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EY

WAM Audit Review

at EY

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

London

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
4.8/5 - 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.
Worked on a global wealth and asset management audit, supporting multi-entity testing, financial reviews, and control assessment. I collaborated with client teams on site to gather documents and resolve queries. Worked on workbook reviews, used canvas to mange workflows and completed high priority tasks. gained exposure to financial statements and regulatory frameworks while using excel and datasnipper for data validation and reconciliation.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given the perfect amount of responsibility, I was given the wheel in alot of scenarios and was allowed to make my own decisions and this massivley boosted my confidence throughout and built a very strong connection with my team as they believed in me and my ability to do the work and from this i was able to excel very quickly.
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?
I have developed my excel skills and knowledge. and also my time management, proactivity and adaptability. Also i have learnt client interactions, auditing methodology, better financial analysis and improved upon my collaboration ans team work.
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?
I was very supported by my team and my counsellor throughout my internship. They always made it easy for me to come to them with enquiries and thoughts. And always supported me when I felt stuck at any point during my internship.
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?
It was very shocking how nice and friendly and supportive everyone is. It’s a lovely environment to work in.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
It was a 10/10 experience for me.
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 EY
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to EY
Be outgoing and speak to people, there is nothing to be afraid of everyone from associate to partner is very down to earth and are very easy going. Once you open up you will be able to excel even more in your work!
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