Finance Planning Intern Review
at The Walt Disney Company
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
Hammersmith
Review Submitted: May 2022
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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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 work in cost line management for the Disney Store finance team, forecasting, budgeting and analyzing my cost lines. I help maintain and update the P&L, I produce decks for forecast, budget and quarter close and do various types of reports such as Contractors, BRC, Store Labour and SPAR. Day to day varies as it depends what part of the financial cycle we are in. My focus is on the Bricks and Mortar Stores.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given a lot of responsibility, especially the further along my placement I got. There is a lot of support at the beginning to check your work and help you build an understanding of the business and then as you progress you work more independently.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
My excel skills have improved significantly as most our work is done here. I have learnt new finance programs such as SAP to pull costs through or look at POs, MicroStrategy which I use for refreshing my reports, COGNOS to upload documents to the US, RBI to create reports, and ERC/EDP to bring through data.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had weekly catch ups with my line manager as well as team meetings where you were asked about work you were doing that week and key deadlines for that week. The team are all very supportive and happy to help if you need further explanation or are learning something new.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
My team and the wider Disney culture has been amazing, its very inclusive and especially due to Covid when we came back into the office the company made a massive effort to make us feel welcome/plan activities. Everyone in our team is very supportive and you really feel included in the Disney Stores Team.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement, I wasn't sure what to expect before starting as this is my first office type job but it exceeded my expectations. The work has been both enjoyable and challenging, I feel I have learnt a wide range of skills I would be able to take into future work. My team has been so wonderful and it has made me want to come back and work for Disney after university.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at The Walt Disney Company
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend The Walt Disney Company to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to The Walt Disney Company
For students applying I think its important to do lots of research about the company and the role to see if this work is something you'd be interested in, it comes across strongly the candidates who have done their research before the assessment/interview process. You do learn all the excel skills you need once you start but for my own self-confidence if I were to reapply this is something I'd liked to have been more prepared for.
