Summer Audit Intern/ Trainee Review

The beginning of the internship involved completing a 3 day audit training session. During the remainder of the internship I worked in a team on a real client, and every morning I would have a meeting and I would be assigned tasks by the senior associate on my team. Upon completion of the tasks given I would review the work with someone on the team and receive valuable feedback.

I learnt a lot about the auditing process at pwc and the programmes that are used. The internship helped me develop my technical skills through the use of their softwares and being guided by the staff on my team. I networked with a lot of senior members within the firm and this was really valuable as I learnt from their experiences and got an understanding of the different qualifications available for me.

I was given the responsibility of picking samples and doing some controls testing. My in charge allowed me to attend walkthrough meetings with the client and allowed me to ask them questions about some of the samples. After these meetings, I was told on 2 occasions to draft follow up emails which were reviewed by the senior associate and I was given the responsibility of sending the email.

Pwc provided a lot of support throughout the internship. I was assigned a buddy who helped me settle my nervous in the first few days. It was great that we were all assigned an individual career coach who we could set goals with and discuss feedback.

I got a very good insight of what pwc is like as a firm and why it is the perfect place to build a career. I learnt how pwc is making auditing processes more efficient, the importance of wellbeing, diversity and inclusion within pwc and all the networks available as an employee here. These discussions were extremely useful in helping me understand how to better manage my time and have a good work-life balance.

The whole experience has been very enjoyable. I gained a deeper understanding of audit at pwc and got a feel of what it is like to be an employee at pwc. On Thursdays we would have guest speakers invited to speak to the interns. These events were extremely engaging and were a good way to end the working day.

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