Associate Review

by Evelyn Partners

Rating

10/10

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

Testing Companies year end financial statements to ensure they are not materially misstated Working directly with clients to provide assurance over the accuracy of their financial statements Working as part of a team on projects between 2 weeks and 2 months long at a time

10/10

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

Technical Skills in Audit, Excel, Caseware, Inflo Softer Skills in communication, organisation, presenting, time management, leadership

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Very challenging and rewarding - Often stressful but only due to high levels of responsibility allowed to individuals of all levels - Steep learning curve so always a new challenge every day - Get to work on lots of jobs so gain experience on lots of different clients

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Very well established and organised structure, with high exam pass rates and fast promotion opportunities available

10/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Plenty available, and very good culture of wanting to help one another.

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Very well qualified and engaging tutors on all the exam courses. Very high pass rates are a testament to the quality of tuition and support provided

10/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

There's plenty of crossover between the role and the exams, and the two complement each other well

10/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

We have individual team socials every quarter, as well as larger department socials and a company Christmas party. I also play football with my colleagues and there's a netball team

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Evelyn Partners to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Exciting place to work - Lovely people - Challenging role but very rewarding - Fast growing company means lots of opportunity for promotion - Smaller size than big 4 means more variety of work and greater responsibility

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

Do it!