Corporate assistant Review

Item: Corporate assistant at Forvis Mazars
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Forvis Mazars

Placement (10 Months+)

Audit

Manchester

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.8 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - 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.

We audit clients in the public sector such as NHS bodies and councils to analyse their finances and check for material misstatements in order to give an opinion on their financial reporting. Day to day we do testing Working papers on areas like expenses, leases, PPE etc.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

In the first few months on the placement I don't think I was given much responsibility due to the fact that I had not undergone all my training but now that I am in the final stages of the placement year I am expected to complete my work start to finish at a high level with a large amount of independence

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Developed my excel and professional behaviour skills through on the job tasks as well as external courses provided by BPP (Paid for by Mazars)

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

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?

Managers are always there to supply feedback and answer any questions. They made it very clear that no question is a stupid question

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

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?

Very friendly environment with the team having plenty of social events throughout the year to improve team morale

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

It was very useful to get an entry level understanding of what is expected of a junior joining a large firm in this role. I think I enjoyed the fact I could earn a salary and live an independent life in Manchester.