Finance Undergraduate Review
at Honda Motor Europe
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
Reading
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.2 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Selling, General & Admin (SGA) Cost Centre management
Month-end financial reporting
Analysing actuals vs budget and writing commentary for variances
Reconciliations between accounting systems (SAP, MARS, Hyperion Financial Management)
Purchase Order management
Invoice processing
Collation of SOx controls for internal and external audit purposes
Month-end financial reporting
Analysing actuals vs budget and writing commentary for variances
Reconciliations between accounting systems (SAP, MARS, Hyperion Financial Management)
Purchase Order management
Invoice processing
Collation of SOx controls for internal and external audit purposes
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given responsibility for managing cost centres in two main areas of the business, which involved communicating with stakeholders regularly, and reporting figures
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Excel skills - this is something I have used everyday
Experience in major accounting systems
Attention to detail
Stakeholder management
Prioritisation of tasks / Planning
Experience in major accounting systems
Attention to detail
Stakeholder management
Prioritisation of tasks / Planning
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was greatly supported throughout the placement by my manager and wider team, but I was very much encouraged to use my own initiative too
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great company to work for, very inclusive and accomodating
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very pleased I opted to do a placement with Honda - it was a very positive experience
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Honda Motor Europe
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Honda Motor Europe to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Honda Motor Europe
Use your initiative
Respect others
Take pride in your work
Respect others
Take pride in your work
