Job Description

Future Choices: Access Accountancy 2023

Are you a motivated and ambitious Year 13 student, interested in a career in accountancy and want to learn through experience?

Discover your future career choices, learn more about our profession and enhance your employability skills as part of the Mazars four-day work experience programme. This is due to take place between Monday 23 October - Thursday 26 October 2023.

About the opportunity

This work experience is designed to provide you with a real insight into working at an accounting and professional services firm.

You will get the opportunity to:

• Take part in virtual workshops focusing on different types of career opportunities available within our industry - including networking with Mazars employees

• Work on an interactive group case study throughout the week
• Work shadow across several departments providing the opportunity to gain an understanding of the different areas of our business
• Take part in interactive virtual employability sessions including application, interview, and presentation skills training
• Fast track your application for one of our school leaver roles for 2024 or 2025 depending on your year group.

About you

In line with our commitment to improve access to our profession to those from all backgrounds, Mazars is proud to be a signatory of Access Accountancy and this work experience programme is targeted towards students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.

We are looking for exceptional candidates to join our team, who are:

• Completing their AS/A Levels, BTEC or equivalent qualification in England and Highers/Advanced Highers students in Scotland
• Meet the following criteria:
• Attend a state school or college and;
• The occupation of your main household earner when you were aged 14 is categorised as a lower socio-economic background or;
• Are/have been eligible for free school meals or;
• Attend a school that is above the regional average in terms of the number of students eligible for free school meals or;
• Would be the first member of your immediate family to attend university.
• If you are in your final year of study please apply for an October placement, if you are in your first year of studies, please apply for an April 2024 placement. These will be launched at the start of 2024.
• Ambitious and motivated to join the world of work.
• Looking for a valuable work experience placement that could help you secure an apprenticeship.
• Interested in a career in accountancy/professional services and keen to improve your employability skills.

We will provide IT equipment if needed alongside lunch and travel expenses.

Mazars & me: who are we?

Mazars is a leading international professional services firm delivering exceptional quality in audit, tax, financial advisory, outsourcing and consulting. It\'s also a fun, fast-paced, positive place to work and make friends.

At Mazars, we celebrate individuality and thrive on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and make an impact. So that everyone can reach their full potential.

Every story is different at Mazars. Our people have amazing, personal experiences so the best way to learn about life here is to hear it first hand from them .

About Access Accountancy

is a collaboration of more than 25 professional services firms dedicated to improving access to the accountancy profession in the UK. Mazars is proud to be a partner and to be able to offer exciting opportunities on our Future Choices: Access Accountancy programme for 2023.

Established in 2014 Access Accountancy\'s mission is to increase awareness and aspirations among young people to join the accountancy profession. Mazars collaboration with Access Accountancy is a combined vision that our profession is more representative, at all levels, of the socio-economic demographic of wider society.

Inclusion and diversity

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond, is fully supported to be their unique self and provided with a level playing field. To read more about our approach

Next steps

At Mazars, we are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. If you are looking to join a firm where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action, then we think you will be a great addition to our team.

We recruit on a rolling basis, which means that we make offers throughout the season as we meet exceptional candidates. 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.

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. We do not accept CVs. In line with our commitment to fair and equitable recruitment policy we encourage students from all backgrounds to apply.

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