SVS Audit Review

My time at Deloitte gave me an excellent insight into what life is like working for a top financial services company through much client exposure. I thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity.

Everyone who I worked with was extremely friendly and helpful which made me feel part of the team right from day one. One of the things that impressed me most about Deloitte was that there was no intimidating hierarchy, even the senior members of staff were always happy to answer any queries I may have had and take time out of their busy schedule to assist me.

Prior to the scheme all interns were allocated both a buddy (fairly new to the company too) and a champion (a more senior member of staff) who were always there to provide support throughout the duration of your placement. Not only that but as mentioned above all other members of staff were always happy to help.

Some days during my placement were much busier than others and on some occasions I found myself having to ask someone more senior than me if I could help them out with anything on a frequent basis. However this is largely due to the nature of the audit role itself in which the company relies heavily on information provided to them by the client.

The team I worked within were never afraid to give me a high level of client exposure with quite a large chunk of my work being focused around the audit testing itself which required me to work regularly with the clients finance team. I felt others had trust in the work I was doing and the jobs I was assigned were not dissimilar to those of the more senior employees.

The technical accountancy skills I learnt during my placement are unlikely to assist much in the remainder of my economics degree, however will be invaluable should I decide to continue down this career path. The interpersonal and time management skills I developed will be useful for any future studies/employment.

The general work environment both in the main Deloitte office and out on client sights was extremely good and one of the things that I would emphasize when debating whether or not to join them.

There was a clear structure to the placement with my client locations being formalized well in advance of my start date, They were also flexible and happy to change one of my weeks locations due to the difficulty I would have had in travelling there.

Obviously as I was only there for a short period of time the training was limited. However the company funded both a regional induction day (in which meals and overnight hotel stay was paid for) and a service line training day in the Deloitte office itself.

Deloitte is a company I would definitely like to work for in the future as I felt the work environment there suited me. They take on many graduates on both temporary summer positions and permanently post school/university.

The company organised a couple of social events during my placement which enabled me to network with the other interns and people already in a permanent role at Deloitte.

The office was located at the heart of Cambridge therefore living/social costs were not cheap but certainly nowhere near as high as in London. Social events are frequently subsidized by the company itself.

Cambridge is an area I already knew fairly well with plenty going on in the evenings. There were plenty of pubs near the office, one of which we visited on my last day.

As mentioned above there were a couple of social events organised for the summer vacation scheme workers to get to network. Was also informed of social football which takes place once a week.