Accounting and Financial Reporting Assistant Review
at RSM
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
Southampton
Review Submitted: June 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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Preparation of annual statutory financial statements, resolving issues with auditors, client's finance teams, tax teams and HMRC.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Lots of responsibility the work is quite independent once you get going - steep learning curve at first though where not much work is going around
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Excel, powerpoint, organisation, accounting software, time management, communication, analytical investigation skills
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?
4/5
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?
Good amount from line manager (monthly catch ups), lots from peers
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Great team in southampton, very social and friendly
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?
4/5
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?
Very much enjoyed, learnt so many skills and technical knowledge as well as experiencing general corporate life
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend RSM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to RSM
Know the pathway - ACA - becoming a chartered accountant. Do your research before interviews by talking and networking not reading off the company website
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at RSM
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
