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Key reports testing can be kind of hard to get your head around. ITGCs are easy and if you're proficient at lookups it will be pretty simple. Rest is learning your managers documentation style and conforming to that. Shit ton of walkthroughs and other documentation.
IT audit kinda blows though
The work is boring as fuck
If it's IT audit, and it probably will be, just play the "I don't have an IT background but I'm doing my best! 🙃" card and no one will give you shit as long as you try.
Oct through feb typically. September is kind of the ramp up to busy season
I don't think so. But some struggle. I didn't have much trouble getting a 1 the first year but from what I understand that's a bit of an anomaly
Be prepared to document controls that no one actually understands too... That was my biggest beef with one of my engagements last year. We "tested" controls built into some shittily documented spaghetti code written by Accenture that no one understood and had to take the clients word on everything the code did. Would not want to be the partner on that pcaob review.....
You might be fucked you might not. Very client dependent. Just bring some lube and let it happen bro that's the best advice I can give.
On the bright side the hours should be better than being on a core client.
First year- 55 ish hours busy season 40 or less otherwise
After first year- 60+ busy season 40 to 50 otherwise
Is it tough tho?
Lmao I'm on it for 5 months
Yeah it's insane how much it varies by client/engagement.
I'm in RA. It's definitely more manageable than core audit. "It's a marathon not a sprint" since our busy season is way longer but less brutal daily/weekly hours. Been here two years and only have had to work 1 weekend. Good luck!!
And there busy season starts in oct and ends when?
Why
Yeah because I have no idea what to expect from this engagement
Bro your not making it any better my life is already flipping upside down because of this
Eh it's just one engagement how bad could it be lol (I understand that does not help)
Yeah seriously I'm originally from core
First year is hard only cause you have no idea what you're doing. That's where the doing my best comes in. Second year is easier cause you actually kinda get since you're only doing five months is say just have a positive attitude and open mind. Also Google is your best friend