Financial Management Industrial Placement Review

Item: Financial Management Industrial Placement at Nationwide
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Nationwide

Placement (10 Months+)

Finance

Swindon, Wiltshire

Review Submitted: August 2026

Overall Rating

4.5 /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 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Managing the finances of data projects, involving month-end process, forecasting, accounting journal creation, variance analysis, reporting to stakeholders

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given responsibility, I was able to manage data projects and Virgin Money integration projects

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?

Accounting skills, time management, business partnering, networking

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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?

I received support and guidance throughout my placement, my managers were very friendly and I could get support during our weekly catch-ups

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?

Everyone was kind and willing to help, it was great for networking. There are many initiatives to get involved in for charity and the environment.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

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 enjoyed my year, I developed both personally and professionally. I met a lot of great people and learned accounting skills that I will utilise throughout my career.