audit associate Review
by PwC
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
4.7
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The Company
4.4
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The Culture
4.4
- 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
In general I found that there was rarely a day when I would dread going to work! Auditing itself can be a tedious task on occasions, but as a 'first year' at PwC, I was rarely working at the same client for more than a couple of weeks, so it wasn't a typical '9-5' same-four-office-walls job. In particular, the variety of clients, team members and locations made the job enjoyable and not mundane or too routine.
PwC people are very nice and good at making you feel welcome and part of the team.
Very good guidance via buddy and coach system.
It really depended on the job I was working on and the tasks I was delegated. As a placement student, I was never really so rushed off my feet that I had to work stupidly long hours - although as you progress in the firm I think this may be the tendency!
I was given the responsibility to audit certain areas of the balance sheet (generally Cash, Fixed Assets, Prepayments for example) but the ultimate responsibility of the audit lies with the Partner!
The skills were useful for overall business and financial awareness.
The Company
Brilliant, everyone was happy the graduates loved working for pwc the managers were always smiling and realy helpful !
I think since my placement, PwC have standardised the scheme more - as personally I found that being the only placement student at PwC in the midlands region, the resourcing team weren't always quite sure whether I was a graduate equivalent or a gap student! But other than these admin issues, I would have to say that it was an excellent placement and if I had to do it again, I'd definitely opt to work at PwC!
As well as financially, PwC invested a lot of time into my training. PwC prides itself on its professionalism and expertise etc so it is in their interest to invest as much time/money/effort etc in all their employees anyway. So really, I expected that much of my placement would be a process of continual learning and development, which it was.
They convert 96% of summer interns to grad roles. The long term prospects are good
The Culture
Very social and fun. We regularly went out after work and on friday nights.
lived at home!
usual city nightlife
not much for an intern
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Audit
West Midlands
November 2010
