Audit Intern Review

A lot of effort was put into ensuring that I met a variety of colleagues who have all helped me a lot during my internship. I stayed away with work twice, which were both great opportunities to meet more people across the firm and get to know the company's culture.

I felt that, even though I often did odd-jobs, I was valued by the different teams that I work in. People always asked politely and were always willing to explain anything whenever I was unsure.

I always knew that there was someone that I could ask about my work queries and they would go out of their way to help me.

It really depends on the day, because the nature of audit means that there is a lot of variety, and different clients had different work loads. My in-charge would always ensure that there was work for me to do, and there was always plenty of things to help out with around the office. However, there were still days were I was not as busy as I would have liked to have been, even when I asked all the managers in the office for work to do.

I was given more responsibility than I expected, I signed off my own sections of certain audits, and I was left to work independently often.

I have gained many skills that are applicable to my future life, including professionalism, excel skills, presentational skills and an understanding of audit. This will be relevant for the Management half of my degree, and will certainly assist me in future work experience.

A good balance of friendly and professional. I feel like I got a lot of opportunities to get to know my colleagues whilst also getting the work done. People were always welcoming if I had any questions, even for very simple tasks. There was also a good breakout area by the kitchen to sit with if you wanted to chat with your colleagues, which made the office atmosphere better.

I was very impressed by the organisation of this internship because I visited plenty of clients, I went to a conference in central London and a training course at Bradenham. The only shame was that at some clients there was not enough work that an intern would be able to do.

Grant Thornton put in the extra effort to ensure that I understood everything I was doing and developed many other skills including presentational, networking and professional skills. They really value and invest in their interns and it definitely encouraged me to work even harder during my time there. They sent us to London and Bradenham Manor for extra training, which showed their investment in their interns.

It seems that Grant Thornton hire interns with the intention of training them and investing in them in order to offer them a graduate offer at the end. On their final day, interns are interviewed by their People Manager on a topic chosen by Grant Thornton, and then participate in a performance interview regarding their goals for the internship. It is after that that they decide whether or not to offer a graduate job.

There are a lot of young professionals in the office and we all got along well. GT has away days, and there are also work events, so it is a sociable office to work in. I know that there were plans for an office Autumn Ball, and a Summer BBQ etc. so they definitely put in substantial effort to ensure that everyone gets a chance to socialise as well as work together.

Living in Leeds is relatively affordable. I lived in student housing which kept costs low, and I found that going into the city centre was not expensive, and that there were plenty of affordable things to do. In comparison to London, there are plenty more affordable opportunities, and I felt like I had a lot more freedom.

The nightlife in Leeds has plenty of variety. There is every type of restaurant you can think of, independent bars and plenty of clubs. Entry to most places is free, and generally prices are affordable. There are plenty of places suitable for both students and young professionals. There is also a lot of live music on.

We were encouraged to organised fundraising during our internship, so I planned a cake sale for the office. There were also sporting activities, and volunteering opportunities, I just didn't have a chance to get involved in anything else in the short space of time that I was at Grant Thornton, however different interns with different interests would have been able to get involved in these.