Finance Executive - 12 Month Placement Year

Job Title: Finance Executive - 12-month placement year Salary: Up to £25,000 Location: Hybrid (3 days per week in London office) We’re Pod – one of the UK’s leading EV charging providers, trusted by over 250,000 customers and powering more than 5 million miles every single day. But behind the numbers is a team of passionate people working together to shape a smarter, more sustainable future. We started off in 2009 as Pod Point, helping people make the switch to electric as EVs began to hit the road. Today, we’re leading the way into a smarter energy future. As part of the EDF family – the UK’s biggest generator of zero-carbon electricity – we have the strength and stability to grow for the future. And we’ve started that growth already. In 2026, we welcomed EO Charging into the Pod family, bringing together Pod’s strengths in home, workplace, public and smart charging with EO’s specialist fleet and depot charging technology. The acquisition significantly expands our commercial fleet and energy management capabilities. Together, Pod and EO are helping logistics, transport and operational fleet customers electrify at scale, optimise charging performance and make better use of existing grid capacity. Pod is the next evolution of Pod Point. As electrification becomes every day, Pod is here to help build a brighter future for society by managing the flow of energy, making it affordable, accessible, and for the benefit of everyone. With 250,000 customers already trusting us to be at the heart of their EV life, we see Pod playing a leading role in the UK’s increasingly electrified future. Our focus is on powering not just homes and vehicles, but local communities and social progress. Pod is here to help build a brighter future for society by managing the flow of energy, making it affordable, accessible, and for the benefit of everyone. This placement year is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to gain hands-on experience in finance within a fast paced, growing business. You'll be involved in real work from day one, supporting everything from month-end reporting and budgeting to inventory management and audit activities. You'll work closely with experienced colleagues across Finance, Supply Chain and Operations, developing both your technical knowledge and commercial understanding. If you're curious, eager to learn and excited about building a career in finance, we'll give you the support, exposure and responsibility to help you grow. You'll be responsible for Opex reporting & analysis - Preparing and delivering monthly opex reports, analysing variances against forecast, and providing clear commentary to support senior finance stakeholders in their decision-making Month-end support - Supporting the month-end cost accrual and prepayment process Budgeting & forecasting - Supporting the annual budget cycle and rolling forecast for opex, working closely with cost centre owners to build bottom up plans and challenge assumptions to ensure accuracy and accountability Business partnering - Providing ad hoc support to the Commercial Finance team, e.g. deep dives on specific areas, helping to collate trading packs Process improvement - Helping continuously improve FP&A processes, tools and templates, e.g. cost centre reporting Cash forecasting - Compiling the rolling 13-week cash forecast Electrify us with your skills: Professional communication skills – building confidence working with colleagues across the business, in person and remotely Active listening and questioning – learning how to understand business needs and accounting issues, and tailor your communications to achieving real-world outcomes Resilience and confidence – handling complex issues and large data sets, coming up with new approaches, and staying motivated Time management and organisation – balancing a range of tasks admin in a busy environment Adaptability – adjusting your approach for different stakeholders and situations Team collaboration – working closely with experienced finance professionals and learning from others Problem‑solving skills – thinking on your feet to overcome challenges in live conversations Professionalism in the workplace – representing a growing business and its values Confidence working towards targets – understanding how goals, KPIs, and performance tracking work Commercial awareness - gaining insight into how the finance team contributes to business success. Important Information: You must have the legal right to work in the UK. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Your privacy is important to us, all information shared will be handled according to our Candidate Privacy Notice. Good luck and we look forward to speaking with you soon! Key Responsibilities Opex reporting & analysis Month-end support Budgeting & forecasting Business partnering Process improvement Cash forecasting