Audit Intern Review

-Week-long training and induction, both to the company and to audit
-Working on a handful of clients you are assigned to, getting experience in many different parts of audit, particularly in fieldwork
-Shadowing meetings, both internal and with clients
-Shadowing more complicated audit work, with the opportunity to shadow people in other departments (eg tax) also
-Revenue testing, cut-off testing, agreeing invoices, etc makes up most of the work

For the first week or so, you're not given much responsibility to help you settle in, but as the internship progresses you're trusted with a lot more responsibility. I was contributing towards valuable work from the start, and it helps that everyone is more than happy to explain how the work you're doing is important to the audit, so you feel responsible for contributing towards projects almost immediately.

I came from a non-finance background, but I don't think it's disadvantaged me - the past few weeks have greatly increased my confidence in working with finances. I've developed my numerical skills, my Excel skills, and my professional communication skills as I've had the opportunity to communicate with real clients. It's also introduced me to audit-specific software, such as Datasnipper, which I now feel very confident using.

Support was always available whenever I asked for it. People don't assume that you just know what you're doing, and everyone is very friendly and willing to help, even those who aren't working on your project. My manager provided me with fantastic guidance and advice, I truly couldn't have asked for anyone better! We were also provided with an office buddy, who checked in with you regularly so there was plenty of support both personally and professionally.

Everyone is incredibly friendly, and the interns were integrated into the office very quickly - we truly felt like part of the team! Challenges are seen as something to be tackled by the team, not by an individual, and it means everyone is willing to do their part and help out where possible. Definitely a very positive culture!

I greatly enjoyed my internship. I think it's been incredibly valuable in shaping my future career and providing me with an opportunity to experience life in audit.

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