Associate Audit/Assurance Review

Auditing companies looking into different accounts that business have. e.g. payroll, Intercompany, cash, Fixed Assets. We also have a tolerable error that is determined by the accounts and if there are risks associated with the particular business/entity that is being audited. From this we are able to select a Testing Threshold whereby we perform our audit work around.

When I started back in September it was a lot of information to take on but looking over my books now as I start studying for my first exam it is all becoming a lot clearer I am able to understand debits and credits a lot better as well as what balances sit in the P&L compared to what sits in the FS.

I enjoy the program that I can work along side studying, however as we are doing the same role as a first year uni leaver I think the pay difference is slightly unfair. I enjoy the work I am doing though and I think I am progressing well. I think to make it better our exams could be pushed closer together and the length of the apprenticeship could be reduced.

As previously stated in the above question I think the structure is good to a certain extent although my first exam is In May and I had the collage training for this back in the previous year September. This in my opinion isn't very well structured. It would be better if we did a stint at collage e.g. 4-6 weeks then an exam at the end rather than it being so spaced out. This way I think collage will be of more use.

We receive a fairly good standard of support from our employer with the flexible working hour scheme which is especially good around exam time as you are able to finish that bit earlier in the day so you are able to get home to utilise study times in the evenings.

Kaplan is our training provider and there is on going learning and tests which you can do online as well as having a tutor that you are able to contact in order to mark extra work or even to have a call to explain the work in further detail. You receive very good/high quality study material including a question bank that I have been working through already for my upcoming exam.

I believe that my role actually helps me better understand the qualification work as working on the job helps put the material you are learning to constant practice therefore bettering the skills needed to do well. The training provider (study revision) is quite handy if at work you were doing a section that still not sure on you can read up further about it to help you understand more.

EY offer many extra-curricular activities. I myself are part of the fitness committee we organise events that can be undergone on family days. At the moment we are organising for June the 3 peaks challenge (so everyone can get involved we are doing 1 peak rather than 3). They also offer netball clubs and football clubs for the more sporty people.

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EY offers the potential to progress how you would like to with different routes e.g school leaver program or the uni leaver program therefore catering to a wider range of people. There is also the opportunity to branch out to different companies in the long run as they are know worldwide as a very good companu

Make sure you take every step of the process seriously. Make sure you be yourself and get your personality across, don't pretend to be someone you are not as your true colours always show. Also, make sure you let others have their say and you take the role that's best suited to you don't volunteer to be leader if your leadership skills need practice as if someone takes over you and takes charge and you don't say you can be seen as a pushover and that's not a good way to come across