Audit Apprentice Review

Auditing - completing relevant testing on workpapers provided, client meetings to discuss any issues/queries that have I have found - going on site too. Ensuring that a true and fair view is given especially for the establishment of financial statements.

I have managed to develop certain skills and hope that this does increase to a higher degree where with more experience I can also apply greater skills.

To a moderate extent - I feel like a better job can be done to make the programme more insightful such as allowing the apprentices more university time especially if they are on the school leavers programme as managing work and studying is a hard balance. As well as this perhaps allowing the apprentices to move into other departments like (tax eg).

It is pretty well organised but I feel like due to hard exams in place for the set qualification not enough study time is granted for the students. Especially from the big jump from a levels to an apprenticeship.

Moderate extent there potentially could be more that could be provided.

Some training could be longer as the exams are harder - I think more uni days for further depth and understanding and thorough knowledge.

It does provide me some knowledge through the revision for the exams to then apply into the working world - such as VAT and the principles of VAT returns etc.

There are some opportunities that I am aware of but do not feel like they are for me personally - perhaps more alternative options in the future could insight me to get involved in.

No

I would recommend this firm for graduates but perhaps for the school leavers programme it is intense to come and work here from school - and really/truly there should be a suitable and sustainable work/life balance.

Make sure that if the field you want to go into is here and offered then you only join as it is not worthwhile to join for a bit and leave halfway through if you do not fit here, it would be late for other opportunities too such as the uni route.