Trainee Tax advisor Review

Assistant Tax Advisor. I help with the day to day tasks that come about when providing tax advisory services to large corporations. These tasks are generally basic and sometimes admin tasks but I am a new joiner with little experience. However, I am also put onto projects that will develop my skills, improve my knowledge and give me exposure to the Tax service line. I am often responsible for interacting with external EY teams but no client interactions as of yet.

I am studying for the Level 7 ACA and have attended college once since joining. The external training was outsourced to Kaplan and they have very good course instructors and we are provided with plenty of content that we can access from home. With regards to internal training we are allocated different courses depending on your service lines. I have been enrolled on several accelerated corporate tax development courses which help deepen my understanding and give me more of an insight into the work we do.

I really enjoy learning more and more about what I do through qualifications, internal training and most of all hands on work. There is a good company culture and I am encouraged to ask plenty of questions and many people seem happy to answer them. I enjoy it thoroughly and think it is a well organised programme.

The induction lasted two days and we were given plenty of information and shown how to set up IT devices. In regards to training this will vary from team to team. In my experience training has been assigned to me and is highly relevant to the work I will be doing day to day. It sets you up well for the coming years and the curriculum takes place over several years. Everyone is assigned a buddy and a mentor. A buddy is someone who generally works close to you and you can ask any questions to. Your Mentor is usually a couple grades higher than you and is there to represent you and help you out. They give advice and are your go to if you have an issues. Your work isn't always given to you by your mentor but I have seen instances of this. Personally I feel as though your mentor should be detached from your day to day work for obvious reasons.

I have had no issues so far and haven't felt the need to make any complaints however I have been made aware of who to go to and how they can help me. I feel as though the majority of people are happy to take questions but there are always some who don't make themselves as easy to talk to.

We have easily accessible content and can access lectures and materials from home very easily. I enjoy the content as I have an interest in it but if you don't like the prospect of studying accounting an finance for 3 years then you will really struggle staying committed. But if you are then you definitely have support you need to succeed

I think the ACA qualification is very relevant for someone in my role at EY. Very often people ask me if I have studied something in college yet or done a particular exam because the content of those exams are particularly useful in the context of a lot of work. It also provides a good base of knowledge to be working with.

There are some social activities and sports clubs within EY and they were advertised to use when we started but I never really heard of it since so I haven't partaken in these things. However I have started a regular weekly football session and a group of colleagues from my intake join in. I feel as though many people do this with either work colleagues or people within service lines

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Its is a very welcoming and positive environment where you are pushed to learn and grow. It is a huge company and an amazing name to have on a CV as you will receive some of the best training and experience working with some of the largest companies in the world.

Pay attention to feedback from the recruitment process. Many people who get in have applied elsewhere before and / or worked elsewhere before. By paying attention to these things it sets you up better for the EY recruitment process which is highly competitive. Practice psychometric tests and try to improve confidence and clarity when speaking. Be eager, many people would rather higher a grad/apprentice who is willing to learn rather than someone who may be smart but not eager.