Finance Apprentice Review

by Unilever

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.1/10

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

Forecasting BMI and OVH spend, posting journals for month end, monthly reporting and updating files

8/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Developed excel skills, working on Power BI, confidence has improved talking to senior people

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy meeting new people and working on developing my own skills

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

programme is structured well to include lots of new learning opportunities and study days work well with one set day off a week

8/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Quite supportive with my work, however often have high expectations which can be challenging. They are supportive with my studying and any help I need with exams

7/10

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

Little support after the online course has finished, often feel like I am left in the dark to understand concepts

4/10

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

Some courses are very relevant to my role and have helped me understand systems better and make improvements however others are completely new to me and I currently cannot apply to a situation when I am working

7/10

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.)

Often social activities in the week and there is a new team formed to create sports events. Office vs Office footballs matches are very popular

7/10

9a. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Employees are all very friendly and welcoming. It is a great place to start your working career surrounded by supportive colleagues.

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

Try to gain some work experience in the sector you are applying for. This is a great topic to talk about in the interview process. E.g. how you found the work experience, the things you liked as often Unilever will try to accommodate this in your apprenticeship