Financial Accounting Placement Review

by Samsung Electronics

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Management of deliverables for quarterly and annual external audits Internal audit preparation and involvement including fixed assets Production of monthly / quarterly computations to allocate shared costs across the business


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed excel skills by applying formulas to real world data Understanding how to use business management systems such as SAP Improved communication skills through B2B interactions


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • At the start of the placement I was not given much responsibility as I was still in the learning phase. However in the middle of the placement I had many tasks which had different deadlines which has given me a suitable level of responsibility without feeling overwhelmed.


  • 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 given many training notes, videos and video meetings to help develop my skills for the role that I had to fulfil.


  • 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?
  • The company atmosphere was very fast paced and dynamic. The culture felt very centralised due to the many approval processes in place.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my time at SEUK and have learned many applicable skills for my studies and future career.


  • 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 Samsung Electronics
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Samsung Electronics to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Samsung Electronics
  • Be prepared that the company is fast paced however the work you accomplish is very rewarding.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

International

July 2022


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