, the candidate will obtain visibility to the full operations of KUK and KIE. Critical analysis with exception reporting to contribute to the growing excellence of the organisation’s controls. Exposure to group companies and external advisors in the provision and understanding of fundamental key drivers of both revenue, costs and investment analysis.
The Team
The Financial Management team operate in a highly pressured environment with the focus on reliability and accuracy. The team members have progressed through the company and have a detailed understanding of the multiple challenges in balancing starting a career with the demands of a fast paced financial team.
About You
The ideal candidate will be:
·Studying a relevant degree (. a Finance related subject).
·Able to work effectively within a team and independently.
·Passionate and hard-working, open to developing knowledge and skills.
·Proactive, taking the initiative to develop fresh approaches and new solutions.
The ideal candidate will have:
·A positive, can-do attitude
·Collaborative
·A high level of attention to detail
·Effective written and verbal communication skills
·Good organisation skills
We recognise that there may be a number of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t exactly match what we’ve outlined in the role description. If you think you could be a good fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you!
Sold, tell me the benefits!
Onsite Chef -> free lunch every day
Private Dental Care (Denplan, £0 excess)
Private Medical Care (Vitality) + Annual Health Check
Employee Car Scheme (car lease + insurance all included from £85/month)
Flexible working hours (core hours between 10:00am-3:00pm)
Hybrid working (2 days a week remote working)
Free weekly yoga, football, and badminton clubs
Pool tables, dart board, and massage chairs onsite
Pension + salary sacrifice
24 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
Opportunity to get involved & give back via our charity partners
Birthday Vouchers
Celebrations such as our Spring Ball, Christmas events, Social Club and much more!
(We know you’re keen to apply so we won’t go on, but the list doesn’t end there. If there’s anything missing from the above that you’re looking for, please don’t hesitate to reach out to
Location/Travel
We’re a 5-minute walk from Walton-on-Thames station (24 mins from Waterloo) and have plenty of onsite parking for anyone driving.
There is step free access throughout the building but please let us know if you require any additional accessibility support and we will make sure to cater to your needs as best we can.
Interview Process
Step 1: CV review
Step 2: Video Interview
Step 3: In person interview at our Head Office in Walton-On-Thames