Preparing tax returns running AML checks and performing ad hoc research or client interactions
Helping plan audits looking through and checking accounts Working with the current team to carry out testing
My role involved assisting the business and private client tax teams with whatever tasks they were working on This ranged from admin tasks to client meetings
As an audit intern I have completed in depth audit work on a variety of sections such as cash assets turnover expenses payroll etc I have also completed reviews of accounts for various clients right from my first week The role involves a lot of work
Working as part of the team auditing a range of clients Including meeting clients working with other members of staff and independently
My position as an intern was to support the private client tax team with any simple tasks which I could perform This included creating tax returns liaising with HMRC over phoneemailletter opportunity to sit in a client meeting and work on a fake c
Carrying out different assertion fieldwork testing as part of an audit of a client company This is to confirm the companys financial statement are true accurate and a fair and that everything has been correctly stated My role is to carry out the field
I would complete assigned tasks involving assessing a client039s accounts Typically this would be lead schedules or an early review of the accounts document I039d have to attend relevant meetings with the team andor client I also had the opportu
Check emails in the morning maybe some team calls to check capacity followed by some client work or working on my group case study project
You are assigned to one client at a time and do audit tasks for that client collecting and ticking in samples etc We also did a group project
On a day to day basis would invoice lots of things mainly testing profit and loss sections and the balance sheet sections of different companies in order to see if the estimated amounts as per our testing matched the clients figures which they had on th
Learning about the audit process and applying knowledge to real world clients Completing various audit processes and communicating with clients to gain the required information to expertly assess the companies in question Contributing to various areas o
Completing working papers on multiple areas of the client039s business and shadowing more experienced colleagues
Working with other members of the team to complete audit tasks
Very enjoyable staff were very kind to me and made me feel very welcome Through the work I was given I did feel like a proper member of staff which gave me a good insight into the job role
I thoroughly enjoyed Placement Year The work was largely varied and enjoyable colleagues were friendly and welcoming adding up to an overall positive experience The team made me feel at ease very early on in an environment which I was somewhat alien
My internship at Smith Williamson was extremely insightful and provided me with an opportunity to improve both my CV and my knowledge of accounting The team I was placed within were helpful kind and always providing me with work wherever possible
I thoroughly enjoyed the 6 weeks I spent at Smith and Williamson not only with the work and tasks I was set but also getting to know the team and other employees working within the firm The working environment was really lovely making it all the more
I have really enjoyed my internship programme at Smith and Williamson in the Business Tax department The team have been really good at getting me involved in work and I have been learning and working throughout the programme Everybody will sit down with
My internship at Smith Williamson was extremely enjoyable I was given multiple opportunities to extend my knowledge was progressively given more responsibility and gained an understanding of the audit role all in a challenging yet friendly and sociab
