Finance and Commercial Graduate Review

My day to day role involves a lot of tasks; from forecasting, dealing with invoices, internal controls and receivables to the company. I work in the central finance team and so a lot of my role is ensuring the appropriate controls are in place and communicating with projects on multiple topics.

I have been studying for my CIMA exams during the apprenticeship, so have learnt lots of new theory during that time. I have also learnt a lot from on the job learning, where I get to put the theory into action. I also have not just developed my accounting skills, but also core skills like communication etc through presentations and other networking events.

I enjoy my programme a lot. It gives the perfect balance between on the job learning, whilst also allowing you to study towards your professional qualification. The support is always there when you need it and I get to have regular catchups with my talent coach to ensure I'm staying on track.

The programme is well structured. It gives you multiple rotations around the different business areas, whilst also making time for networking and developing events. The flexibility also allows you to have time to study towards your professional qualification.

The support is there whenever I need it just through a quick message. There is also regular catch ups to ensure you have all the support you need. The actual teams they put you in for your job are also highly supportive towards you.

You get study days for classrooms and learning the content, as well as for taking the exam. This is really useful as you don't have to use weekends / evenings to learn the content, giving you a good work-life balance.

It definitely helps, I get to put into practice the theory I have learnt into my day to day job. The core skills developed through programmes also helps you to build the necessary skills needed in todays world.

Yes, there is plenty of networking events hosted. Some are necessary, but there is also a wide range of events for early careers professionals if you wanted to attend. There is also activities and networking events at your placement.

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Siemens values their employees, especially their early careers professionals. They nurture and support you.

Just make sure you have a passion for the role you are applying for, as well as for working for the company. Having a solid foundation as for your reasons will help you massively in the application process.