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Forvis Mazars

Corporate Assistant Review

at Forvis Mazars

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

milton keynes

Review Submitted: July 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Corporate Assistant. Working within an Audit team, Performing testing on more basic Financial statement accounts items, such as cash, PPE, payroll, debtors, creditors, equity.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes loads, whilst working in varying team sizes, i was also given large amounts of responsibility, solely communicating with client executives, being solely accountable for specific financial statement item testing.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
yes, drastically developed my excel skills and developed soft skills such as best forms of communication. Also learnt a significant amount about accounting, audit, and asset management clients
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
plenty. If ever needed support or coaching, it was available. Huge focus on team development so people are constantly helping others to learn.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
very friendly, well integrated culture. professional atmosphere
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
to a great extend
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvis Mazars
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Forvis Mazars to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvis Mazars
During your application ensure you are familiar with the company culture and history, they are very unique in their industry- which is how they differentiate.
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