Assistant Project Accountant, Finance at Siemens

The following is a Graduate Review for Siemens.

Siemens scores 3.6/5 based on 291 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Lots of opportunities to speak to and meet managers and think where you want to head to permanently
I got to travel internationally with my role
Given a lot of responsibility and creative control
Usually asked my opinion on decision based topics I've worked on, which is often agreed with
Manager is very supportive with CIMA studies as well as additional training

Worst

Sometimes I am not busy at all, sometimes have to work later to get stuff done - not a consistent stream of work.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £23,000 - £25,000

Current salary: £29,000 - £31,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:00

Finish: 16:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Persevere! Graduate recruitment may seem like a lot of steps (applications, tests, video interview, assessment centre) and a lot of time but it's worth it. It's great if you have done a placement year during your degree or have some experience in the industry but it is not necessary.

Do you have any interview tips?

Interviews are now strength based questions, so think of examples of things you've worked on and are good at prior to the assessment centre.
For the presentation section, be prepared for financial questions as well as business-related questions (you may be asked for your opinion too) - there is no list of questions they have to ask during this part as it's dependent on the presentation, so be prepared for financial and commercial questions.
One big tip is to try to be yourself, show your personality a little bit and try and chat to other candidates in the breaks - typically they're not after 'corporate' people, the Siemens culture is becoming more relaxed, so getting on with strangers around you is a good signal to assessors.