Trainee associate accountant Review
at EY
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Accounting
Belfast
Review Submitted: March 2021
Overall Rating
2.1 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
2/5
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Skills Development
2.2/5
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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:
2/5
My role is a junior associate working on financial statement audits. On a day to day basis i complete a variety of tasks in different accounts for clients. This includes expense testing and preparation of lead schedules.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
2/5
I am enjoying the programme however I have massive concerns about the long term pass rate and overall sucess of the apprenticeship. This is mainly due to the exams we have to complete and the lack of support and care given to me and my colleagues. Nobody within Ey seems to know much about our apprenticeship programme. This really doesn't fit with Ey's people culture.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
2/5
I have done a lot of e-learnings and internal induction training courses, i have also completed one certificate level exam.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
It is well organised except from the support from my local office. My counsellor very rarely replies to any emails and no one knows about the exam process we our going through. There is also a complete lack of study support from Ey. The support from kaplan however has been very good.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
1/5
I receive very little support from my counsellor , she hasnt replied to my emails in over 3 weeks. As mentioned above we get very little support for the exams compared to the graduate employees.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
The overall support from Kaplan is very good.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
The theory of the college course i have completed is relatable in some ways to my job role.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
Nobody has time for extra-curricular activities given the extra hours we are expected to work.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend EY to a friend?
No
Why?
I wouldn't recommend this apprenticeship scheme to a friend for a lot of reasons I have already stated.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?
Only apply if you know exactly what your getting into.
