Julia Caroline Proba
Trainee AuditPLUS
Ernst and Young
“Always listen to yourself. If your job makes you happy, you will be good at it.”
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Intern at Aebas, Florianópolis, Brazil. Social Internship: giving English lessons to children aged between six and twelve, introducing them to German culture
Voluntary work for the student organization AIESEC e.V. in Frankfurt, Germany as team leader. Talent Management: e.g. planning and supervision of the Assessment Center, organization and participation
Intern at a medium-sized auditing company. Audit: auditing of annual single-entity financial statements of medium-sized companies.
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Education
High School
Hohe Landesschule, Hanau, Germany
Hohe Landesschule, Hanau, Germany
Bachelor
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Graduate
Master of Laws in Business Administration and Law
University of Applied Sciences, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Master of Laws in Business Administration and Law
University of Applied Sciences, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Career
Trainee AuditPLUS
I audit annual financial statements in accordance with the German GAAP (HGB) on the one hand and IFRS on the other.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Business
Law
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
Among other things, my tasks include: the performance of walkthroughs, the execution of test of controls as well as the performance of primary substantive procedures of various accounts. Another big part of my daily work is to meet with clients to collect work-sheets and discuss processes and controls they have implemented within their company.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
An internship! I also did an internship between my Bachelor and Master studies and it really helped me to think about what I really want to do in future.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Bachelor
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Graduate
Master of Laws in Business Administration and Law
Master of Laws in Business Administration and Law
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Friends:
"You should not work in Audit. It is only about ticking boxes."
Challenges I Overcame
Work-Life Balance
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