Trainee Chartered Accountant Review

I work in the assurance and business department so on a day-to-day basis I am preparing accounts for companies, partnerships and trusts, taking figures from the clients software and producing final accounts after making the relevant accounting adjustments.

I have attended many internal training courses where I have developed my IT skills and communication skills. I have also gained skills during my day-to-day working such as speaking with clients and understanding different accounting software packages that clients use.

I enjoy the company that I work for and the people that I work with as I found that they were all willing to help me when I first started working without any experience, training or college.

I quite often feel appreciated by the manager that I am doing a job for and in some cases I have been given written or verbal feedback for the work that I have done.

The programme is well structured. I participated in a 2 week induction when I first started and my colleges dates are planned well in advance so that I am always aware of when I will be taking exams. I have a tutor from Kaplan who I speak to approximately every 6 weeks who is always there to check how the programme is going.

My tutor gives me a lot of support and is always asking how everything is going in the office and how I am dealing with exams etc. She will often ask me things about the health and safety within the office and give guidance on anything that I am unsure about.

I receive quite a lot of support from my managers as I feel that they are all approachable and usually have the time to speak to you and go through with you anything that you are stuck on and willing to help you out.

I live a 30 minute drive away from the office and have to pay to parking so it would be nice to earn a little bit more, but I feel like my salary covers living costs and social costs.

There are many opportunities outside of work with ICAEW which we are usually emailed about in advance of the activity or event that is going to take place. There are also lots of events that occur at S&W such as drinks or quiz nights.

Yes

Because I think that is a nice environment to work in and there is also a lot of prospects for people who have just left college or university.