Intern/Trainee Review

I would conduct audit work assigned to me by my in-charge/manager. I would interact with the client daily in order to get the audit evidence that I needed in order to complete my testing. I would also interact with my team and with the Flying Start Placement 1 Students I would coach them and help them conduct their audit testing. The projects that I was involved with was the audit of a CIPS client and also audited some retail authorised investment funds.

I have learned how accounting and assurance impact society as a whole. I also learned about the regulation of the accounting sector and how this related to the disclosures that need to be made by a client. I have learnt the importance of of planning and organisation as it allows the audit to be conducted efficiently and completed on time.

I enjoy work and working with the team. They make work much more enjoyable. The partnerships culture is for us to work hard, the work is very interesting and plan to have a career in the field. I would recommend to anyone to do start a career in this industry.

The course is very well organised. This is demonstrated by the fact that every year at the start of university we have an induction meeting and are briefed on the year ahead of us. We receive training prior to going on placement which enable us to hit the ground running. I am a peer mentor for the first year flying starts making it easier for the younger students to make the jump from a levels to sixth form.

We receive lots of support from our employer. We are assigned a career coach at the start of placement. We also receive a placement buddy who we can go to with any problems. We are given plenty of support and there is a major focus on mental health within the workplace which is reassuring to see.

Flying Start Students receive plenty of support from ICAEW. We receive all our work material free of charge, we can call into webinars if we are interested in the event. We have a tutor at university who can help and guide us through any problems. There is also an ICAEW helpline that we can ring if we have any problems for independent advice.

I believe what we learn on placement and university is highly relevant to what we do on a day to day basis. And hopefully depending on exam results, we will get a job and continue to work in the Edinburgh Office. What we learn at university is very relevant to the audit work that we conduct.

There are plenty of extra-curricular activities to get involved with at work. These activities range from Five-A-Side Football, Squash, Netball, Basketball, Yoga. There are also opportunities to go on the Rugby Tour, Hockey Tour and Netball Tour. We also have month end drinks at the end of every month. They are all voluntary events and you can go to these events as and when you want to. There is plenty for you to do but you have to be first to take opportunity of the activities provided to you.

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I would highly recommend being at PwC to anyone. First of all they are a highly well known brand boosting the career prospects. They also provide excellent training in order to qualify as a chartered accountant. They give you the opportunity to engage with a large number of people. And go to a wide variety of places, you truely get to see the world.

Remain calm in the application process, they are looking for people from all aspects of life. The interview process the most important thing is to remain calm. The assessment days are really well organised and give you a taste of what the course has to offer. The on-boarding process is efficient first of all Newcastle University allocate accommodation to you and provide all the information relevant for the first week at university. Then the PwC onboarding is smooth and efficient and is done at the start of the year over the summer when we have not a lot to do.