Finance manager - controlling Review
at AstraZeneca
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Accounting
London
Review Submitted: January 2023
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
3.4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Accounting and controlling i.e. cost controlling, BalanceSheet review
Compliance i.e. audit compliance, VPAS clawback compliance
Compliance i.e. audit compliance, VPAS clawback compliance
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Learning new skils in both of structured/academic manner as well as in real-life examples
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Power BI
Power automate
Power Pivot
Business Partnering
Power automate
Power Pivot
Business Partnering
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
I am happy with the contents, however, it is not user friendly when it comes to the module completion status tracker. I have to click many sections to ensure nothing is outstanding for me
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Flexibility of my working hours to accomodate the programme
For the rest, it is on my own responsibility i.e. time management
For the rest, it is on my own responsibility i.e. time management
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
A lot, they offer the tutoring service, so that I can log the queries as it arises
They also offer mentoring to keep up up to speed
They also offer mentoring to keep up up to speed
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
A lot, my role has interaction with large data, and some repetitive process, and data science will help me work more efficiently
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
no
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
Why?
good pay
good corporate culture
lots of learning/career progression opportunities
good corporate culture
lots of learning/career progression opportunities
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca?
understand the corporate values and demonstrate how your skill fits to our values
