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Each day I was met with tasks set by my team which, although could be tricky, were always supported by lots of support where needed.
Sitting in on client meetings, shadow work completed by associates and completing basic audit work.
Learn from hands-on coaching and an outstanding variety of work, picking up business, personal and technical skills you can use across the network, and throughout your career.
For the summer internship we were given a first week of training for both the whole company and then in our specific sectors and so in risk it involved online meets discussing values and general training. We had a dragons den project also to demonstate some of our group work with other peers and also shadowed members in the firm already and helped them with any work they offered.
Daily team meetings in both the morning and afternoon. Self-management of time between training, compliance tasks, client work, and a social enterprise challenge.
The role in audit involved joining an audit team. Depending on the stage of the audit responsibilities varied, but in general this involved checking documents to ensure they were accurate and appropriate.
Helping out the team with their daily tasks.
Summer intern, operating within audit and under the Asset Wealth Management (AWM) business unit - shadowed client work and completed an intern group project
Shadowing managers and associates at the PwC office and helping them out with client tasks.
meeting with clients audit planning work
Working alongside an associate and helping them complete their tasks
Joining calls with clients and internally with the team. making documents to assist in the presentation of colleagues work.
The first week was general induction to the company and meeting other interns with training in different sectors. The next weeks I shadowed client meetings and got to look at a variety of work that is done in the job.
Assisting the audit team with the audit of financial statements e.g. performing testing over a financial statement line item such as revenue. Attending meetings with the team and clients to gain an understanding of the business and communicating to the client what is needed to perform testing.
This role involves attending meetings with your engagement team and/or client and filling out the standardised Audit excel documents that complete relevant EGAs (evidence gathering activities) such as substantive analytics, test of details and so on. These EGAs differ for the relevant FSLIs (financial statement line items). In order to fill out some of these EGAs you have to use the client invoices, bills, bank statements and so on in order to corroborate the testing.
Daily meeting with the team and perform tests of detail and documentation as part of audit process.
The program has involved audit training on the basic elements and practices in auditing as well as 8 days of client work, shadowing a senior member of the team on auditing activities. Additionally, we carried out an internship Dragon's Den project and presentation.
One week of training, followed by two weeks client work and a internship side project as well.
Shadowing various employees, drafting emails, researching new legislations
Audit team - Working with team to help on daily tasks. Such as completing walkthrough documents, sitting in on client meetings and contributing to general audit process.
