Rating

7.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Audit Associate Daily tasks involve attending client offices and performing testing based on the draft financial statements. This means client facing the majority of the time with responsibility given from the start. Testing can be anything from fairly basic 1-2 hour sections through to sections that take anything up to a couple of weeks. The working teams vary all the which makes each day/week/job totally different which is refreshing. There are also plenty of opportunities for social and group activities - anything from quarterly socials, sport teams and charity work. The office as a whole is always really friendly with a good atmosphere and a fairly young team.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • AAT - level 3 and level 4 ACA - professional through to advanced (exempt from certificate level) Bradenham Manor - A training center down south where internal training is completed - lots of support given in the first year

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Very enjoyable but hard work

    7/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Grant Thornton?
  • 6/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Fairly organised - there is a set time frame structured around college exams but in terms of internal training not always too structured

    7/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • As much or as little as you would like

    9/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Again, as much or as little as you require. Each employee is assigned a buddy and a line manager who both work as support function as well as the rest of the department.

    9/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Living at home this easily covers my costs - to move out on a school leaver salary my be a slight stretch to begin with

    6/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There are also plenty of opportunities for social and group activities - anything from quarterly socials, sport teams and charity work. The office as a whole is always really friendly with a good atmosphere and a fairly young team.

    8/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Grant Thornton to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Grant Thornton?
  • Be yourself, as good questions, show willing and be prepared to work hard :)


Details

School Leaver Programme

Accounting, Finance

Yorkshire & The Humber

June 2016


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