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RSM

TAX ASSISTANT Review

at RSM

Placement (10 Months+)

Tax

manchester

Review Submitted: October 2023

Overall Rating

4.1 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Filled in and completed time sheets. Scanned client information. Sent reminders for information to client. Prepared tax returns and sent to managers. Made amendments to returns and correspondence with client for approval after manager review. Submitted returns to HMRC. Billed and created invoices. General admin work such as updating client details, scanning and printing.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I think I was given appropriate responsibility based on the knowlege and experience I had. Responsability increased as I learnt more about my job and the role and gained experience. I wish I was given the opportunity for more client based work and to have been involved in shadowing client projects.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Teamwork and communication skills- working in a team to get returns to clients as quick and efficiently as possible and communicating the process of tax returns to managers to streamline the review process. Adaptability, time management/ prioritisation- adapted to learn and implement new software and apply tax law and regulation to the tax return process, prioritised tasks in order of most urgent and complex to ensure deadlines were met and clients did face HMRC penalties.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The team was very friendly and welcoming. There was a buddy system in place and I did my training with other placement students and new graduates, so it was nice to train with people who had similar experiences and were also new.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was good.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement and am grateful for the opportunity to have been able to work with and meet so many amazing people.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at RSM
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend RSM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to RSM
Research the company before applying.
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