Finance Undergraduate Placement

Finance Undergraduate Mercedes-BenzDuration: 13 monthsLocation: Milton KeynesStart date: 3 August 2026Applications close: 16 November 2025About UsAt Mercedes-Benz UK, our passion drives everything we do. We’re not just creating vehicles; we’re shaping the future of mobility. From advancing sustainable driving solutions to leading the way in digital innovation, our commitment to progress is stronger than ever.As we move into 2026, our journey toward an all-electric future is accelerating. With cutting-edge technology, bold thinking, and an unwavering focus on our customers, we’re redefining what it means to move the world.We’re proud of our inclusive, collaborative culture, one that empowers every individual to thrive and shape meaningful change. This is an incredibly exciting time to become part of our journey.Join us and be a part of a forward-thinking environment where your ideas can make a real impact. We’re looking for motivated individuals ready to help us drive change and redefine the automotive landscape.About Our Finance Undergraduate ProgrammeWe’re looking for five enthusiastic Undergraduate Placement students ready to put their financial awareness, commercial insight, and interpersonal skills into action. From the moment you join, you’ll be working on topics and projects that make a difference and add value. You’ll push boundaries, set new standards, and deliver outstanding work.We will be taking one student in each of the following departments.Group ControllingIn this department, you will be the cost controller for several key areas of the business including our Legal, Finance & Network Operations departments. You will create budgets for these departments to track spend and work with our business partners to hopefully reduce costs.Cars ControllingIn Cars Controlling you will support the work of the MB Management Team with respect of all items affecting financial performance, including all associated reporting, planning and accounting tasks. You will have the opportunity to create tools such as KPI dashboards to help steer the Sales Business.Vans ControllingIn Vans Controlling, you'll support senior management with profitability analysis and financial performance reviews, gaining valuable insight into strategic decision-making. You'll also play a key role in month-end closing and forecasting processes, contributing to management KPI reporting, providing dealer pricing support, and working on continuous improvement projects to optimise our business performance.AccountingIn the Accounting Department, you will be responsible for month-end closing activities for a number of Mercedes-Benz companies. You will also be responsible for a variety of other topics, for example being involved in intercompany invoice processing.Residual ValueIn this department, you will support with the analysing and forecasting of residual values for the Mercedes-Benz Car & Van Portfolio. You will conduct in-depth analysis and research to support decision-making, monitor industry trends and collaborate with internal teams to maximise profitability.Group TaxIn Group Tax you will gain an understanding and awareness of the various tax compliance obligations of a large global brand. You will support the department with Customs Compliance, VAT, Employment Taxes & Corporation Tax.Some Of The Skills You Can Expect To Gain Real-world business knowledge Commercial acumen Communication Collaboration And of course industry knowledgeAdditional BenefitsAs well as the opportunity to work in a fun, fast-paced environment, with a great team and culture, you will receive: A competitive salary 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidaysCandidate eligibilityCurrently studying a degree with an expected 2:1 grade or above. Accounting, finance and related subjects advantageousCurrently studying a degree that enables you to complete a year in industry before you graduateStrong organisational skillsIT literate and attention to detailExcel skillsExcellent communicationExceptional numerical and interpersonal skillsThe curiosity to learn, and seek new ideas and perspectivesProactive and confidentPassionate about joining our brandHow To ApplyClick apply on our careers website, we’ll take you through to the Mercedes-Benz Group careers portal – this is our parent company site, so don’t worry, you’re in safe hands. Here, you’ll find a short application form to complete.If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to an online video interview so we can get to know you a little better. Candidates who progress will then complete a set of online situational judgement assessments. Those who are successful will move on to the final stage, our assessment centre day at our head office in Milton Keynes, where you’ll learn more about life as one of our undergraduates and meet our team. Successful candidates will receive a placement offer shortly after the assessment centre.Please be assured that we’re here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them. We’re also open to working flexibly and are happy to discuss flexible working options.Due to UK legislation, we need to let you know that we can only accept applications from those with the right to work in the UK.Managing your dataWe care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process.Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the position and the responsible colleagues from HR.Your application data is held within our secure application tracking system called Taleo – you’ll be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. You can also seek ‘job alerts’ once you are registered in Taleo and it’s possible your details may be returned in searches we conduct for new positions and we may contact you by email to let you know about them. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period. Contact us as careers@mercedes-benz.com for further information.If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Mercedes-Benz UK Data Protection Officer at the following address: Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd, Legal Department, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, MK15 8BA or datacompliance@mercedes-benz.com.GroupMercedes-Benz Group AGOrganizationMercedes-Benz UK Limited