A Day in the Life at Grant Thornton

This week, I have been undertaking an audit for a multinational company based in India, where I am testing the company's internal controls and accounts for revenue and expenses.

As an Associate in the Audit team, I generally work on sections such as PPE, Operating Expenses, Cash and Accounts Payable.

Today I will be starting off with collating a paper client pack. This is done when a job is complete, reviewed and approved by the manager

I've been working on a Work Health and Safety review for the past few weeks. First on my list is to tidy up the Risk Control Matrix (RCM) and work papers.

As it’s a Wednesday, we have our team’s bi-weekly check-in. This gives us a chance to provide updates on the current workflow and be briefed on any new client engagements.

One of the best parts about working in Restructuring Advisory is being able to go out and attend a site visit. Being able to attend on-site not only keeps my working environment fresh but also is a good opportunity to meet key contacts and get a better sense of what is going on in the business.

Today is a planning meeting... The planning meeting is a great time to ask technical or client-related questions to assist in completing your designated cycles.

The Associates had a debrief with the Adelaide Audit Partner and National People and Culture Leader to help get our feedback on what went well, what didn’t go as planned and discussions around practical solutions we could make to improve for next year.

We regularly seek written feedback from clients in our documents to ensure we are delivering work to a high standard that the client is happy with.

Lauren Helin studied Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology - Sydney in 2019, and is now an Audit and Assurance Associate at Grant Thornton

Lachie Strathmore graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Melbourne in 2020, and is now an Associate in Private Business Tax & Advisory at Grant Thornton

Will Briggs graduated with Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (Accounting) at the University of Adelaide in 2020, and is now an Associate at Grant Thronton AU.

Samar studied Master of Accounting at Flinders University and is now an Associate – Private Advisory at Grant Thornton