What's it like working as an Auditor & Accountant?

Hi, I'm Abdul 👋

I work inside the Private Markets team within the audit department as an Associate Manager.

I joined as part of the graduate scheme in 2020.

Here's the lowdown of what it's like to work as a Consultant in my team:

⏳ Hours

People in my team typically work 9am - 5pm. However, Deloitte also offers flexible working hours, meaning I can start and finish work at hours that suit me, as long as I get all my work done and attend all necessary meetings. & I also work from home the majority of the time (I’ve only been into the office a total of around 10 times), which makes work even more flexible.

🗓️ Typical day-to-day tasks

20% meetings: (1-2 hrs per day) helping or providing support to junior team members.

50% analytical work: (Excel, primary research etc)

Note: this has shifted a lot since becoming an assistant manager, this was 80-90% when I was a junior associate.

20% replying to emails: scheduling and basic administration tasks.

10% flexible ad-hoc work: depending on the tasks outstanding, any tasks juniors need help with or anything I need to report to managers or clients.

🪜 Expected career progression

During my first year at the firm I had 12 exams (I was put on the ‘intense’ study track, meaning more exams in a shorter period of time). This meant I achieved the relevant qualifications within the first 2 years or so. This also meant that during my first year there was lots of study leave: I spent 5 months doing actual work, with the other 7 months in either training or taking study leave.

Once you have passed the relevant grades you can become promoted to a Senior Associate. There is then an annual performance review at a set point each year. There are different levels to each role (with three levels of progression in my current role). During each annual performance review we review all different aspects of your performance. It is key that your performance review manager has all of the necessary evidence needed to advocate for you during performance review meetings. You set your own objectives at the start of the year, and need to provide evidence to help assess whether you have hit the required performance level.