Finance manager - controlling Review

by AstraZeneca

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Rating

8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Accounting and controlling i.e. cost controlling, BalanceSheet review Compliance i.e. audit compliance, VPAS clawback compliance

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Power BI Power automate Power Pivot Business Partnering

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Learning new skils in both of structured/academic manner as well as in real-life examples

    9/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • I am happy with the contents, however, it is not user friendly when it comes to the module completion status tracker. I have to click many sections to ensure nothing is outstanding for me

    7/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Flexibility of my working hours to accomodate the programme For the rest, it is on my own responsibility i.e. time management

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • A lot, they offer the tutoring service, so that I can log the queries as it arises They also offer mentoring to keep up up to speed

    9/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • A lot, my role has interaction with large data, and some repetitive process, and data science will help me work more efficiently

    9/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • no

    5/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • good pay good corporate culture lots of learning/career progression opportunities

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca?

    • understand the corporate values and demonstrate how your skill fits to our values

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Accounting

London

January 2023

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