Rating

8.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • My Role as a trainee accountant involves Bookkeeping, processing, management accounts, visit clients on a weekly basis and also involved general duties withing the office for example tagging of accounts.

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Yes - Developed on my organisation skills, analytics skills and the need to be very precise and accurate.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I enjoy it alot, theres alot of support withing the company. theres also a good balance of social interaction. Theres effort within the teams I.e team bonding sessions and meetings to provide support.

    10/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by BDO?
  • Yes I feel valued, there is an effort to get you to meet other people within the team aswell as the oppotunity to put any opinons/suggestions across. All of which are taken into account.

    10/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Very well organised. You have close contact with the college with college dates automatially put in to your personal calander. Each line manager is also made aware of this. Within the company what jobs each person is working on and who they are reporting back to is also very organised. College is taken into considertion when it comes to the deadlines.

    10/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • I havent begun my training as of yet therefore I cannot answer this questions. However hearing from others the support is excellent.

    6/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • A good amount of support, study days are given for exams. Theres monthly catch ups to adress any issues and to rpovide feedback on progess.

    10/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Very Well.

    10/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Not that I am aware of.

    1/10

  • 9. Would you recommend BDO to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Very supportive, Good Training programme, Exciting oppotunities.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BDO?
  • Confidence, A desire to learn about finance and businesses.


Details

School Leaver Programme

Accounting, Finance

Central London & City

May 2017


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