Placement scheme - Milton Keynes • Real World

Placement scheme - Milton Keynes

Company	Mazars LLP
We have a placement opportunity commencing September 2008 in our Milton Keynes Office. This placement is available to students on four-year sandwich degree programmes and runs from September 2008 to July 2009. You will be treated in exactly the same way as our first year graduate intake, including salary. You will commence your ACA training, attend our in-house training courses and work on an exciting range of clients. We expect a lot from our placement students: Enthusiasm, professionalism, taking personal responsibility, being client focused, principled and independence of thought. Equally you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from a highly successful team of professionals, develop your commercial awareness, client skills and team skills. What will I be doing? Your placement will be in our regional audit team. The Chilterns region comprises Bedford, Milton Keynes and Oxford offices and our Audit team works across these offices to ensure the best service is given to clients. As an example, our Milton Keynes placement student could work on jobs led from the Bedford or Oxford office. As such you will need to be flexible in your approach and be able to drive! In addition to audit and assurance, Chilterns region provides a huge variety of services to our clients. This ranges from corporate finance, transaction support and tax to business process improvement consultancy. During your placement you will gain exposure to these services and we will also offer you the opportunity to work shadow senior team members in at least 2 other service lines. This regional approach means that our people get exposed to a wide range of clients in terms of size and industry. You will be doing the work of a first year trainee so you will frequently be out at clients, working as part of the on site team to carry out the audit. With our support we expect everyone to make a contribution and this will be no different for our placement students. ACA Training and support You will be fully supported to commence your ACA training during your placement year. Attending college and sitting exams with your fellow students and graduate trainees you will sit the Accounting and Audit and Assurance examinations in your placement year. For more information concerning the ACA go to http://www.icaew.com/ . Study leave is given for courses and examinations and all aspects of examination training is funded by Mazars. All you need to do is work hard and pass your exams. To help you, we will have a ?buddy? during your placement year who will be in the year above you. They can?t sit the exams for you but they can steer you in the right direction in terms of problems you may face. Skills for Business Skills for Business is our in-house development programme for our graduate intake. You will attend the same courses as graduate trainees in your placement year, Skills for Business 1 and 2. Each module is residential and last approximately a week. You will meet and work with our national graduate trainees (c 80 of them) from our 18 offices across the UK. The purpose of Skills for Business is to equip you with the knowledge and skills you will need in the role, complimenting your ACA studies. It gives you a chance to practice and learn in a friendly supportive environment. SFB 1 focuses on getting to know the Firm, our strategy, our clients and our approach. In addition you will cover an introduction to financial statements, accounting principles and our Audit system. At SFB 2 you will cover auditing tools and techniques, key audit sections (sales, purchases, debtors and creditors), more about Mazars and our range of services and time management and communication. How else will we support you? ? During your placement we will also support you with your final year project to ensure you get the most out of your time with us. ? You will have a buddy (a second year student) who will help you understand how we do things. They will be there to answer any questions on day to day issues and can help you with any challenges you might face ? Feedback: We believe that continuous feedback is the best way to learn. You will receive feedback on each job you work on and will have 2 appraisal review during your time with us. ? Mentor: Our regional placement scheme is sponsored by an Audit Partner. He will meet with you during your placement and ensure that you are progressing. He can also give you support and advice about your longer term career. We hope you will want to return to us following your final year at University. ? The salary for the 11 month placement is �20,000 pa. ? We will also consider sponsorship for your final year at University. Depending on your performance during your placement there is an opportunity for us to provide financial sponsorship for your final year.
Date posted	20 Jun 2008
Salary	�20,000 per annum
Start Date
Application Deadline	31 Aug 2008
Location	UK
Sector	Accountancy & Actuarial