Audit Apprentice Review

by KPMG

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:

My role is to support others in their roles. As a new joiner, I have little audit experience, so am only performing basic procedures such as sampling and minutes reviews.

8/10

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

I've learn a lot, from being more efficient with excel to sampling techniques how an audit works and how each of the financial statements work.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Very much, everybody has been incredibly helpful and kind.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Its organised well, but the provider BPP could support us better and respond quicker

8/10

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

Not a lot that I have experienced so far, but from what I've heard later down in the line a lot of support is given to their employees.

6/10

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

They could be a lot better, respond quicker and support us more with our work.

4/10

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

So far it has helped me a lot with my work, as it gave me a basic understanding of what an audit was and accounting, which then allowed me to use this in my work

7/10

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.)

yes there is too much, 100s of groups to join. I have joined the football, badminton and rugby club.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend KPMG to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because of how supportive they have been with my personal circumstances, the environment is so easy to ask questions and friendly. I am so glad I chose to join KPMG.

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

Make sure to research the company beforehand and what your role actually consists of, whether that's watching videos of peoples experiences to actually asking someone with first hand experience.