Finance Undergraduate Review

by Honda Motor Europe

Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Selling, General & Admin (SGA) Cost Centre management Month-end financial reporting Analysing actuals vs budget and writing commentary for variances Reconciliations between accounting systems (SAP, MARS, Hyperion Financial Management) Purchase Order management Invoice processing Collation of SOx controls for internal and external audit purposes


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Excel skills - this is something I have used everyday Experience in major accounting systems Attention to detail Stakeholder management Prioritisation of tasks / Planning


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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 given responsibility for managing cost centres in two main areas of the business, which involved communicating with stakeholders regularly, and reporting figures


  • 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?
  • I was greatly supported throughout the placement by my manager and wider team, but I was very much encouraged to use my own initiative too


  • 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?
  • Great company to work for, very inclusive and accomodating


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Very pleased I opted to do a placement with Honda - it was a very positive experience


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • 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
  • Use your initiative Respect others Take pride in your work


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

South West

July 2024


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