Assistant Management Accountant - Apprentice Review

by Irwin Mitchell

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Rating

8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Management Accounts Apprentice -Updating balance sheets and P&L's - Assisting with staffing and updating figures - Budgeting -Reviewing and coding subscriptions -Reviewing Accruals and prepayments -Aiding in the workings of financial statements -Assisting Management Accountants

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • -Working on Level 2 AAT -Lots of internal training and mentoring

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • -Interesting and varied work -Friendly and helpful teammates -Flexible and understanding in regards to study

    9/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by Irwin Mitchell?

    • -Lots of recognition and appreciation from team and immediate managers

    8/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • -Well structured -Large element of self organisation etc. -Support from mentors -Clear team structure

    7/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • -Level two course -Regular lessons -Sometimes struggles to correlate between work and study - won't stray from syllabus to assist with work related queries

    6/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • -Brilliant manager and mentor -Understanding of study requirements and willing to take time out of the day to assist with any study queries. -Teaches and explains all work related activities in a way that is related to study/understandable

    10/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • -Not a highly paid position but imagine other apprentices have much worse pay.

    6/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • -Socialising with teammates and extended finance department -Volunteering opportunities -Sports teams etc

    10/10
  • 9. Would you recommend Irwin Mitchell to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • -Friendly working environment -Good brand name to work for -Good training in the department -Inclusive and varied teams

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Irwin Mitchell?

    • -Don't be intimidated by the corporate image (professional place to work but generally caring environment

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Accounting, Finance

Yorkshire & The Humber

May 2018

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