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Transaction Diligence and Analytics Graduate

EY UK

From 09/2022 to 04/2025

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What do you like about your job and the company?

In my current position, what I find most fulfilling is the perfect balance between the responsibility I am entrusted with and the invaluable mentorship I receive. Whenever I request for more responsibility, the team responds by allowing me to take ownership of specific areas. This not only challenges me to grow professionally and technically, but it also fosters a sense of accomplishment as I feel I had a greater contribution to the team's success. Equally important is the mentorship I receive, which has been instrumental in my continuous learning and career advancement. Strategy and Transactions at EY has a very flat organisational structure, enabling us to work alongside very experienced individuals. This provides the opportunity to to take in years of experience through just a few conversations. The combination of responsibility and mentorship creates a dynamic and supportive work environment, encouraging both personal and professional growth.

Greatest achievements

During my first year, my team provided me with the opportunity to perform a specific analysis and subsequently transform it into a data analytics enabler - this is when you generalise an analysis, making it adaptable, portable, and usable across multiple projects without the need to start from scratch each time. I am very grateful to my team for that opportunity as it required them to trust the work I did. The output was then featured in our Transaction Diligence (TD) Handbook which spotlights key moments in our TD practice over the year, and now further iterations are in development.

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Something I've learnt a lot in this role - as cliche as it may sound - is that whenever you have doubts about something in your line of work, it's best to ask for a second opinion. Especially when you're new to the role, it can seem a little embarrassing having to ask a question every five minutes (for me, the one that stands out is having to ask whether I was allowed to use the office milk with my afternoon cup of tea), but there's really nothing to be afraid of. Everyone wants to see you do well - your manager wants to see you develop; your team want you to contribute effectively to the engagement; and the client wants to make sure that they're getting as much as possible out of your audit. Something to keep in mind is that you'll be working with people who were in your shoes not too long before you! On my first engagement, I've been lucky enough to work with my assigned "Buddy" (a member of staff a year ahead of you in your programme/apprenticeship), as well as a "Senior" (a newly qualified member of staff, usually with about 3-4 years of experience). They've been really good at reminding me that they had the same questions a year or two previously. You'll also have other graduates/business apprentices at the same stage as you - make sure you help each other along the way!

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Based on training sessions I have attended and the induction session we have had, the most common advice given to us was ' Ask questions.' And I absolutely abide by it. I always ask lots of questions! My colleagues always remind me that there is no such a thing as a silly question. They are always happy to answer my questions and provide me with context on what I'm doing, why I'm doing it and more importantly, advise on the approach I should take to action a task. This helped me gain an insight into the wider picture of the engagement, helping me understand the client better.

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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.

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