TYCO Internal Controls and Policies Intern (Summer Placement)

JOB TITLE:     Internal Controls and Policies Intern (Summer Placement)

DEPARTMENT / LOCATION:    Internal Controls & Policies department,
Tyco Park, Newton Heath, Manchester

 

REPORTS TO:     Internal Controls and Policies Leads

MAIN FUNCTION OF THE ROLE: 

  

An opportunity has arisen for an Accounting (or related discipline) undergraduate to gain hands-on experience with one of the world’s largest fire safety and security companies at our UK and Ireland Head Office in Manchester.   Assisting the Internal Controls and Policies (ICP) leads, this summer placement will focus heavily on management testing of internal controls at its UK operations, as required under Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).

The role involves testing relevant cycles undertaken within the in scope UK entities, such as financial reporting, purchase management, job costing etc using Tyco’s standard test templates. Working with the ICP team, the successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal, time management and problem solving skills as they will be required to liaise with employees at all levels within the organisation and present the test findings to the relevant ICP Lead for review within the planned timescales.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

ESSENTIAL:                                                                                      

• Studying for a University degree, ideally in Accounting.
• Interested in pursuing a career in accounting or auditing.
• Excellent written and spoken English

KEY BEHAVIOURAL CRITERIA

• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills
• Strong Problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and ability to work well in a team
• Enthusiastic, flexible, can-do approach to your work
• Excellent organisational skills
• Focused on producing exceptional results with a high sense of urgency and the ability to work under time pressure.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply via  www.tyco.com/careers