Assistant tax advisor Review

by EY

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I work as a trainee tax advisor, which involves drafting tax computations, tax advisory work, ringing clients. I am office-based, which I enjoy. I work on a number of clients and to a number of different managers, which gives me a wide breadth of experiences. I enjoy communicating with clients and am lucky to do so regularly.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Yes. This year so far I have passed one ICAEW exam (accountancy), learnt about the corporation tax system, been on a number of internal tax training courses with colleagues around the country.

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy it a lot. I am given a lot of responsibility, and my team communicate well and interact together inside and out of work. EY has a very inclusive culture.

7/10

4. How valued do you feel by EY?

Very.

8/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Very

9/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I would prefer the progamme to have a faster ending, as 5 years is al ong time, however I find the training provider helpful.

7/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

A relative amount.

7/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

There is good progression of salary which is good to know and to look forward to. I am able to live comfortably on my salary but it is markedly lower than the graduate salary when I do exactly the same job.

8/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

A few, I make my own activities and plans outside of work.

9/10

9. Would you recommend EY to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I have not had a bad experience at all and would therefore recommend it.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?

The hours can be long. But you are given a lot of experience and I enjoy it a lot.