Audit Assistant/ABA Assistant Review

by RSM

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Audit: Performing tests of details and tests of controls following guidelines require by accounts requirements ABA: Production of accounts, checking the balances are correct, and then querying with client where any balances don't look correct


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Many!! IT Skills, Excel competency, Communication, Teamwork, analytical skills, confidence


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Far more than you would ever dream to guess! You're trained on the job but ultimately you're trusted to complete work and speak to client as and when necessary.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Plenty of support. There is a structure in place that frees up supervisors to provide day to day support


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Brilliant on the most part. Yes, there can be times of stress, but ultimately, everyone is supportive and wants each other to succeed. There isn't any competitiveness within the firm, which is great to see and a USP of not working for Big 4


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Loved every moment. The people you work with, really make the firm what it is and I would highly recommend the placement to absolutely everyone!


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at RSM
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend RSM to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to RSM
  • Be yourself in the interview process, although obviously research what the firm is about and its core values. Additionally, don't apply thinking you're in for an easy ride. It is hard work, but good work and a good experience


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

East of England

August 2022


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