Audit Apprentice Review

Assisting a variety of different teams within financial services in completing and giving a reasonable opinion. This ranges from admin tasks, carrying out test work, creating workpapers, looking at financial statements and engaging with clients.

Professional skills as well as communication and time management has played a key role. Presentation skills as well as business awareness are key skills picked up through KPMG also.

There are a lot of other apprentices which makes it to an extent feel like a year group and makes things a lot less scary. I enjoy coming into the office and attending university.

There is some structure in place, however communication, guidance and organisation with the university has been very unclear and I have already had some problems out of KPMG's control regarding that.

Everyone is very supportive, there are several networks and ways to reach out when feeling stressed or overwhelmed, one example of this is having meetings with my manager to check in on how I am doing.

We haven't received a lot of support thus far. It is very intensive training in a short span of time which is something we had to get used to as its very different form sixth form education.

It has nonetheless provided me with the foundation knowledge to apply to my work when looking at the types of documents I would be working with.

There are several societies for example KSSC which have a ski trip organised with EY in April as well as socials beforehand to get to know people.

Yes

It's a very comforting environment and will be eased into the right work with the correct training.

Be yourself and stick to their values. As long as you portray the willingness to work and the potential is seen in you with a will to work with KPMG.