Assurance senior Review

On a day to day basis my role includes working with clients on substantive testing as well as planning files to audit the company as well as understand more about what they do to guide my work. It also involves working within a team efficiently and learning as a group.

from the apprenticeship I have learnt a lot about audit/accounting within the industry. also learnt basic skills at how to use excel proficiently and other data analytic systems such as spotfire which has increased efficiency in the workplace as well allowed me to build a new skill set to use outside of work.

I enjoy the programme as I get to work with new people which makes some difficult times easier as you can always rely on your team to help you. I also enjoy it because EY provide a lot of support if you have personal commitments or studies you need to do.

I feel valued by ey as they try to involve us in all areas of the business from facilitating training to increasing the experience for new hires. Also we are asked regularly of how the work life balance can be improved and ideas are sometimes implemented into the business. eg dress down everyday when in the EY office.

the programme is well structured for school leavers as we are given appropriate study time which fits around our work life however the course dates sometimes are inconvenient and often I have to use my annual leave to supplement extra days so I can revise before the exams take place.

Kaplan is always helpful when asking for help with there emails to answer any questions you may have in relation to exams you are taking. they also reply very quickly. the resources provided by them are very good and mock exams are done as appropriately. teachers are also happy to help when needed.

at work the employer is always happy to help however sometimes there may be miscommunication as you may not know the right person to contact about certain issues you may have at work so they could improve relaying information to us and things often get lost in communication too the employees.

the salary is pretty low compared to what graduates get paid and essentially we perform the same work. also we work really long hours and get no overtime pay so its draining mentally and physically when your pay doesn't match the hours you put in to the audit work.

outside of work EY have the EY Foundation and other projects that you can support however due to how demanding the job is your manager will often not approve for you to partake in these activities so often you can miss out on trying new things which you may wish to be involved in.

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starting work at a very young age of 18 along side exams it can be quite demanding mentally and physically and there isn't much scope to try and find out what you enjoy. you have to carry on working in the same department and until the end of the 5 yrs you cant try different areas of the business

if you want to apply to EY the best way to apply is to carefully read all requirements and try understand the business and what it does by understanding its initiatives and values. Also be true to yourself and project your strengths in interviews to show why you are suitable for the job