Hi Jathusa, thanks for your question! I'm currently in my first role in accountancy, which is as an Audit Associate here at EY. Before joining, I had no prior accountancy knowledge and hadn't studied it at school. When I joined, I had a week long book keeping course to get me up to speed, so that I understood the basics of accounting.

I am due to become part qualified this year due to the number of exams I will have sat by October, which is when I will become a Part Qualified (PQ) Senior; the next role after this would be becoming a fully qualified senior when my role would be Audit Senior. If you have any other questions please feel free to reach out!

22 January, 2025 12:03

Thankyou for your response.

My next question, does EY give opportunities I.e. roles to recent accounting graduates who have no experience in the field?

22 January, 2025 22:08

Hi Jathusha,

You can join EY as a graduate from University and will study towards your ACA. They expect you to have no prior accounting knowledge so a degree in accounting will help you with the studying. I don't know loads about this path as I joined straight from school as an apprentice. You can read about the graduate programmers here: www.ey.com/uk/graduates

24 February, 2025 11:18