@Elliott D.

12 March, 2025 17:04

Hello. I've been in audit for 8 busy seasons now (interesting unit of measurement). To be honest the hours ask is more than the rest of the year as it's a very busy time for our service line, and hopefully that's not a surprise to you. However it's not as bad as its reputation. It's definitely manageable and maintaining a work-life balance is really important - the key to that is communicating in advance if you have commitments you'd like to keep. I volunteer on a Monday morning so my non-negotiable is that I'm leaving on time on Monday and most of the time start later on Tuesdays - this is never and issue and your teams can work around it.

12 March, 2025 17:07

Another side of this is that busy season is when you will learn the most and meeting the most people. So it's actually a good experience to help you develop as an auditor and proffesional.

12 March, 2025 17:08

Experiences also vary by office - some offices have less of a Jan-Mar busy season as they have more clients that don't have December year-ends. My personal 'busy season' is from around 20th Jan to 10th March, but then I have another busy client at the start of November, although this has changed throughout the years.

12 March, 2025 17:09

Sorry for the ramble - if you have more specific questions I'm happy to help

12 March, 2025 17:09

Thank you for the response, Elliott. This is super helpful!

12 March, 2025 17:11