Mazars Financial Planning Grad scheme - Milton Keynes
Pros
Team are friendly and pleasant to work with for the most part. Grad scheme is sociable. Training sessions and case studies Exposure to wide variety of financial planning work
Cons
Location - Milton Keynes. The stereotype is there for a reason. Required to train there for 2 years. Strict, unnecessary rules set by middle management - have to justify if you are a couple of minutes late for work even if you work late, feel the need to ban coffee breaks of more than 2 people, no trust in workforce and the rules only succeed in alienating employees. Working environment - clear friction between back office and front office due to business structure. Very low team morale. Pay and benefits - below market average. Rotations - the job description stated that you would have the opportunity to work in different departments (tax, finance, investments), in reality this is not true.