Completing and managing the progress of tax returns
I worked in private client tax and corporation tax 6 months each in both I was primarily doing tax compliance and tax advisory work for a range of clients individuals trusts estates individual companies large multinational groups of companies and m
My typical day at RSM involved working as part of an audit team to conduct sampling of balance sheet and income statement areas which followed with testing of these areas Discussion with clients on their controls and ensuring the financial statements ar
Your primary role and goal as an audit assistant is to produce accurate and meticulous financial statements for the clients you work with As a placement student your day to day tasks heavily alternate whilst you learn to conduct all the different tests i
My role was within the Financial Due Diligence team This is a stage in the Mergers and Acquisition deal process which assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a business and identifies areas that may impact the headline price of a business On a dayto
I was in 2 different teams The first was Employer Solutions where they are split into Employment Tax Expatriate Tax and Share Schemes I worked in teh team during January busy season so there were lots of expat tax returns to be done There was the o
Performing audit tests to understand client processes and relevant documentation provided to complete and ensure the information in the financial statements are true and correct
Helping with all stages of the audit planning execution and completion Making sure companies arent committing fraud by changing figures on their financial statements Testing samples of Invoices and documents
I worked previously in corporate tax where I would produce corporate tax computations and assist in client queries I now work in VAT where I assist on VAT advisory queries and help with the onboarding client due diligence process
My day involves meetings with managers and other internal auditors to plan upcoming audits and discuss the scope of our work I will then arrange meetings with client sponsors to make work arrangements and dig deeper into the processes at the company I w
On a day to day basis i work on audits that are usually allocated on a weekly basis As a placement student we are allocated audits working alongside seniors As we progress we then slowly partake in audits with less support performing these indepen
Coordinating with the client to gather review and evaluate documents around a specific topic area We then identify areas of improvement and raise recommendations as such
I work on the overseeing on internal MampA deals within the company I organise meeting on behalf of those deals and take minutes and relay actions I work on spreadsheets need for deals I also work on certain early careers work I also help with partn
Filled in and completed time sheets Scanned client information Sent reminders for information to client Prepared tax returns and sent to managers Made amendments to returns and correspondence with client for approval after manager review Submitted re
With this placement you are able to work in two different tax teams for 6 months each In both teams the main role was to prepare tax returns but in one team this was for individuals and the in the other team this was for companies Preparing tax returns
I work on a variety of clients each day preparing compliance forms and spreadsheets to calling clients to solve their adhoc advisory queries Day039s vary in work levels depending on the different 039seasons039 and HMRC deadlines Typically
Daytoday tasks vary depending on the stage of the audit and type of audit that you are working on Independent work is assigned to each audit team member which will contribute to the completion of the audit Often working alongside colleagues from a var
VAT prepared VAT Returns managed client communication prepared advisory deliverables for clients researched and summarised legislations assisted in client take on procedures attended client meetings and took notes took on business development work
in the first 6 months of my placement i spent my time preparing audited accounts using RSM039s software039s undergoing review checks The last 6 months involved preparing corporation tax returns and entities of all sizes and offering tax advice to
Preparing tax returns R40s etc for private clients Managing clients and frequent client contact over phone email etc
