Audit Associate Review

My role is based within Assurance where we as appointed auditors will conduct an audit over the financial statements of the entity and deliver assurance on this. We communicate with the client, conduct testing, reviews as well as frequent meetings to discuss specific accounts as well as developing aspect of the business.

Since joining EY, I have adopted a vast amount of skills, from communicational skills to working with and handling data whereby I have actively looked to make completing the job easier. Skills such as Excel are vital and this is something which has seen a mass of development due to amount of usage you have with it in the workplace.

The programme has really benefitted me well and has allowed me to develop as an individual whilst it also being fun. The people at EY are second to none and it makes the programme much more enjoyable and memorable as well as continuous assessment of your development ensuring we stay on track and enhance our pathway.

The programme is very well structured in that it allows for flexibility in for the apprentice and I have found that this has massively helped me to manoeuvre between work and study. The organisation of the programme has also allowed for me to be able to access the correct resources needed to complete whatever is needed of me too.

The employer provides a large range of support throughout the firm and on the apprenticeship programme. In a work perspective, support is offered throughout with the support of a peer and someone with more experience who would be on call for you to contact openly. In studies, there are a wide range of resources such as academic support which will help alongside working towards exams.

The training provider offer support to complete the qualification for the majority of the year and are very prompt in their responses to your needs with the extensive and detailed information being offered out. They are very organised in helping to ensure your revision is very detailed and getting you well prepared for exams.

The knowledge which I learn through engaging with my studies work superbly well in conjunction with my work and allows me to apply what I have learnt to real-life scenarios. It also makes the experiences at work more memorable and it is now a scenario which I can revert back to throughout my career when trying to conduct other types of work.

There are plenty extra-curricular activities which are available to you such as various sporting opportunities, charitable events which you are able to organise as well as various networks to be able to socialise and engage with new people across the firm. The list of opportunities here is endless and if it does not exist currently then you are free to be creative and begin one yourself with the right level of support and planning in place!

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EY is an amazing place to work and that is highly attributable to the people that work here. The support which you are able to receive and freedom you are able to have is outstanding which makes the job and day-to-day life a lot easier. It is very much an enjoyable place to work at.

I would highly advise working on communicational skills as it is so vital that you are able to talk to people about things and voice what others need to hear. Equally, it is also good to be be very resistant and resilient as you will experience many hurdles across any career path and this is all part of the development and will definitely go a long way.