Tax Associate Review

by Grant Thornton

Rating

6.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Corporate Tax Associate, preparation of corporate tax returns. Interactions across a wide team across the region.

    6/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Qualified ATT and studying for CTA at moment. Lots of external training for qualifications. Less so internally.

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Good.

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

    • Junior employees seem rather expendable after exam results. But generally get given a large amount of responsibility.

    4/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • National perspective well organised, more locally responsibility falls to people managers who may not have the skills or expertise to support study and development of junior staff.

    7/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • Enough, 24/7 contactable.

    8/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Enough, support always appears available.

    6/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • OK, but below similar positions in other firms.

    5/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Lots, but all are organised by junior staff themselves.

    7/10
  • 9. Would you recommend Grant Thornton to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Nationally a great firm to work for moving forwards.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Grant Thornton?

    • Do your research, application process concentrates a huge amount of knowledge of GT, its services and branding.

Details

School Leaver Programme

Accounting, Business Operations, Finance

East of England

May 2018

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