Structured Finance and Treasury Undergraduate Review

I have enjoyed it quite a lot - I have started off as Structured Finance Undergraduate and half way through due to my performance I have been given additional role of Treasury Undergraduate. I have been able to learn a lot from the experience and was trusted by the managers to do my job.

As in every firm there will be the ones who value you more than others. Most of my colleagues have been supportive and actually we went on to have very good working relationship. Of course there was few which were stuck in their own old ways and nothing was due to change their view so it made it challenging but not outweighing the good experience

As previously mentioned my managers (both of them) were very supportive, provided me more work when needed and helped me to succeed - can't fault them for anything. They have been open to feedback provided to me and were there when I need them. They have also put a lot of trust in me - when needed to change working hours due to commute pain, they were both happy to do it!

At first I wasn't as busy due to previous undergraduate getting workload for a month which I was able to do in 2 weeks. After when this was spotted more work was being thrown at me as well as got my second part of the job which never happened before so I had 2 placements in one - love to be busy!

The responsibility level was completely up to you and how much you have put in would be how much you would get out. I was fortunate enough to have managers who did gave me a lot of responsibilities including helping with audit or contacting external parties like banks in different countries.

Finance is the field i want to get into so exposure to two roles will be fantastic for my future. Exposure to different systems was also very positive. Company have also paid for external people to come in and provide training which included presentation course, excel course (although advanced course was not provided even when me and few more people have asked).

It was friendly, everyone was saying good morning to each other and they were always happy to help. There was some working from home allowed and support there if needed. Office was used more in working hours so you didn't see so many people working earlier/late which meant everyone's work-life balance was okay

It was fairly well organized - the company did this for years therefore they already have practice in this kind of things. The only thing was the starting when access is not fully given so for first 1/2 weeks you cant do much due to IT not giving you all permissions yet!

As said before they do invest in you as they have a great programmed build BUT if you do ask them anything outside of it e.g. Microsoft excel advanced course you would probably not get it as budget already is allocated so I think they could be more flexible with it. Other than that they do spend quite a bit of time on you.

Company is growing and will never stop until people don't need car finance. It has expanded over the years so overall you do see the potential. There are some people who are in their roles very long time therefore might be harder to get where you want to be but good place to learn from for sure!

Yes there was we were keep organizing get togethers, meals and nights out. Especially in city like Milton Keynes the nightlife is not so bad! There was 27 of us therefore sometimes it was slightly harder than in other times to fit everyone's taste but we got there at the end.

Milton Keynes is not as expensive but also wont be your cheapest. It is your city for financial services for cars therefore prices might be slightly higher for certain products e.g. meals out but then on other side there are happy hours and cheaper days or lunch menus therefore it is okay (much lower than London definitely!).

There are few clubs in Milton Keynes and they do fit most of the tastes. It is not London where you will have 100's but you do have a bit of posh pubs and restaurants where you can go out therefore you wont be bored. One thing to highlight would be the MK center - there are few good restaurants in there!

Yes I have been involved in mentoring a year 9 student in nearby school as well as company offers some hours for charity work - it is not pushed but it is there if you want it. I have also been involved in social club where we have organized nights out for department.