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Indirect Tax Assistant Review

at EY

Degree Apprenticeship

Tax

Bristol

Review Submitted: January 2024

Overall Rating

4.5 /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!

4.5/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Advising clients on Indirect Tax matters, including potential VAT reclaims and the VAT implications of potential ventures. Involves client face to face calls and correspondence
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Vary much, great team and work/life balance, very content

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Have learned client/internal communication skills, tax technical knowledge, and acting in a professional manner

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Very well, we are informed of any learning and exams well in advance
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Very much, most things are organised and if not, there is adequate support to help through these processes
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
Lots, they allow time off for exam preparation and have regular meetings to discuss what we need to be doing
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
My exams / training are very relevant to my work, and enable me to work
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Lots of social activities, including sports and office events

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Extremely supportive and welcoming, and generally an amazing place to work with excellent routes to reaching a higher role
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?
Communication is an absolute key for working at EY, so try to demonstrate your ability to communicate, particularly by planning base responses to questions but don't make it seem as if you're reading from a script
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