Undergraduate Financial Analyst Review
at Pfizer
Placement (10 Months+)
Finance
Walton-On-The-Hill
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Preparing and validating the accuracy of Financial Management Reports, significant involvement in Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting, performing ad-hoc investigations and analytical reporting as required, working with a variety of technology, involvement in team-based projects within the DS CoE Finance Team, researching business related variances, (identify variances as manual accounting error or legitimate business movements) and ensuring productive collaboration between the various sub teams within the DS CoE Finance Team
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was definitely given a lot of responsibility in my placement, I was the single point of contact for four European markets and was responsible for delivering all of these market's financial management reports and communicating with these market's financial teams. I felt really valued in the team.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
The ability to work effectively in a team environment, self-assurance to liaise with Pfizer personnel at all levels, the ability to generate creative and innovative ideas and have become really strong/confident at Excel as this is used daily,
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot of support the entire way through. The team is set up so you always know who your best point of call is if you have a question, and the whole team is really friendly and supportive. There is also a two month hand over period with the leaving undergraduates, so you you have enough time to work with them to get up to speed.
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
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Really good, my team was really friendly and social and had a good blend of in-person/working from home time. The company on the whole was a great place to work and valued their employees, and I was able to take part in many social activities throughout my time at Pfizer. The company values were really strong and motivating.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement, I learnt so much that I know will help me complete the rest of my degree and throughout my future career. The whole team was amazing and I couldn't of ask for a better experience. I would really recommend a placement at Pfizer to everyone!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Pfizer
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pfizer
Align yourself with the Pfizer values as much as possible (joy, equity, courage and excellence), for this particular role brush up on your excel skills, be yourself in the interviews as they are also looking for applicants that will fit in the best socially with the team and will be reliable, responsible and proactive.
