Corporate Assistant Review

by Forvis Mazars

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • analysing client's breakdowns of financial data, creating samples from listings and testing them using reliable evidence. Then reporting any misstatements for the client to correct on their financial statement.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • By the end of the placement I will have qualified with my first year of the ACA. I have an understanding of audit and have improved my excel and analytical skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, we had deadlines to meet and had to discuss our queries with clients without the need for direct supervision from seniors.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • We have monthly people manager meetings to discuss any problems we were having and there is a feedback system throughout the year so we can understand how best to improve.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • There are many events each week. Also the office has no separate offices for partners or other seniors, everyone works in the same open space and so it feels less intimidating talking to seniors.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed it a lot, there are a lot of socials and everyone I met was very nice. The work involved a lot of problem solving which kept each day interesting.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvis Mazars
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Forvis Mazars to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Forvis Mazars
  • There is extensive training at the beginning of the job, so its expected to not know much initially. Everyone is happy to answer questions.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Audit

London

June 2023


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