According to Rakin Hasan of Ernest and Young auditing firm, the company’s work environment
spans across three regions namely Americas, EMEA and Asia pacific (Hasan, 2020). The work
environment as presented by the partner revolves around working with people who span across
the colleagues at eth auditing firm as well as clients who the firm serves (Ernest and Young,
2020). Additionally, the work environment also strives for diversity in integrating people either
in the workforce or the clients that the company deals with. According to Rakin Hasan, the work
environment at Ernest and Young offers flexibility to the workers for both personal and
professional growth. The work environment also offers mobility to professionals and it is ideal.
Environment to work with due to the large room for adaptability that it offers.
The role of an accountant at the firm features assurance where the human interface is combined
with digital auditing to produce results for the clients. Additionally, at Ernest and Young,
accountants are also involved in offering advisory services. This is where after a series of
analyses, an accountant can evaluate and offer advice on whether a client holds the best
perspective or if there is a need to adjust. The company also offers transactional advisory
services where accountants define the workability of transactions in dealing with today’s
demands as well as preparing for a digitalized tomorrow. Ernest and young accountants also
audit firms for tax compliance purposes.
According to Rakin Hasan, Ernest and Young is an ideal environment to work in as it offers a
new graduate an opportunity for continuous learning for young professionals like myself where
one is open to learning all aspects of the business world to become an all-rounder (Ernest and
Young, 2020). The environment as described also features diverse clients that new clients are
expected to learn from as well as develop professional relationships within the long run. Rakin is
of the opinion that the business environment will require new graduates to work as part of a team
which is a healthy learning curve for a banding accounting professional. One is also expected to
build long term relationships, both personal and professional internally as well as experiencing
new technologies to help drive effectiveness in one’s career.