Financial Planning and Analysis Review

Item: Financial Planning and Analysis at Honda Motor Europe
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at Honda Motor Europe

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

Bracknell

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

4.1 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

3.5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Generally all task involve using Excel, looking at financial performance or measures of Honda's European Branches and Distributors. Throughout the month various financial reports are sent to senior management across Europe as well as meetings where the data is presented.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Good amount of responsibility required to meet deadlines. Most tasks were done independently, with the ability to ask other team members for help if needed.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Vast improvement of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint. Increased IT competency. New presentation skills. Better communication skills and email structuring. New knowledge of Hyperion and SAP software. Improved Planning and Time management skills.

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?

3/5

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?

From individual team members high amounts of support and guidance usually with software used on a day to day basis, particularly in the early month of the placement
Limited help from external sources

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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?

Relaxed working environment with a very friendly and helpful team

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

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?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Enjoyed to a large extent, thought generally speaking was a very good introduction to the working world and would recommend to others. In some instances felt could have been pushed and challenged more but only in limited circumstances.