Finance Apprentice Review

A lot of my work is focussed on costing materials and reconciling these costs. I also spend time correcting any sales order errors that occur. I also complete monthly responsibilities that allow me to reconcile the costs of the materials I have costed throughout the relevant month.

In my apprenticeship, I have developed and enhanced a lot of skills. I have developed a lot of new skills corresponding to the use of excel whilst also progressing skills that I already obtained. I have also learned a lot of skills using SAP software which helps me to complete my day to day tasks.

The programme I am currently completing is accounting and finance. I thoroughly enjoy the programme as this is something that has always interested me and has provided me with a lot of knowledge and understanding that I otherwise would not receive.

The programme has a very organised structure. I am fully aware of where I should be and when I should be there. Specifically, I attend college every Monday, will work remotely on Tuesdays and Fridays and will work from the office on Wednesdays and Thursdays. This process is maintained each week, which provides me with a good balance.

I receive a lot of support from Tata. If there is anything job specific, there is always people around on the team to offer a helping hand but also, on a much wider scale, monthly buddy meetings are held with mentors allocated to us who have a lot of experience and can answer any queries I may have or can give some really helpful advice.

The training provider always updates our teams page weekly with a multitude of different material to aid with the qualification. In addition to this, every 6 weeks a one to one meeting is held with a member of the training provider to again answer any questions and to provide support and additional help with some of the material or any revision techniques.

The qualification provides me with the fundamental skills and understanding to perform my day to day tasks. It offers a lot of key information towards understanding processes such as ledgers and debiting and crediting accounts. This give me extra knowledge that I can apply to my work to help perform more accurately and efficiently.

With work, there are some options for extra curricular activities. There is a social group that offer a range of different events whether that be out of work hours or in a lunchtime perhaps. However, the main source of event is that every few months each team has a couple of hours out of the office to enjoy an activity of their choice.

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Tata steel is a company where there are a lot of different avenues to go down. There is a lot of opportunity to gain a good understanding of accountancy and pick up a lot of key skills technologically and personally that you can take into outside of work life. Also, the people working here are amazing. You will make a lot of friendships and there is always people around who can offer support at any time.

Make sure to always be yourself, make sure to have some background information and knowledge of the company and the path you are going down and never be afraid to ask any questions!