Accounts Undergraduate Review

by Honda Motor Europe

Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Accounts Payables - Chasing the business to help resolve invoice issues and ensure POT (payment on time) is met. -Assist Payments Team based in Chennai -Raise Emergency payments • •Financial Reporting - Support month end closing tasks including reviewing trial balance, intercompany reconciliations and completing FX revaluation •Treasury -Support with registering bank mandates - Raise purchase orders for monthly and quarterly subscription fees


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Improved IT skills and proficiency with Excel as well as other software systems such as SAP and DCIW Improved written communication skills Built on teamwork and leadership skills through undergraduate project Improved data analysis and attention to detail Put into practice accounting knowledge needed to analyse balance sheets and trial balances


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

  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was expected to support with a lot of tasks that were important for month end reporting. Deep dive into queries and issues raised by suppliers or SSC regarding invoices and vendor creation as these needed to be cleared to process payments Raise PO's in order to pay invoices


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My managers and team members have been very supportive throughout my placement. I was comfortable asking them any questions that I had and was satisfied with the help and responses I have received each time. My training sessions in the beginning were very informative and I was able to understand the tasks quickly. I was also provided with detailed desktop procedure notes and they have been very useful throughout the year.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very supportive and friendly. Everyone treats each other with respect.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement year. I have been able to improve my networking skills and learnt a lot of new things that I can apply later on in my career.


  • 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 Honda Motor Europe
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Honda Motor Europe to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Honda Motor Europe
  • Keep an open mind and be ready to support wherever you can. Use the opportunity to get a wider insight into as many departments and processes as possible


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

South West

June 2022


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