Finance analyst Review

The job itself was initially beyond my capabilities in that a lot of the time I had to wait for the people in my team to have time to help me or take me through what needed to be done. When people in my team had time the role itself was very enjoyable and interesting.

Everyone has a set role in the team but as an intern for a month it can sometimes feel like you don’t necessarily have a place in the team. That being said everyone in my team was really friendly and always invited me to various work events outside of work which was nice.

When asked everyone in my team would help me. In particular a recent graduate helped a lot with learning skills he knew would help me throughout and after uni. A lot of the excel skills I have today are because of what I learnt during this month internship which was a great foundation to build on.

Not very busy at all as once the work allocated to me was done I had free reign to look// shadow anyone I wanted to. This was eye opening and intruguing to see what it’s truly like to work in such a big company and how all the decisions made in head office filter down to businesses

Not much responsibility in that everything I did had to be checked over to make sure it was correct. However, given my limited experience this was completely understandable as the decisions made could have a massive impact on profit and revenue so this limited responsibility made sense to me which made it okay.

Excel skills will be very helpful in both an undergraduate role after uni and also during uni some of my coursework modules will be much easier given the previous experience with Whitbread. Alongside this hands on experience in finance has given me a better understanding of what a job in this field would feel like.

Office was a nice cool open environment that allowed everyone to concentrate and work hard. There was lots of places you could go to have a break such as costa and the canteen which was good to get away from the office as it meant you could progress with your work.

It wasn’t a pre organised internship in that I requested the opportunity to work for a month so there was no set schedule in terms of what I would be doing or how I would progress in the role. But it was organised in that the package was great and the pay was good considering Im not a graduate.

Not much investment into me was made however this wasn’t that much of an issue as to have such a great company on my CV was more than great enough and having this experience has also confirmed to me that I would like to get a role in finance as this is where my interests lie.

Very appealing in that the company is a great one to work for. The benefits for working for the company are great and also to have a graduate role there would be a lot more interesting and fun in that the role would give me a lot more responsibility and tasks.

There were quite a few graduates who had recently started the job however there were not that many interns that hadn’t yet graduated. A lot of the employees had been at the company for quite a considerable amount of time which meant that socially there were already predetermined groups which wasn’t ideal but it was expected.

Cost wise the area was pretty standard. Lots of shops and places to eat and drink which was handy. Also the area is pretty well developed which is nice and the area is safe and okay to travel around which makes it ideal particularly if you are looking to move nearby.

I wouldn’t know as I didn’t really go out during this month