Associate Review
at EY
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Accounting
Kingston upon Hull
Review Submitted: May 2021
Overall Rating
3.7 /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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.6/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
3/5
I am an Audit Associate and I complete tasks within an audit team on a day to day basis. These tasks include being responsible for and completing testing on different areas within an audit and interacting with the client to obtain relevant information/resources.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I somewhat enjoy my programme because the learning courses have been valuable and there has been many opportunities to develop my skills as well as learn new ones. However, I feel like the programme has been a lot harder to learn and to develop/gain important skills due to being remote and not being able to work together in person or work with the client in person because of COVID.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes I have significantly developed my communication skills as well as my professional skills when on calls with the client as well as improving my teamwork and organisation skills when working in a team to perform different areas of an audit.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
I believe the programme is very well structured with a clear timetable and very well orgnanised with lots of opportunities to reflect and develop your skills after training/work.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I receive good support from my employer as they assign us a counsellor who we can refer to if we have any problems in addition to providing supporting through various training courses and other useful resources.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
The support we receive from our training providers when working towards our qualifications is great as we are provided with multiple resources we can use to develop our learning as well as having an assigned tutor who we can go to for help.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
Most of the stuff we are learning from our qualification hasn't been very applicable to the tasks I am performing at the moment however, that is due to the fact that I am at an early position in my qualification. The more useful stuff, which can be applied to the job, is what we will be learning about later in the year.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
Yes there are multiple extra-curricular activities to get involved in such as the Yorkshire three peaks challenge. It has been hard recently to organise such activities due to COVID but EY are planning to get more things like this organised.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
Why?
EY are a very supportive company who offer valuable support to help you with your work or qualification. In addition, the people at EY are all very helpful and welcoming which creates a good working environment.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?
Try to get involved with as much as possible in order to meet new people and develop good working relationships which may help in the future.
