Comprising of three businesses (IPL, Forza and Kober), we are one of the largest privately owned food processing companies in the UK with thousands of colleagues based across multiple manufacturing sites in the UK and overseas, all supported from our Head Office in Normanton, West Yorkshire.
- We are a vertically integrated subsidiary of Asda who, as our principal customer, is at the heart of everything we do.
- Working together as one team, we control the whole supply chain from source to store.
- We love our products, sourcing from over 50 countries worldwide and processing and packing in our nine factories, to supply Asda with all of their Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers in addition to Wine, Nuts & Dried Fruit, Bacon and Cooked Meats.
- We dare to try, focussed on sourcing and supplying highly desirable and affordable products, driving operational and procurement efficiencies in responsible and sustainable ways. We don’t wait to make good stuff happen!
As Asda’s largest supplier, our role is to improve the quality and availability of our products, driving great value as a highly sustainable supplier.
Our Finance Graduate Scheme
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5pm with hybrid working available
The objective of our Finance Graduate Scheme is to develop exceptional individuals into well-rounded Finance professionals who will become our future finance leaders. Over the years we have recruited some exceptional finance talent into our business who have gone on to succeed in their career with us.
The three-year scheme will maximise the breadth and depth of your learning whilst you are fully supported to achieve your CIMA professional qualification. You will have the opportunity and the support to develop your professional experience during hands-on 12 month rotational placements in three different finance teams. From the outset you will have real responsibilities and accountability.
You will learn core technical skills, as well as crucial soft skills such as business partnering and effective communication and will be supported to develop as part of an integrated Graduate Development Framework together with the wider Finance Graduate population at IPL, Forza and Kober. Your placements will cover a diverse mix of Finance areas including Commercial Finance, Operations Finance, Financial Accounting & Control, and Financial Planning & Analysis. Your CIMA studies will supplement the on-the-job learning.
The scheme is based at our Head Office in Normanton, West Yorkshire (approx. 10 miles outside of Leeds City Centre) and we also offer hybrid working. Normanton is one of our larger factory sites where we pack fresh fruit, salad and vegetables, but is also home to our support functions which include Buying, Logistics, IT, Finance, Corporate Affairs, Legal & Compliance and People.
What will you need?
We are looking for enthusiastic and innovative graduates who are eager to learn. You will also need to have:
- 1st or 2.1 class degree in any discipline by September 2025 or within the last 3 years (Please ensure that your grades/predicted grades are outlined in your application, in order for this to be considered)
- Legal right to work in the UK (if successful you will require the right to live and work in the UK at all times during your employment)
- Self-motivation and determination to succeed in a fast paced, agile environment where you will have real accountability from day 1
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business
- A strong commercial mind with a customer-focused mind-set
- A high degree of tech literacy (and maybe a passion for how new technologies will support the way we work in the future).
Our Recruitment Process
The closing date for this vacancy will be on Friday 29th November 2024.
All applications will be reviewed by the Recruitment team and those selected to proceed to the next stage will be invited to complete some online assessments. The deadline to complete these online assessments will be Sunday 22nd December.
Successful candidates will then be invited to attend an assessment day in Leeds City Centre in late January / early February. Here you will meet the IPL, Forza and Kober team, complete some group exercises, a competency based interviews and partake in a Q&A.
What's in it for you?
The scale and diversity of IPL will provide you with new skills, unique experiences and support from our talented colleagues to develop a career path that is right for you. No two days are ever the same and the environment is fast paced and challenging but also very rewarding.
In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:
- 10% Asda In store Discount
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
- Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy and mental health support.
- Grocery Aid - We’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.
- Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.
- Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
- Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
- Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.
- Plus lots more! - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.
- Free car parking
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