Auditor Review
by EY
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.8
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The Company
3.8
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The Culture
3.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was a great job which provided a range of exposures internally and externally.
My colleagues always voice their appreciation. Based on the feedback received from teams, my counsellor put forward a business case for an IP achiever award and I managed to win one of the awards!
EY is very good at coaching. Training was provide on the job and also separately as away training weeks and days. As long as you make your problems known to management, someone will be able to help you in some way.
At the beginning, I had many boring days when I had nothing to do but as I built my connections around the department, I was given more work to perform and busy season was quite frustrating as I was working from 9 to 12am most evenings.
At EY, the responsibility that I was given was earned through previous projects. Once the team knows you, they know they can rely on you and they could give you more important work to do.
I have learnt to speak to senior management at EY and at client sites, a lot of interpersonal skills were developed. I have learnt a great deal about the principles of accounting and auditing and the rationale behind the work we perform and how that can reassure the general public. There is always so much to learn on the job.
The Company
The teams vary a lot, I have had teams with hardly any conversations within the audit room but I have also had teams that were full of fun people. For one of our socials, we ended up going home at 5am after a "couple" of drinks.
The year fits into the program of the qualification very well. The only downside is the lack of rotation within the job
ICAEW costs money to study and EY was willing to pay for that qualification for us. I know that they make sure they get the full value of their investments back in terms of hours of work we do, but on the other hand, once I have obtained the qualification, it is mine to keep. The firm spends a lot of money on industry specific training and the ICAEW qualifications and college.
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
The training contract is very attractive especially now that I have already done a year!
The Culture
As we are all uni students, we enjoyed some great nights
London is known for its expensiveness. We were paid well enough to have a good time in student venues but not really enough to splash out even if it's not frequent.
London bridge is great for bars.
I joined the dragonboat racing team! there are a lot of random but fun activities available
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Audit
London
July 2013
