Accountancy & Outsourcing Financial Outsourcing Summer Internship

Type: Intern
Region: London

Job description

At Mazars we have a wide range of opportunities for you to gain experience in a firm that truly cares about your aspirations. Our business is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, and we are known for giving ambitious people early responsibility and exposure.

Are you a proactive and ambitious penultimate year university student looking to gain invaluable real-world experience in the dynamic world of accountancy and professional services?

About the internship

Spend your Summer in the City at Mazars with a three-week, paid internship in one of our service lines. Upon successful completion of this internship, you may have the opportunity to fast track to a graduate role in the same department.?

At Mazars, we celebrate individuality and thrive on teamwork. You’ll be inspired to shape your future career within professional and financial services, enhance your employability skills and gain exposure within one of our modern office settings.

During your time with us you’ll:?

• Gain exposure, enabling you with hands on experience within the Mazars environment.
• Participate in a full induction which will give you a great insight into life at Mazars and upskill you in preparation for your internship.
• Achieve a good understanding of the type of client facing work that takes place at Mazars.
• Participate in interactive skills sessions across numerous employability topics.
• Build your professional network within Mazars.
• Have the opportunity to fast track for a 2025 graduate trainee role in the same department as your internship.

About the team

Our Accounting and Outsourcing team works to support our clients to better run their finance functions, understand their financial position and performance, and to ensure they are compliant with changing accounting and tax legislation. With the relentless pace of technology change you will need to be able to advise clients in areas such as process and digitalisation, business performance and financial reporting, while building enduring relationships that positions Mazars as a trusted adviser. Our successful team of more than 300 professionals is growing across all areas including cloud accounting, payroll, financial reporting and company secretarial.?

In Financial Outsourcing we serve a range of clients, you may work with some or all of the following types of clients;?

• Financial Services – providing expert services to banks, investment firms, asset managers and payment institutions.??
• Industry and Services – working with companies of varying sizes, from FTSE 350 companies, to smaller companies with turnover of £3bn or lower.?
• Privately owned businesses – at Mazars in the UK, we work with over 13,000, family-owned, private equity backed and privately owned businesses.?

What we are looking for

• Interpersonal skills; the ability to build client relationships with a foundation of trust and responsibility.?
• Analytical skills; the ability to think critically, research and solve problems.?
• Attention to detail and strong time-management skills.?
• Commitment to self-development & learning.?
• Affinity with our values; in particular, respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity.?
• Teamwork; the ability to function and contribute effectively as part of a high achieving team.?
• A penultimate undergraduate student or penultimate postgraduate student at a UK based university.
• We do not provide sponsorship for our Summer internships. However, you can apply if you are studying at a UK based university and hold a valid Student Visa for the duration of the internship.
• Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don’t always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. We balance your academic results alongside the Mazars online assessment within our recruitment process to ensure that you will be successful in your role with us.?

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

How to apply

Roles will be closed as soon as we find the right people, so to avoid disappointment we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 31 May 2024

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Closing date:  31 May 2024