Corporate Assistant Review
at Forvis Mazars
School Leaver Programme
Audit
Milton Keynes
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
4.1 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.8/5
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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:
4/5
Completing work papers that assist with the audit process, review different elements of the financial papers
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
There are many social events held in all the offices which allow you to get to know many people as well as people in other departments. This job has both elements of socialising with other people and being independent with your work.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Absolutely, I have learnt many skills from excel to working in a team and talking to clients in a professional setting.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
There is a good balance between college and work, however, it is your responsibility to keep on track with all your college/training emails and ensure the right ones are booked and at the right time as miscommunication is a possible occurrence.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
When you join you get assigned a buddy, who is a slightly senior member of the company that can guide you over the basics and they have been most recently in your shoes. Additionally, you are assigned a line manager that assists you with more corporate queries and ensuring you're on track with your apprenticeship.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
You get provided with a textbook and a question bank for each course you sit. Additionally, you are provideed with lessons (some face-to-face and others through online school) where the basic concepts of each chapter are taught. There are many practise assessments you can use to practice with. The only downside could be that some of the practise questions don't cover all possible topics even just once.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Everything you learn (both through training and college) delivers skills and knowledge to your day to day work to help with understanding what things are and why certain testing/precautions take place.
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
There are many extra-curricular activities to get involved in at Mazars from socials to innovation to improve the day to day life for workers. There are many opportunities to work with many different people with different experiences.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forvis Mazars to a friend?
Yes
Why?
People are really friendly and Mazars' main focus is to allow people to develop and learn with on hand experience to work hand in hand with their theoretical knowledge. It is a great opportunity to learn about companies like these work first hand while being provided the education behind it too.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Forvis Mazars?
Be prepared to put in a lot of time and effort both at work and outside of it to be on top of everything. This job is very rewarding and gives you a head start in the industry but it does require a lot of dedication to both the company but also to yourself and your own development.
