Accounting Controls Undergraduate Review
at Volkswagen Financial Services
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
Milton Keynes
Review Submitted: May 2025
Overall Rating
3.8 /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
3.3/5
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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.
I do balance sheet reconciliations during the month and cross collaboration with different teams, as well as taking part to month end closing
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes, I was allowed to take part to month end meetings with board of management
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?
Financial Evaluation
Team Work
Attention to details
Team Work
Attention to details
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?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support during the whole placement, even after the training was completed. The team is very supportive and encourages new joiners to take initiatives and challenge themselves
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?
very positive. It was chill and welcoming, but at the same time I was always pushed to go the extra mile
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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 really enjoyed the placement because it allowed to get a real world working experience before the end of University
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 Volkswagen Financial Services
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Volkswagen Financial Services to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Financial Services
Always make sure that you double check your work. Pay attention to details is crucial since we are dealing with posting journals
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