Insider profil
Top Insider Advice
Everyone has certain personality traits or skills which they develop throughout school or university, which they might not even be aware of - they do not have to be technical/academic! Soft skills are so important in the world of work, and it's important to reflect on what you are good at and what sort of roles will sort this skill set. For example, if you're a friendly person who is good at making others feel comfortable, a client facing role might suit you better. On the other hand, if you have high organizational skills, you might excel in a job where you work on several projects/clients at one time. It might seem obvious, but excelling at work, especially in your first few years, is usually much more to do with your personality than your technical knowledge or understanding. Find a job where the working style comes naturally to you, and you'll be able to dedicate more effort to learning and developing.
Career path
Assistant Tax Advisor
EY UK
From 10/2018 to 03/2024Company
What do you like about your job and the company?
I came into this job with zero knowledge of tax, accounting or finance. When I started, I felt like I had a lot of catching up to do! However, for me, the process of learning and developing is part of the fun. I love that in the 1.5 years I've been at EY, not one day has gone past where I haven't learnt something new, or at least consolidated my understanding of a new concept. An understanding of corporate tax is a unique skill that is employable in many different scenarios and jobs. As they say, the only two certainties in life are taxes and death! For those are motivated by the intellectual challenge and an ever-changing landscape, tax provides an exciting career path.
Greatest achievements
In my first year at EY, I went from being assigned to two audits only to having a portfolio of 15 clients, including coordination, compliance and audit clients. I have in particular built up my Real Estate compliance clients to a point where I am now stepping up into a senior/reviewer role on these accounts, managing junior team members and being the main client contact. This has accelerated my development, meant I now get to work with fantastic people and am genuinely enjoying the work I do. My industry knowledge is growing every day and I am increasingly able to support our clients with the unique challenges faced in the Real Estate sector.
Vidhant M
Top Insider Advice
You must embrace continuous learning as it ensures relevance in a rapidly evolving work landscape. This will allow you to increase your technical expertise and commercial awareness - both pivot to success. By improving your technical expertise, your work will be seen as more accurate and reliable. By increasing your commercial expertise, you will be able to take that one step further and decide which analyses to do at what time and what the output of an analysis actually means for a business. Networking is also extremely useful. There are so many things we don't know we don't know, but just a simple conversation with an experienced individuals can save you years of mistakes. They can provide guidance and deliver a roadmap as they can see the path you need to take when you aren't even aware of the next step. Similarly, reading and taking courses are very powerful as this allows you to consume decades of knowledge in just a few hours...
Saamiyah R
Assistant Tax Advisor
Top Insider Advice
No question is a silly question, therefore I encourage you to be curious, demonstrate your interest and ask questions.
Nicholas N
Top Insider Advice
Sounds Simple but people forget this.. Taking part in any recruitment process can be a exciting but also daunting time, during the process always try and be your true self. Be honest with your answers and try and allow your personality to come through during the process. Skills can be taught and but behaviours can't.