Finance Planning and Reporting Intern Review
at AstraZeneca
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
Luton, Bedfordshire
Review Submitted: August 2025
Overall Rating
5 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
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.
•Supported data integration and reconciliation between planning and reporting systems (e.g., Qlik to Hyperion), regularly validating planning data submissions and developing cross-system reconciliation processes to ensure consistency in global financial planning and management reporting.
• Assisted in designing and optimizing group-wide planning and reporting systems, driving standardization and simplification efforts; collaborated closely with cross-functional business and IT teams to swiftly identify and resolve technical issues related to data and system interfaces.
• Utilized Excel and PowerBI to create data visualizations and reports, supporting data analysis for planning and management reporting; helped detect and troubleshoot data anomalies and transmission issues, improving data accuracy and reporting efficiency
• Assisted in designing and optimizing group-wide planning and reporting systems, driving standardization and simplification efforts; collaborated closely with cross-functional business and IT teams to swiftly identify and resolve technical issues related to data and system interfaces.
• Utilized Excel and PowerBI to create data visualizations and reports, supporting data analysis for planning and management reporting; helped detect and troubleshoot data anomalies and transmission issues, improving data accuracy and reporting efficiency
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
The right amount of responsibility are given.
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?
Power BI, interpersonal skills
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?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
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?
Many supports from all team members.
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?
Great culture. Very inclusive and diverse.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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?
Very enjoy.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Be yourself.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
