Training & Personal Development at Pitcher Partners

They have focused a lot on getting us ready for busy season and have an in hour L&D coordinator you can go to if you need help with anything.

Formal training was very extensive for graduates. This is mainly around accounting and auditing principles. We completed a case study for both an accounting and auditing file that gave us practical experience with software. We also completed regular ongoing training around soft skills like communication and time management.

Induction training to understanding the firm was really helpful however technical training happened a bit too early and graduates weren't able to full absorb the training information as they do not understand how it relates to their work and also the purpose and nature behind the tasks.

Very good training program to get us all on a level playing field, some minor gaps that training can't fix but requires us to go out and do things in practice to learn.

The training has been very well conducting with a good mix of formal training and on-the-job training. For those who will be audit they get 2 hour sessions every week for a least 3 months, to prepare you for the busy season.

As I have been involved in teams that are not accounting focused, my training has mostly been on the job, and included sitting in on client meetings and taking file notes and conducting initial document reviews before talking through findings with my managers.

Many modules at the start of the grad program. Many in person training sessions in tax advisory, some of which are graduate specific, others are for the whole team.

Full structured weekly audit training and professional development training programs are also available.

Training is very regular at Pitcher's, there is a genuine investment in your development.

On the job training is some of the most important training in my opinion. Support is consistently provided to junior staff to enable them to take necessary steps to learn but also help keep them on track. Pitcher Partners also provides a range of mandatory and non-mandatory training sessions, which is generally conducted over Teams to facilitate accessibility. My soft skills have improved exponentially since working at Pitcher Partners, this includes email etiquette, phone etiquette. Other skills include management accounting, business recovery and insolvency knowledge, data analysis skills, Microsoft office skills, understanding and knowledge of many business areas including payroll, revenue management, asset management, tree management etc.

Roughly 2-3 weeks of formal training was provided when we first started as grads, which gives enough context before heading straight into engagements. It is also emphasised that 70% of learning comes from on the job training, so we are not expected to have remembered everything from formal training, and questions on the job have always been handled without judgements. My organisational skills and communication skills have definitely been improve significantly from having to work with many people in many teams, compared to when I was working for a boutique accounting firm with a team of 4.

Varies depending on team. Audit and Accounting will have quite heavy-on training for the first few weeks, but other teams such as Data, Risk and Insolvency will have barely any training apart from a few modules. Continued development and training throughout, and company will support you through CA/CPA studies.

The learning curve in Insolvency is quite steep, which is why there are numerous training opportunities available for graduates to acquire the skills relevant to insolvency. The firm also actively encourages and financially supports graduates in completing their CA or CPA equivalent programs.

I have mostly been through on the job training, and this has been incredibly helpful as I learn best by doing things myself. Therefore being able to do some of this training was very beneficial.

There are a lot of training programs (online) available however they are not as frequent as I personally would like.

Great training in place. Run by very smart and competent internal members. Sufficient amount of training is provided to prepare for the job

Each rotation comes with its own set of specific training, and there is routine training during the rotations. Always very good and the resources they give you are very helpful to use throughout. You come out of the program very well rounded.