From never having studied Accounting to progressing to ACA membership
Started my EY career as an Apprentice in September 2023, and fifteen months later I have completed my first level of exams, earning myself a certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business and working towards full ACA membership.
I'm a Corporate Audit Associate for EY
I help provide an audit opinion on a companies financial statements, providing assurance to both shareholders and stakeholders in the business.
I was interested to see how businesses operated.
I was always interested in business at school, setting up my own enterprise during the covid pandemic to earn myself some extra money. This then led me to Audit where you get to have hands on experience and witness how these large businesses operate, and how they overcome any challenges that they encounter. I've worked on clients that I'd never heard of before and also some well known household names.
Work on your soft skills to help you build relationships.
Having strong soft skills will help you in life. Get comfortable building relationships and being out of your comfort zone, this will help you succeed in your professional career. It has helped me build professional relationships with clients and colleagues, and makes it easier when you have to ask them difficult questions.
I obtained my offer for EY before the first month in year 13.
I gained experience with EY through the Business Academy, which has since been renamed Career Starters. The program is a work experience scheme that enables year 12 and 13 students to gain an insight into a Big 4 firm. I completed this in the summer of Year 12, and off the back of this I was then offered an interview for the apprenticeship. I sat my interview on my second day of Year 13, and 2 weeks later I was offered a role with EY.
