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Corporate Audit Assistance (Financial Services - Insurance) Review

by Forvis Mazars

Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Check-ins with seniors on the audit job, discuss progress and queries of allocated sections. independently work through allocated financial statement areas- involves rolling forward working papers, picking samples, processing samples by checking the GL transaction details to the supporting documents e.g. invoices, workings, emails , 3rd party docs etc. Set up teams calls with clients for discussions.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt many things surrounding audit. Including how to audit Claims Paid, UPR & DAC and Creditors. I have also learnt how to work in a professional environment and in a large team. The most notable thing that I have learnt would be improving my communication skills both within my team and to the client


  • 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?
  • I have been given a large amount of responsibility during my placement, including being assigned whole Financial Statement Line Items, setting and leading client calls and producing my own Work Papers for the Audit File


  • 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?
  • I have been given a large amount of support. I have not once felt like there was not a single person that I could speak to. This has ranged from support on client work, and support on my personal development from the Early Careers Team, HR and my People Manager


  • 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?
  • The company has a great environment. There are many social events within my team, including dinners, drinks and golf days. Going into the office is encouraged simply through the friendliness of not only my peers but also seniors


  • 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?
  • 5/5

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and am actively seeking a return offer to go back


  • 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 Forvis Mazars
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Forvis Mazars to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Forvis Mazars
  • Make sure that you are ready for hard work through the months of January to March. And also ensure that you are motivated for a career in audit as it is tough, but rewarding work.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Audit

London

July 2025


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