Senior Part Qualified Review

My role is to plan, execute and conclude on multiple audits in the banking and capital markets sector. Day to day, this involves understanding the clients business, reviewing work performed by junior members of the audit team and providing them with coaching to aid there development, being the main audit team point of contact for the client and also internally and ensuring that the audit work is completed to a high standard and on time.

Yes, every single year, my confidence has developed. I am able to lead difficult meetings with clients, offer my insights into internal planning discussions and learn how to manage difficult situations. I am also working towards my chartered accountancy exams and have one left until fully qualified. Throughout the year, we are provided with training to develop our industry knowledge and other areas such as confidence with clients.

I enjoy working with different people from all over the world. EY is so diverse that I've been blessed with the opportunity to work with people from countries that I would not have the opportunity to do if I didn't work for EY. The company culture is to work flexibly, but the hours involved are long and the pressures to deliver are extremely high.

I receive timely and constructive feedback from my managers. I feel appreciated by all managers who I work with, and this also comes across in the feedback given. Internal recognition at the department level is difficult as the ratings are quite narrow and it can be difficult to be told you are simply 'meeting expectations'. However, on a client level, I feel recognition is rewarded with feedback and impact awards.

My programme stems over a five year period. My intake was the first year/ intake of the school leaver programme and it has been disjointed at times. We were unaware and were not communicated a plan for the five years and only really told what our next year consisted of 6 months to a year in advance. However, this is slightly understandable given it was the first year of the programme.

We receive tremendous support. We have both a counsellor and a family tree consisting of different levels of hierarchy to support you.

My managers have always been there to support me on any areas I was unsure of during audits and also understanding if any matters arose in my personal life. Again, the counsellor role is great at having somebody to support you at work.

My salary/ package is enough to meet my costs. However, the costs of living and commuting to London are high, and I've only managed to live comfortably in the last year or so given the lower salaries in the early years.

Yes, there are always events and opportunities available. These range from and include charity events, mentoring, sports clubs and department events.

Yes

EY are a diverse and great company to learn from. It was a steep learning curve, but the exposure you get with clients and to senior staff within the firm is fantastic for your development. I also love the diversity, and EY manage to recruit some great people.

I would recommend to be yourself.