Audit Associate Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • brilliant, worked in audit FS in leeds, had a variety of clients and had exposure to year end work, auditing cash balances

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • very, i was given a lot of responsibilty and once i had finished my work i would help my collegues on their work

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • managers dont really have time, but it would be either the qualified exec that helps you, or a second or third year senior who has had experiance with the client your working on

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • this purely depends on the size and complexity of the client. my client was medium sized i'd work from around 9 - 6

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • a lot of respnosibility, i was given balances of the trial balance to audit, this involved liasing with the clients accounts department

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • wont really help in my degree, but it will help when i start the an accounting job

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • great but this will depend on the team and client.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very well setup, i was pretty much doing the work a first year graduate student would be doing

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • they invested a lot of time in teaching me how to audit the financial statements and various balances on the trial balance

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home

    Healthcare/Dental
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • well i got the job! and now i work for them!

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • great social scene, apart from the events the company plans,us students have our own!

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • live at home, but leeds is not expensive

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • never went out, but i have heard leeds is party central!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • yes there are many opportunities to get involved in charities through work but this depends on yourself and how involved you want to be!

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

Yorkshire and Humberside

April 2012

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