Corporate Tax Assistant Review

by KPMG

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.8/10

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

As a corporate tax assistant I am responsible for managing our client risk admin and assisting the managers with advisory work such as completing research to help draft memo's. I also help with the review of comps and coach newer grads/apprentices.

9/10

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

Yes- the main skill is professional communication both internally and externally with clients. Tea work is also relied on daily.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoy my programme. I have been granted a vast amount of opportunities including working in different areas of the business. The people at KPMG are great and I have a really great team.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Our programme structure was very flawed. Being in a regional office we had much less opportunities to move around the business on our 360 programme. The programme was scrapped the year after my start year. There are currently no apprenticeships for tax at KPMG.

5/10

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

Support definitely depends on the area of the business you work in. In tax we have a great support network across the region.

10/10

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

Tolleys are a great training provider. We have regular calls with a training coach who keeps track of our progress and offers advice for both qualification, work and personal related issues.

9/10

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

My qualification is directly related to my day to day role, often seeing real life client scenarios on my job that I have learnt in class.

9/10

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 are regular social events such as team lunches, games nights, Newmarket races etc. There are lots of opportunities for professional networking events if this is something you're interested in.

9/10

9a. Would you recommend KPMG to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It a great employer which a good range of benefits, including ability to work from home and decent pay on the apprenticeship scheme and the jump start scheme allowing us to finish at lunch time on fridays during the summer months.

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

Be yourself during the application process. KPMG want to employee people who will add value to their business and fit into their values.