Given a project with other interns mostly left to it Had to set up meetings with people in the business and source data before writing a report and doing a presentation at the end Also had Microsoft an Python training sessions and other talks
Mostly working on the group project which allowed you to interact with a range of roles from the different Centrica brands and gain a real understanding of the business We also had different sessions organised for us covering different commercial marketi
We were given a group project at the start to work on with other interns This was a problem question on how an area of the business could be improvedchanged We then spent the next 6 weeks researching proposing findings and evaluating these findings by
BAU tasks such as reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and streamlining processes to increase efficiency within my team Identifying opex costs to allocate to the correct division investigating the NZC process to set up a new division to allocate cost
Worked in FPampA Carried out weekly tasks which included weekly and monthly deliverables Had great exposure so was able to speak to lots of people about the business and learn a lot
The task given during the 7week placement was to investigate longduration energy storage and write a report presenting the recommendations for the most suitable for Centrica to invest in Daytoday involved meeting with various colleagues at Centrica
Working with a team on a project given to us in week 1 regarding a real business questionproblem
Our internship was mostly projectbased with useful talks inserted into the week The project based work ensured you didnt feel isolated in the work from home experience I believe this worked effectively as I met people from across the internship as we
Every morning started with a teams meeting with my line manager Then there was usually at least one other summer placement teams call this could be a presentation on company projects to mental health or personal development sessions The rest of the t
On a daytoday basis the experience consists of projectrelated meetings on Teams as well as a multitude of interesting sessions such as catchup with the buddymanagerteam learning usually a specific topic mental health inclusion social e
With the internship being held virtually no experience was lost since much of the company already works in this way Working 95 on a project I really cared about with experts in the field really helped me develop my skills throughout the internship I c
Work within the Automation Centre for Excellence team to automate processes and flows for the wider finance team We work with softwares such as PowerBI and PowerApps to take manual processes which can become quite time consuming and automate them t make
The role involves organising team meetings and allocating daily tasks in accordance with the project plan as well as checking in with the team Also it is usual to organise and participate in meetings with people from various parts of the business so as
Conduct strategic and financial analysis drawing out the key insights and implications for CBS Work with the team to produce high quality and thorough analysis documents and presentations for a senior audience in CBS and Centrica Be an ambassador fo
The virtual internship was mainly focused on a group project which involved a report and presentation at the end Therefore the daytoday tasks were mainly focused around this and meeting with your group researching forming a strategy and meeting with
A project working with two other of the Engineering Summer Placement students was provided as the bulk of work in the 7 weeks Each day there is some other wider business or planned summer placement training or meeting to gain insight into Centrica and th
Great experience
Despite the inperson internship being unable to go ahead the team at Centrica put in an enormous amount of effort to schedule fun group calls consistently throughout the summer which really helped us get to know the other interns and current team albe
The virtual experience was obviously not ideal as a in person experience would be However I felt as if the Centrica team made a continued and significant effort to keep us involved with the actions and future direction of the company
Despite the internship being cancelled due to Covid19 I think Centrica did the best they could to provide an enjoyable alternative I enjoyed the information sessions they ran surrounding the company and the broader industry and the highlight for me wa
