Grant Thornton: Rekha Mistry

Grant Thornton has got a good reputation, and it met all my expectations. It’s in the top 100 graduate employers and I knew I’d be able to get good experience and responsibility early on. I am in my second year and I can see already how much I’ve developed since last year. In audit you get to see how a lot of different businesses work and it’s a good grounding. It gives you real confidence. The first year is a lot about courses, training, college exams and on passing the professional stage exams, then getting exposure to clients, working on smaller parts of the files. Passing the exams is one of the highlights, you see all the hard work paying off. The downside is that you need to organise your time well, because you’re doing exams and working at the same time. In the second year it all comes together, and in the next month I will start ‘in charging’, basically being in charge of the audit team and ensuring all parts of the audit work get done, while out at clients, which is a real achievement. I feel like I am learning all the time, continually working on different businesses with varying challenges. We get a buddy, six-month interim progress report with our line manager and a yearly appraisal, which

is also a chance to talk about where you’re going and what kind of thing you want to do. I always get the sense they are focusing on my career here.

 

Before leaving the house check you have your keys, purse and phone.

 

Make a list at the end of the day of things you still need to complete, and you'll feel less overwhelmed with what you need to do.

 

Always carry an umbrella with you and don't forget to play in the puddles.