Anyone work in Milton Keynes for Volkswagen Group UK?
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Hi all,
Am looking at a change of job and wondered if any PH users worked for Volkswagen Group UK in Milton Keynes, specifically in the Finance sector?
I bookmarked their careers page for regular searches filtering by Head Office, but am finding it rather fruitless and faceless!
Thanks.
Am looking at a change of job and wondered if any PH users worked for Volkswagen Group UK in Milton Keynes, specifically in the Finance sector?
I bookmarked their careers page for regular searches filtering by Head Office, but am finding it rather fruitless and faceless!
Thanks.
Hello,
I've managed to establish some contact with someone at VW.
I'm also talking with automotive recruiters, some of whom have said it is unlikely I will get recruited into the sector from a different industry, unless I am looking at dealership roles.
Has anybody here gone into the automotive industry - into a head office role - from another industry?
Thanks.
I've managed to establish some contact with someone at VW.
I'm also talking with automotive recruiters, some of whom have said it is unlikely I will get recruited into the sector from a different industry, unless I am looking at dealership roles.
Has anybody here gone into the automotive industry - into a head office role - from another industry?
Thanks.
It depends.
What bit of Finance? If it's technical accounting, most recruiters won't know where to go with you (and will be preferring to recruit direct from practice). Transactional finance (AP/AR) tends to be fairly transferrable. The people running the finance in prototyping/manufacturing will almost certainly have been 'home-grown' and will be much harder to break in to.
I know a bunch of people that have moved into automotive from other sectors, but had specific things going for them...
What bit of Finance? If it's technical accounting, most recruiters won't know where to go with you (and will be preferring to recruit direct from practice). Transactional finance (AP/AR) tends to be fairly transferrable. The people running the finance in prototyping/manufacturing will almost certainly have been 'home-grown' and will be much harder to break in to.
I know a bunch of people that have moved into automotive from other sectors, but had specific things going for them...
Thank you.
I'm in foreign exchange at the moment at have prior experience (before and during university) at dealership level in different departments.
Am looking at fleet management or treasury roles - am being told by my contact at VW that they *think* the FX for the UK is handled in/by the GMBH.
Thanks
I'm in foreign exchange at the moment at have prior experience (before and during university) at dealership level in different departments.
Am looking at fleet management or treasury roles - am being told by my contact at VW that they *think* the FX for the UK is handled in/by the GMBH.
Thanks
I used to work in "Group Services" in the Reporting department at the Blakelands HQ, though I left ten years ago. I was on an undergraduate scheme placement for a year, a proper paid job but only for a year before leaving to finish my last year at uni.
Admittedly this is probably polar opposite to your experience but I can't recommend VW UK highly enough as an employer. I was offered a job to go back to VW after university but my partner did not want to move to Milton Keynes! Turning it down is probably my biggest "what if..." moments of my life. The atmosphere, the perks, the people I took for granted at the time and in the ten years out in the real world nothing has come close to that working environment.
If it seals the deal, they used to have a free to use automatic car wash, though I'm not sure they were expecting me to take my 80s BMWs through it every week I also can't believe they let a 21 year old me free reign on the brand new 450+ bhp S6 / S8 and the RS4...
Admittedly this is probably polar opposite to your experience but I can't recommend VW UK highly enough as an employer. I was offered a job to go back to VW after university but my partner did not want to move to Milton Keynes! Turning it down is probably my biggest "what if..." moments of my life. The atmosphere, the perks, the people I took for granted at the time and in the ten years out in the real world nothing has come close to that working environment.
If it seals the deal, they used to have a free to use automatic car wash, though I'm not sure they were expecting me to take my 80s BMWs through it every week I also can't believe they let a 21 year old me free reign on the brand new 450+ bhp S6 / S8 and the RS4...
I work for a manufacturer and used to work for Audi.
If you have generic Finance experience with a recognised qualification it should be relatively easy to get a job in the finance dept of a manufacturer. Although why you are only interested in VAG I'm not sure. IF it's location then you have Scania, Mercedes, Suzuki all on your door step.
Linkedin is your best bet search for automotive and finance in the jobs section, but also look at the careers section on manufacturer websites.
At the moment Merc have an opportunity for an internal controls and risk analyst, requires part qualified accountant no mention of industry specific skills. Might not pay what you want - I would guess at 30-35k but you'll get a nice Merc which you can change every 3 months.
If you have generic Finance experience with a recognised qualification it should be relatively easy to get a job in the finance dept of a manufacturer. Although why you are only interested in VAG I'm not sure. IF it's location then you have Scania, Mercedes, Suzuki all on your door step.
Linkedin is your best bet search for automotive and finance in the jobs section, but also look at the careers section on manufacturer websites.
At the moment Merc have an opportunity for an internal controls and risk analyst, requires part qualified accountant no mention of industry specific skills. Might not pay what you want - I would guess at 30-35k but you'll get a nice Merc which you can change every 3 months.
Vaud said:
TTOBES said:
Am looking at fleet management or treasury roles - am being told by my contact at VW that they *think* the FX for the UK is handled in/by the GMBH.
Treasury would normally be handled at a Group level.TTOBES said:
Hi all,
Am looking at a change of job and wondered if any PH users worked for Volkswagen Group UK in Milton Keynes, specifically in the Finance sector?
I bookmarked their careers page for regular searches filtering by Head Office, but am finding it rather fruitless and faceless!
Thanks.
I worked with VWFS for about a year on the IT side. What do you want to know / what are you looking for?Am looking at a change of job and wondered if any PH users worked for Volkswagen Group UK in Milton Keynes, specifically in the Finance sector?
I bookmarked their careers page for regular searches filtering by Head Office, but am finding it rather fruitless and faceless!
Thanks.
Many employees at manufacturers level are agency staff and "off headcount".
Nexus, MSXi, Impetus etc.
IIRC VAG did get caught with their pants down when Carter and Carter went bust and all their "staff" suddenly lost their employer.
There are quite a few manufacturers and importers in MK area so worth checking out their website too.
Mercedes Benz, Scania, Ducati (?).
Good luck.
Nexus, MSXi, Impetus etc.
IIRC VAG did get caught with their pants down when Carter and Carter went bust and all their "staff" suddenly lost their employer.
There are quite a few manufacturers and importers in MK area so worth checking out their website too.
Mercedes Benz, Scania, Ducati (?).
Good luck.
Thanks all,
48k, I think the first thing I would like to know is if there is a treasury department in MK which handles the foreign exchange exposure for the Group.
Jazzy, thanks, I will have a look at other manufacturers too, but have a particular interest in the VW Group. Thanks for your wisdom on the HR front; a point a view I share with you :-) - quite how people manage a few days off without suspicion when chasing just the one job, I've no idea!
48k, I think the first thing I would like to know is if there is a treasury department in MK which handles the foreign exchange exposure for the Group.
Jazzy, thanks, I will have a look at other manufacturers too, but have a particular interest in the VW Group. Thanks for your wisdom on the HR front; a point a view I share with you :-) - quite how people manage a few days off without suspicion when chasing just the one job, I've no idea!
TTOBES said:
Thanks all,
48k, I think the first thing I would like to know is if there is a treasury department in MK which handles the foreign exchange exposure for the Group.
Jazzy, thanks, I will have a look at other manufacturers too, but have a particular interest in the VW Group. Thanks for your wisdom on the HR front; a point a view I share with you :-) - quite how people manage a few days off without suspicion when chasing just the one job, I've no idea!
Try searching LinkedIn for the various Treasury job terms and Milton Keynes...48k, I think the first thing I would like to know is if there is a treasury department in MK which handles the foreign exchange exposure for the Group.
Jazzy, thanks, I will have a look at other manufacturers too, but have a particular interest in the VW Group. Thanks for your wisdom on the HR front; a point a view I share with you :-) - quite how people manage a few days off without suspicion when chasing just the one job, I've no idea!
TTOBES said:
Thanks all,
48k, I think the first thing I would like to know is if there is a treasury department in MK which handles the foreign exchange exposure for the Group.
Jazzy, thanks, I will have a look at other manufacturers too, but have a particular interest in the VW Group. Thanks for your wisdom on the HR front; a point a view I share with you :-) - quite how people manage a few days off without suspicion when chasing just the one job, I've no idea!
Yes they have a treasury function but I'm not aware of much more than that. I worked with VW Financial Services (VWFS) and they are separate from VW Group. and all of the VWFS transactions were in GBP.48k, I think the first thing I would like to know is if there is a treasury department in MK which handles the foreign exchange exposure for the Group.
Jazzy, thanks, I will have a look at other manufacturers too, but have a particular interest in the VW Group. Thanks for your wisdom on the HR front; a point a view I share with you :-) - quite how people manage a few days off without suspicion when chasing just the one job, I've no idea!
If Group is anything like VWFS (it will be) then you are fairly tightly controlled/constrained by Germany, the UK business does not have much autonomy. Also the culture is very habitual - lots of people for whom the company has been their only job since Uni, it's all they've known, they have no experience of other companies outside of the VW bubble. They do their job their way because that's how they've always done it (or how Germany instructs them it must be done). There's little desire to innovate or be more efficient. The company likes to throw people at problems rather than fix problems. Probably not relevant to your line of business but gives you a flavour of the culture you would be dealing with.
Edit: a quick Google shows a Group Treasurer fixed term contract role was advertised in 2015: https://en.wizbii.com/company/volkswagen-group-uk-...
Edited by 48k on Wednesday 26th April 06:32
48k said:
the culture is very habitual - lots of people for whom the company has been their only job since Uni, it's all they've known, they have no experience of other companies outside of the VW bubble. They do their job their way because that's how they've always done it (or how Germany instructs them it must be done). There's little desire to innovate or be more efficient. The company likes to throw people at problems rather than fix problems. ]
That appears to be an industry wide problem.Graduates in the Ivory Tower making decisions based on no real world experience of how their decision effects retailers and ultimately customers and never learn from or be held accountable for their mistakes.
Thank you all so much for your responses and thoughts - most kind!
I've been on holiday so the search has dried up a bit. Just before leaving for LHR the Friday before last, I was told I was not going to be offered a compliance role at another FX firm that I interviewed for - despite good feedback - so that wasn't great.
I've learned from speaking to a couple of contacts (a used car buyer at a big group and an automotive recruiter) that I'm going to find it hard to find a role [that isn't in a showroom] coming from outside of the industry.
Must keep at it!
I've been on holiday so the search has dried up a bit. Just before leaving for LHR the Friday before last, I was told I was not going to be offered a compliance role at another FX firm that I interviewed for - despite good feedback - so that wasn't great.
I've learned from speaking to a couple of contacts (a used car buyer at a big group and an automotive recruiter) that I'm going to find it hard to find a role [that isn't in a showroom] coming from outside of the industry.
Must keep at it!
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