Finance Summer Intern Review
at Centrica
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
Windsor
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4 /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
4/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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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.
Working on either gross margin or opex, comparing forecasted revenue and costs to actual data. Making this data more presentable using both Microsoft Excel & Power BI. Examples of gross margin work include updating the COPA model, and working on an Exhibit B2C file, examples of opex work includes a 2nd party contractors piece and an ongoing change and run piece.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was instantly working on projects that would help contribute to the FP&A team's analysis and be used during the month end summaries. Also was given the responsibility to organise and coordinate the team's summer social event.
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?
Enhanced my technical skills in Excel and Power BI, as well as improving my quantitative analysis ability using these software packages. Also developed my presenting skills in my final presentation and the Charity Challenge presentation. Further developed my collaboration and communication skills by working in a team within a corporate professional environment.
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?
4/5
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?
There were a lot of different places and people to reach out to such as my buddy, my line manger and my intern talent manager. Could also reach out to other people in my team as well as the Emerging Talent team.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
It was collaborative and inclusive, however far too much focus on the Centrica values and making everything we do relate to them.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
I enjoyed aspects of the internship such as collaborative projects with other interns and within my own team. Did not enjoy some of the talks as much as they often felt like we were simply just being talked at.
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 Centrica
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
That you are thrown into your work straight away and there are a lot of different business units. However, for the internship you do not have a choice where you are assigned, but the majority of people really enjoyed their role.
