Finance Support Administrator Review
by Volvo Group UK
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 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 Volvo Group UK
- 7. Would you recommend Volvo Group UK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Volvo Group UK
Overview
Whilst working within the Cash & Bank team day to day tasks will involve; online banking reports, bank reconciliations, invoice processing, preparing financial graphs/charts and supplier statement reconciliations. Also, banking and allocating cheques twice a week. In the accounts team, regular tasks include balance sheet reconciliations, preparing a balance sheet summary, journal postings, as well as any projects, such as clearing up accounts.
Skills
My accounting knowledge has developed significantly as a result of the placement, as well as my IT skills and use of accounting software. I have also significantly improved my analytical and problem solving skills. Finally, i have developed many soft skills, such as team working, communication and organisational skills.
Responsibilities
Yes, especially in the accounts team. Reconciliations would be need to be completed before a deadline and a balance sheet summary would be prepared to support senior accountants in their decision making. Similarly, in the cash and bank team a bank reconciliation would need to be completed for the end of every month and i was responsible for preparing a variety of different performance indicating graphs, which would be presented to collogues from around the company.
Support & Guidance
I received constant support from my line managers and fellow colleagues, who were always on hand to help and I always felt comfortable asking questions or for help. Weekly progress meetings were also held to catch up with my manager and highlight any concerns.
Culture
Volvo group UK is a friendly and happy place to work. Everyone is made welcome and team building activities often take place.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Volvo group UK. I was given lots of opportunities to expand my knowledge and gain valuable experience, whilst working in a fun and friendly team.
Yes
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Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
West Midlands
June 2023
