Summer Internship Audit Industry & Services

Type: Intern
Region: North West

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

The role of an auditor is to ensure financial statements produced by audited entities are ‘true and fair’ and an accurate representation of the transactions and balances they claim to represent. In the audit service line, you can expect to be part of highly engaged teams, working together to deliver high quality audits in line with expectations and deadlines.?

About Industry & Services

The Industry & Services team provides audit services to companies of varying sizes, from FTSE 350 companies, to companies with turnover of over £3bn, to smaller, privately-owned companies. The entities we audit range from manufacturing, transport, energy and utilities to those of a more services nature such as media, retail, professional services and technology.

Recent UK government audit reform has created huge opportunities for our Industry & Services team. We continue to win significant new business across large and listed companies of all sizes, including major international corporations. Mazars is a key challenger audit firm to the Big Four, and our rapid, recent growth and capture of a larger share of the market means that it is an incredibly exciting time to join us!

What we are looking for

• Interpersonal skills – the ability to build client and colleague relationships with a foundation of trust and responsibility;
• You must be in the penultimate year of your undergraduate university course (the placement must take place either in your second year of a three year course or third year of a four year course)
• Analytical skills – the ability to think critically, research and solve problems;
• Excellent business writing skills;
• Deep curiosity of business;
• Proactiveness and enthusiasm;
• Commitment to self-development & learning;
• Affinity with our values; in particular, respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity; and
• A willingness to travel.

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 aptitude 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

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