Assistant Accountant Review

Item: Assistant Accountant at Nationwide
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at Nationwide

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Finance

London

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

4.7 /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 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

I was placed in the cost management team, so my team would look at the budget we had and the projects we wanted to complete. My main responsibility was to perform a variance analysis on the forecasted costs vs the actual costs that we spent monthly. Along side this we produce monthly reports and also perform month end activities.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I started off with little tasks, after this I was trusted with a lot of tasks and also used as an cover for a full employee when they had left the company showing that I was trusted with these tasks.

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?

I have developed a lot of new skills such as: communication and interpersonal skills, time management, team work and collaboration, problem solving, analytical thinking, excel proficiency, financial analysis and compliance with regulatory standards.

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?

5/5

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 had good line managers and a buddy in my team who I was able to shadow and get help when needed. Alongside this we had the early careers team as well who gave us the initial induction/ training.