Audit Summer Intern Review

Audit documentation, sample testing/ agreeing invoices etc. Communication with audited entity management to challenge and query missing or unclear documentation.

Developed Excel and teamwork skills. Learnt BDO/ audit specific skills for technical work and specific tools and programmes.

I was given responsibility to talk directly with management and raise queries, particularly after a week or two. I worked on a range of high risk audit testing, but we were not asked to do any stock counts or visit client sites.

Managers and support staff were eager to help and put effort into being as helpful as possible. However, there were some issues with organisation in the company and we were not given the opportunity to do some of the activities we were promised at the start of the internship (e.g. partner shadowing). There was also issues with my information being recorded incorrectly in the IT systems and we were not given much advanced notice of where we were needed etc.

A good company culture that encouraged teamwork and 'Helping you Succeed'. More relaxed than some places I have been previously, but teams worked well together.

I enjoyed it overall and I gained a good amount of experience. I would have liked to get to work on a wider variety of audit types and different teams, but was only put on two engagements, both similar. I also would have liked to get more insight into what I was to be doing in advance/ increased efficiency in the firm would be good.

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That the culture is very positive, and different to the big four; but organisation doesn't seem to be a strong suit of the firm.