Audit School Leaver Apprentice - Social Sector - Manchester - September 2024

at  Mazars

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 school leaver who wants to work with a variety of people, with a keen interest in starting your career in audit in the social sector? Are you an effective communicator who strives to deliver high quality work? If you are an analytical thinker and have a commitment to self-development and learning, this is a great opportunity for you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

At Mazars, we believe audit is essential to the economic foundations of a fair and prosperous world. Audit has been, and remains, a profession at the heart of our business. Our auditors support the public interest and, by caring about the organisations we audit and their stakeholders, we help to build sustainable businesses for the benefit of society as a whole.
If you join our Audit Service Line, you will be part of a growing team of around 1,400 people who are committed to quality, to technical excellence and to adding value to our clients daily. In the fast-moving world of business, comprehensive, and robust auditing continues to be invaluable, and our teams provide audit and assurance services which are vital to our clients’ business control and credibility.
We offer a distinctive, human-centric approach that goes beyond compliance, with an integrated structure that allows us to work together as one team. We serve regional, national and international companies of all sizes and structures, and you’ll have the opportunity to work on a variety of client engagements in interesting sectors.

JOB PURPOSE

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.
We are now operating a hybrid working model, so as a school leaver apprentice you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office, client sites when required or studying for your professional exams.

We are looking for candidates with a strong desire to learn and progress, and we give increasing responsibility when an individual is ready rather than at pre-determined times. However, our broad expectation of roles and responsibilities during the three-year training contract is set out below. In the Social Sector team, during the first two years you will have the opportunity to:

• work with various clients, building a strong understanding of their business
• learn how to prepare professional audit documents in line with our audit methodology using audit software and systems
• develop a thorough understanding of financial statements
• obtain relevant information from clients whilst building effective rapport with clients.