Tax Trainee (personal tax) Review

by BDO

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.6/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Job Title: Tax Trainee Daily Tasks: Drafting letters, email responses, tax compliance. Daily internal interactions: My immediate team, and the wider group. Daily external interactios: HMRC and occasionaly clients

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

qualifications: Currently studying ATT then on to CTA. Personal/Professional Skills: writing in a professional manner to clients, how to organise effectively.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy work, as i work on various different projects. I enjoy working with everybody on a daily basis. My team are fun, approachable and easy to work with. And they are always willing to help me.

9/10

4. How valued do you feel by BDO?

I feel like my work is important to the team. However sometimes we could recieve more recognition from those higher up in the company.

7/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I think the programme is tecnically very good, we are provided with good quality training and thurough materials. However i do not think that it is too well coordinated between us and our training provider.

5/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I recieve lots of support study notes and materials from my trinaing provided which is beneficial. I can also email my tutor when i need to do so.

7/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I have the support of my manager and all my team as i can go to them to ask them any question i do not understand. They all give me a positve attitude towards helping me, as they also want me to pass my exams.

7/10

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

All my costs are met. However, the train fares are a large drain on my wages.

8/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

There are football tournaments, lunches, after work socials, charity days and many other activites we are encouraged to take part in. There are also lots of seminars and lunch time/afternoon events for us to participate in to broaden our knowledge.

8/10

9. Would you recommend BDO to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

BDO look after you as an employee, your work is generally recognised and there are many opportunities within the firm to progesss. The work/social balance is also very good, which is good and healthy for a young person.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BDO?

When being interviewed you should be yourself, as the interviewer is somebody who you will be working with on a day-to-day basis, and they are looking to see if you would fit will within the office and the working environment.