Audit Senior Review

by EY

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.5/10

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

Audit senior - We have to carry out testing upon the financial statements of different companies to ensure the figures they are going to put on the financial statements are fair and accurate.

5/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Skills have been developed using IT systems such as excel and learning and understanding accounting better due to continual development in this field. Also learning more around data analytics.

6/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

There is a lot of hard work, we do not get paid overtime and we are understaffed which is a strain.

3/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Very well organised with separate blocks for college and then at work. EY give us reasonable amount of time for studying. We have counsellors who support us through our time at EY and this helps our development.

8/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

A counselling manager who meets and catches up with you quarterly. There are many forms of support.

8/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

We go to college in the lead up to exams. We have also an online portal that Kaplan provide with videos around the topics of our exams.

9/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

There are elements of the exams that are useful at work but sometimes the work and the exams are not related.

6/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

There is an EY football team that operates on a sunday morning. There are also voluntary events that occur every year where we as employees go out to a site where we help a community centre.

7/10

9a. Would you recommend EY to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Its a good place to work and a good stepping stone to get on your CV.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?

Be yourself, your personality will get you the job.