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UKI Sales & Services Controller Review

at SAP

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

Feltham

Review Submitted: May 2023

Overall Rating

4 /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 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - 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.
In controlling work is based on cycles which can be monthly, weekly or scheduled. You will be reporting figures to higher level management, make corrections to financial data. Partake in revenue recognition as well as help with forecast.
You will also have ad hoc tasks to complete such as generating new reports or getting data for colleges.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
During the placement you have a wide variety of responsibility placed on you during the internship based on the time of month. Your work load a bit light to begin with but you have the opportunity to develop in different business areas by asking different team leaders for work or to ask your own manager and team mates for work. I spent my time implementing Analysis for office in reports to increase time efficiency significantly.
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?
Excel and using SAP analysis for office is a key hard skill I have developed. I already used excel but during the placement I have mastered it and AFO is a powerful tool I thought myself during the placement which has been invaluable to me and the business.
Through acquiring these hard skills I have also developed soft skills such as problem solving, critical thinking and communication.
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?
You have a buddy with you and team members who are open to guiding you through your placement. There is a wide array of support available to you so all you need to do is ask for it.
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
SAP work culture is excellent.
SAP is very understanding and has commitments to flexible working in terms of time and location where possible.
The people you will be working with are wide spread from different cultures and backgrounds.
SAP is a company that really cares about it's employees.
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?
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?
The placement has been very enjoyable, I have learned a lot about SAP and controlling. The placement has allowed me to develop important relationships with key people which will be very important for my future career.
I have particularly enjoyed implementing efficiency and creating though AFO transforming my work from the more manual processes to automated processes achieving efficiency between 90-99%.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at SAP
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend SAP to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to SAP
SAP is a company which is ever changing and so is the companies needs. You need to be able to keep up with this change and make sure you are able to find new and unique ways to add value to your work.
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