Product Control Intern Review

Morning tasks including producing P&L reports for different trading desks and posting adjustments if necessary. Once approved by the trader these are sent out to the rest of the department. Afternoons include working on my set projects e.g. automating reports, creating a daily breakdown of one of the businesses and networking with other colleagues. They also include sending out daily and weekly market moves commentary, and working on presentations.

Yes - I was given business critical P&Ls to do, hence they had to be done with good efficiency and accuracy. I appreciated the trust my team had in me by assigning these tasks.

This role enhanced my time management and organisation skills as I was often set various tasks within set deadlines. It also improvement my Excel skills as this platform was used a lot during this internship. Conducting daily P&L reports strengthened my analytical and problem solving skills as I had to prove out any unexpected values. I also learnt how to network - a skill I did not previously use.

I received good support from my team and line manager but was also left to do things on my own with little to no help - this improved my own learning and understanding substantially.

The culture and overall atmosphere were both very pleasant. Everyone on the team (and outside of my team) were very nice and helpful.

I really enjoyed this internship as I feel I was able to learn a lot in the short amount of time of being there (10 weeks). I got familiar with different financial products, how a bank works and the processes used in my team. Outside of work I got to know my fellow interns and colleagues - something I also enjoyed greatly.

Yes