Audit Assistant

4 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom RSM Full time
Audit Assistant - Leeds - Placement - August 2024 External audit – start shaping yourbusiness career

Join our external audit team on a12-month paid placement as part of your sandwich degree course and discoverwhat it’s really like to work in business. Gain hands-on experience, build anetwork of contacts and get advice from our expert mentors.

At RSM, you’ll discover a culture thatnurtures individuality and an environment where everyone is supported to reachtheir potential. If you perform well, you could be given the opportunity tojoin one of our Graduate training programmes that will help you kick-start yourbusiness career. With us, you’ll always be moving forward.

What does our external audit team do?


Our team carries out a detailed,risk-based review of a company’s financial records, processes and controls toform an opinion on whether the financial statements prepared by the directorsare true and fair.

A robust audit challenges the operationsof a business and improves the internal workings of the entity. This iscritical in today’s business world as the financial statements are one of only asmall number of documents that a company will place into the public domain, anda quality audit gives confidence in what is delivered to all stakeholders.

What can you expect?

At RSM, you’ll be a key member of ourteam from day one. You’ll get involved in client work very quickly, alwaysworking as part of larger teams, giving you ownership of tasks within thoseteams swiftly and preparing you to lead those teams in the future.

Our placement programme allows you toexperience working in the audit team alongside current trainees and experiencedmembers of the firm. This hands-on early experience is invaluable as you takethe next steps in your career. You’ll also benefit from on-the-job trainingfrom more senior members of the team and gain access to our internal trainingcourses that will help you develop in the role.

Within your first month you will betalking to our clients’ finance staff and within the year you will bedelegating to other auditors in the team.

The depth of services and clients you’llbe exposed to will help you kick-start your career. You could be working with awide variety of organisations, including large listed companies, nationalretail chains, and high-profile charities, as well as some of our internationalclients that operate throughout the UK and beyond.

What we look for


We’re on the lookout for enthusiasticself-starters who are always up for a challenge and want to learn.

Audit is a technically demandingdiscipline, so we look for students who are quick to grasp new subjects.

You may have confidence with numbers, be anexcellent team player, or be inquisitive of complicated issues. If you don’t,we will look to develop these skills in you.

You’ll often need to explain complexfinancial information, so you’ll need excellent written and verbalcommunication skills. What separates us from our competitors is the financialacumen we demonstrate and we expect that right from the start from our people.

If that sounds like you, we know you’llenjoy being part of our team.

Flexible working

At RSM we work hard to create anenvironment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, theircareer, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support allour people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilitiesalongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving aninspiring and fulfilling working environment.

Our recruitment process

Please note, for those who perform wellthroughout our assessment process, should your first preference be unavailable,you could potentially be offered a role in another location or department. Thiswould always be discussed with you in this instance.

RSM will only take one applicationinto consideration per recruitment cycle. We do not accept multipleapplications to different vacancies. Entry requirements

At RSM, we don't just look for good examresults. We think passion, personality and originality are just as important.

You will need:

112 UCAS points across 3 A Levels or anequivalent level 3 qualification, or 104 UCAS points across 4 Scottish Highers/AdvancedHighers or Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level);

A predicted honours degree.

Please note, RSM does not acceptGeneral Studies, AS levels or the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).PlacementPermanentLEEDSAudit31/07/2024

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