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Forvis Mazars

Audit- Privately owned business Review

at Forvis Mazars

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

London

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - 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.
I conduct tests on financial statements. This involves using excel and other tools like datasnipper to transfer information from an invoice or bank for example onto an excel file. Some of these tests are detecting for fraud. We want to test the validity of the financial information provided.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. Completed many tasks for clients. Conducted actual client for 4 different clients. Each with different objectives. Sometimes I would be looking at stock other times it would be revenue. Exposed to many different scenarios and experiences.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed networking skill, excel, team work.
Learnt how to use new tools to make us more efficient like datasnipper. Learnt new terminology used in audit and why certain tests are conducted.
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?
Lots. We were assigned a manager and buddy. Both were really good in answering any questions and teaching us new things involved in the job. All questions would be answered in detail they would not rush an answer to get back to their work. Always had time for our questions.
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The office had a very positive atmosphere. It was a great environment to be a part of. I enjoyed coming into the office. Everyone was happy and it was good to experience what corporate life in an office is like. Lots of space and quiet rooms if needed. The office was active which I liked teams where moving around to different people communicating to see what work they had completed and what needed to be done.
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very much. From the people, culture and work completed I learnt a lot. I networked well and met some great interns along the way.
The work was insightful and I was exposed to client work straight away so I really got to experience what it is like to work in this industry.
The social side was good which is always important in an office role. The relationships in this business are very strong and you get to feel apart of that from the start.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvis Mazars
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Forvis Mazars to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvis Mazars
Buy into the culture. The culture here is so strong. Take all the opportunities they provide it is so easy to learn quickly here.
Be confident in reaching out to people. There is plenty of client work around and this is really good for development.
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