Finance Apprentice Review

by Sky

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.6/10

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

Regular reporting/presentation of KPIs and financials to stakeholders Full ownership of areas of the UK P&L Leading development of changes in our reporting and analysis Full ownership of key processes during our Year End and reforecast period Supporting management through ad-hoc tasks, i.e., excel modelling/system downloads

10/10

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

Excel - Skills learnt so I can build models/analyse financials Communication - Learnt written/verbal communication through daily interactions Presentation - Prepared various presentation and presented to Senior leaders across finance Build a business case - Got to build a hypothetical business case as part of our scheme

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy my programme, you are given a lot responsibility and you interact with senior leaders in the finance team and have a good network to lean on for support.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It is organised, you have a buddy at the start along with staff manager who is there throughout your programme. You also have a point of contact if we have any issues with regards to our training provider.

7/10

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

You receive a lot of support in the form of generous study leave and sufficient materials and you have a large network of finance grads to get help from.

10/10

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

Kaplan are an established organisation and are very good with regards in not only support towards my CIMA qualification, but also completing my coursework with the regular calls we have with our dedicated coach.

10/10

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

Kaplan provides the relevant accounting information to help me perform in my role. It's combination of theory and real world application based approach is perfect as I navigate my role.

10/10

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.)

We have many socials in our team on a monthly basis, wider finance tend to do larger socials and the grad community holds quarterly ones.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Sky to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It's great company to work for, not only through the values which it embodies, but the programme is well structured, good support network, great benefits and a nice culture.

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

Research the company - go on the company website and look through company news and any reports/look on the customer website to understand their product range Understand the values - See what values they embody and how it fits in the company picture Practice interview questions - Practice makes perfect!