Student Chartered Accountant Review
at Cooper Parry
Graduate Scheme
Audit
Birmingham
Review Submitted: April 2026
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4.3/5
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Overview of the Role
4.6/5
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Experience & Company Culture
4/5
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Recommendations & Advice
Overview of the Role
Overall, how would you describe your experience at Cooper Parry?
Amazing! Cooper Parry are a great employer who are very supportive in terms of study, training and personal development.
What are the main responsibilities of the role and which elements of the role do you enjoy the most?
Interacting with clients.
Performing audit work.
Reviewing financial information.
Keeping professional scepticism
Performing audit work.
Reviewing financial information.
Keeping professional scepticism
To what extent does your role give you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully and feel valued by your team?
4/5
Great environment at the firm, but sometimes the actual audit work itself feels monotonous.
How does your compensation package - including perks & benefits - fairly remunerate you for the work you do?
5/5
Salary is on the lower end of the range due to cooper parry being a smaller firm.
They offer unlimited annual leave.
Non salary benefits are very generous in terms of access to discounts and other perks.
Fully flexible working with no requirement to be in the office.
Rewards issued for good work and exam performance.
Free snacks, drinks and sweets in the office.
They offer unlimited annual leave.
Non salary benefits are very generous in terms of access to discounts and other perks.
Fully flexible working with no requirement to be in the office.
Rewards issued for good work and exam performance.
Free snacks, drinks and sweets in the office.
How well do you feel the role is preparing you for your future career?
4/5
Cooper parry do a great job of this along side the study - I don't see a career in audit personally
How would you rate the extent to which you were developing new or existing skills through formal training and your day-to-day role?
4/5
Audit skills other than professional scepticism don't seem too relevant, but cooper parry do a great job with all the other areas alongside the study
Experience & Company Culture
How is the support you receive?
4/5
Have a buddy before and after arrival who is a year above you for support.
Line manager check-ins are often and useful.
Have a call every 6 months with a partner from a different business team so that you can have an honest conversation about your experience at the firm.
Line manager check-ins are often and useful.
Have a call every 6 months with a partner from a different business team so that you can have an honest conversation about your experience at the firm.
How is your work-life balance?
4/5
Cooper Parry encourages you to do as little work outside of work hours as possible.
Fully flexible working greatly helps with this.
Very accommodating for last minute situations which need you to change your schedule
Nature of audit work can mean that in busy season extra work is required as you progress to highe roles
Fully flexible working greatly helps with this.
Very accommodating for last minute situations which need you to change your schedule
Nature of audit work can mean that in busy season extra work is required as you progress to highe roles
What is the organisational culture, values and general atmosphere like?
5/5
Very positive, very welcoming, very inclusive
Fully flexible working meaning you don't have to come into the office at all if you don't want
Very flexible in terms of working schedule as long as it doesn't impact work
Fully flexible working meaning you don't have to come into the office at all if you don't want
Very flexible in terms of working schedule as long as it doesn't impact work
How would you rate Cooper Parry initiatives when it comes to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?
5/5
Diversity committee - have a champion for each of equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility
How would you rate Cooper Parry CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives?
5/5
B Corp certification has been renewed with an improved score
Gives all employees a volunteering day each year, with more optional ones available
Gives all employees a volunteering day each year, with more optional ones available
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cooper Parry to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Its a great place to work for all the reasons mentioned previously
How well did the role match your expectations based on the recruitment process?
4/5
Cooper parry itself matched my expectation
Audit role involved more data entry than was portrayed.
Audit role involved more data entry than was portrayed.
When considering the recruitment & onboarding process, have you any specific tips or advice you would give to others applying to Cooper Parry?
Be yourself - let your personality shine through
