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      Graduate Tax Trainee Interview

      26 Mar 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Manchester, England
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Saffery (Manchester, England) in Mar 2024

      Interview

      I interviewed at the Manchester office, and it took months. 1. first it was the online application 2. numeracy and literacy test 3. video interview 4. case study and in person interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The first three stages were fairly straight forward, typically what you expect with a graduate job process. However, the final stage was, in my opinion, very difficult. I had to go into the office to complete a case study and present this in-front of the partners of the firm, then be interviewed by them. finally, I was interviewed by the head of tax. all in all it took around 2 hours. the case study I found very very difficult. you are given a large volume of information and have an hour to read the information, digest it, and write up a presentation. I found there was a lot of information. you have to know information regarding a balance sheet, and P11D and a P&L statement. I found this difficult as I had not come from a financial background. Despite being told I had come across really well and raised some valuable information regarding the case study, I had failed to pick up some key points around the financial elements, which is why I had been rejected. I do think there was far too much information for one to read and write up in the presentation. I felt very overwhelmed with the amount of information. I had always expected going into a tax role, I would be taught information on how to read a balance sheet, a P11D etc, not having to read it and present it to the partners of the firm. The interview was fine - typically what you expect in an interview stage.
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