Finance Placement Review
by TJX Europe
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at TJX Europe
- 7. Would you recommend TJX Europe to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to TJX Europe
Overview
Ecomm finance placement - Sales Reporting - Daily/Weekly/Monthly reports on Sales ans various Ecomm Metrics - Sales Forecasting - Update budget on a monthly basis to reflect more accurate phasing of metrics based on current trends and planned events - Sales and Returns processes -Ad-hoc Analysis e.g Delivery and Shipping, how different brands are performing
Skills
-Better understanding of accounting ans industry -Analytical skills, learning how to perform analysis and reports on Microsoft Excel -All interpersonal skills, TJX provided me with a great opportunity to really improve upon my presenting skills
Responsibilities
Throughout the 12 months my responsibilities increased gradually. Responsibility was given at my own pace, based on what managers thought was appropriate for my development. Independence and full ownership of processes/specific tasks by the end of placement. Opportunity to present to present to senior managers
Support & Guidance
Lots of training provided by dedicated L&D teams. Personal development sessions provided monthly with managers (depends on the team) however 3 compulsory PDPs/informal review sessions which look at performance vs objectives.
Culture
Different culture experience working from home. In a home environment everyone/managers are open to catching up and explaining their part of the business. In office (last month or so - at reduced capacity) - Everyone is friendly, enjoys networking and learning. They like to see placements/grads that are enthusiastic and want to learn/ask questions
Your Impressions
Really enjoyed the role, kept interesting in a fast paced environment. Would prefer to work in the office more. Would happily return as a grad
Yes
Be enthusiastic, they love people who ask questions Understand their business model - the off price retail model. Learn about their global business not just Europe - TJX Companies Go into a tkmaxx store and browse the website, get a feel for the company.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
London
October 2021
