Finance Placement Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting, Finance, Business Management
Darlington
Review Submitted: June 2022
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
3.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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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.
My role is to mainly ensure suppliers are paid on time. While this should occur automatically, I would be there to pick up any that didn't and investigate. This could be due to us not receiving parts, PO errors or entry at many levels.
I also upload journals at month end and complete reconciliations of accounts to ensure our back up is correct and matches the system.
I also upload journals at month end and complete reconciliations of accounts to ensure our back up is correct and matches the system.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes if not too much. Supplier accounts can reach the millions and can have serious effects upon the shop floor when suppliers put us on stop. Likewise when the audit occurs being responsible for humungous values of intercompany invoices was daunting, all my work was important and impacted others around me. If I made mistakes it could be brought up to higher management and leave me scrambling to fix the issue and get answers for the higher ups
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?
Absolutely, I thought initially I was good at Excel, but I was rubbish. Likewise i was introduced to financial systems such as Oracle and BOLT. Furthering my soft skills by conversing with suppliers and upper management about issues that have arised, all the way to learning about different areas of finance that I would not have ever considered before.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
As much as I asked for. I was part of 2 wide teams and if I ever had an issue I knew I could go to them. One of my weaknesses was not wanting to bother my colleagues but looking back I should have leaned on them more. While no one reached out to me too often, i was expected to have issues and flag them up when they occured, be more proactive about them rather than try to fix them
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Very pleasant. Everyone is very friendly and there to help, from each department, the receptionists, the cooks in the canteen and the cleaners. I worked opposite the manager for the entire plant as well as the team leaders, they were all extremely open and people would approach their desks to ask questions. They were very accessible and happy to answer any questions, promoting a happy and trustworthy atmosphere
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?
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?
Very much so, there were times where I was struggling and stressed, but I knew what I needed to do and ultimately have learnt a tremendous amount through this placement. Even if I don't feel like I'd want to come back as a graduate, it is nothing against the company and the people I worked with, more my desire to try something new.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
When applying for your role, be very clear about what your role will entail. Whilst mine was very busy, others have found themselves bored by a lack of work as well as others who have been worked even harder than myself. It isn't very consistent workload wise and so be comfortable with what you're going into. Likewise, you'll get how much you put into it, if you end up in a slower role, there's plenty of opportunities to learn and improve. Take them.
