How To Write A Reflective Account

This semester I had the privilege to work as an intern at Eide Bailly, LLP. I worked in the audit department. I worked with assisting the full-time audit staff on basic tasks. These tasks could vary from auditor to auditor. It was anything from editing documentation to testing various sections of a client’s financial statements. It was not uncommon to work for several different auditors in the same day or the same week. I started my time with Eide Bailly on July 11th and I worked four days a week until this semester started. Ever since the beginning of the semester, I traveled from Shawnee to Oklahoma City three days a week. I would spend about 20 hours each week at work. I went into this internship with no idea what to expect. I would even admit that I was nervous that I would not possess the skills to perform my job adequately. I found out that everyone comes in with these nerves. I also learned that most people learn as they go and most people learn something new every day while working. It was comforting that full-time auditors had to learn how to do their jobs and did not have it all together right out of college. I had enough knowledge of accounting to be able to perform my job. The skills I was lacking I was taught during my internship. …show more content…
It was the first time that I could apply accounting skills in a real-life setting. I got to use my skills for a real purpose. I was contributing to work on a real client. The work I was doing felt important to the success of the firm. I had positive contributions to the audit process. One of the best educational takeaways for me is the foundation I have established going to my audit course next semester. I will understand how each of the issues in that class fit into real audit work. I may have already performed some of the procedures that we will learn about next