Finance manager - controlling Review

by AstraZeneca

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8/10

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

Accounting and controlling i.e. cost controlling, BalanceSheet review Compliance i.e. audit compliance, VPAS clawback compliance

8/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Power BI Power automate Power Pivot Business Partnering

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Learning new skils in both of structured/academic manner as well as in real-life examples

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I am happy with the contents, however, it is not user friendly when it comes to the module completion status tracker. I have to click many sections to ensure nothing is outstanding for me

7/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Flexibility of my working hours to accomodate the programme For the rest, it is on my own responsibility i.e. time management

8/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

A lot, they offer the tutoring service, so that I can log the queries as it arises They also offer mentoring to keep up up to speed

9/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

A lot, my role has interaction with large data, and some repetitive process, and data science will help me work more efficiently

9/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

5/10

9a. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

good pay good corporate culture lots of learning/career progression opportunities

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca?

understand the corporate values and demonstrate how your skill fits to our values