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Assistant Tax Advisor Review

at EY

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Accounting

Reading

Review Submitted: December 2023

Overall Rating

3.6 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role
3/5 - Skills Development
3.6/5 - 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
Assisting in compliance and audit tax work. Compliance includes provision, returns and other specialist matters.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
Can be enjoyable but work is often repetitive

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Organisation, presentation, communication, technical knowledge

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Good mix of work, training and college with the dates of these known month in advance so planning is possible
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Supportive in workspace, good sized graduate loan, support for study leave
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Good number of classes and material but some teachers can be below standard
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Helps me better understand processes, the financial data I work with, and general functions of companies we advise
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
There is a 5 a side football time I am a part of. There are social events but often these clash with college and training and so hard to attend.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Good place to start career in terms of the quality of training and number of hours you have to work. But bonuses could be more generous
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?
It is hard to predict what sort of work you'll be doing as there are so many different teams/specializations within tax and you have little control on where you get placed so be prepared for anything.
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