Finance and Compliance intern Review

by The Walt Disney Company

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My daily tasks depending on the time of the month consists of managing reconciliations for the EMEA region. I take requests from team members to reassign these and ensure these are completed and consistent with Disney's policies. I completed monthly/quarterly/annual surveys for Office of National Statistics and submit required information on the business' entities.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed many new skills, such as improving professionalism, time management, managing multiple responsibilities at once and improving my communication skills when working in a team.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I would say that I was given a large amount of responsibility once I had been properly trained in my tasks.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My team were very helpful and made sure that me and the other intern knew we could ask them for help whenever we needed. However, during busier times of the year it was sometimes harder to reach out to my managers as they were extremely busy.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • INCREDIBLE! Disney is a very exciting place to work and the culture and atmosphere definitely lives up to the expectation! They always host events, character meet ups and have treats in the office which really boosted the mood of the office.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I LOVED MY PLACEMENT! I have had the best year of my life and have appreciated every opportunity I have had.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at The Walt Disney Company
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend The Walt Disney Company to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to The Walt Disney Company
  • Make sure you do your research into Disney. You don't have to be a crazy Disney fan but you should research upcoming releases in the cinemas etc... Also, Disney as a company really focuses on the individual, be confident and friendly and you will get on fine!


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Banking

London

May 2022


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