Mazars is a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm, aspiring to build the economic foundations of a fair and prosperous world. Operating as a united partnership, Mazars works as one integrated team, leveraging expertise, scale and cultural understanding to deliver exceptional and tailored services in audit and accounting, as well as tax, financial advisory, consulting and legal services*.
Founded in Europe, Mazars is present in over 90 countries and territories, with 42,000 professionals – 26,000 in our integrated partnership, 16,000 via the Mazars North America Alliance – dedicated to helping clients make the most of business opportunities and operate with confidence.
Online Application
The online application requires you to decide which training scheme you wish to apply for and complete an online application form.
Review
Once Mazars have reviewed your application you will be asked to complete online numerical reasoning & verbal reasoning tests. The tests are provided by Kenexa.
Interview
If your application is successful, the next stage is a one-to-one interview. This will be a one-hour interview with a manager or member of the graduate recruitment team.
At the beginning of your first interview, you will be given an analytical exercise to read and discuss. The remainder of the interview will consist of questions based on the key skills that Mazars feel are important in the role that you have applied for.
Selection Interview
This consists of:
If feedback from your interview is good, you will be invited to come and meet the team at your chosen office.
You will be interviewed by a partner and asked to do some team and written exercises.
Group Exercise
The group exercise is relatively straightforward. You will be presented with a scenario that you have to make a group decision on. You will have about 15 minutes to read and consider it and then 30 minutes to discuss and reach a decision.
It is more important that everyone participates rather than what the final decision is. The most important thing is to make sure that you express your views but also listen to what everyone else is saying. You need to be able to persuade others to your point of view but also notice when others have good points of view.
In-Tray Exercise
Some other companies will do this electronically, but with Mazars it is paper-based.
There were three exercises to do:
The task itself is not challenging, but there is extreme time pressure. It is important that you spend as much time writing as possible, and focus on getting things done within the time limit.
Usually, the assessment process takes place in the morning and is followed by a buffet lunch. This is informal and allows an opportunity to meet the partners and managers, and ask questions about Mazars.
Decision
You will be informed within two weeks if your interviews have been successful.
More diverse, more inclusive workplaces are workplaces fit for the future. We are dedicated to ensuring Mazars is an organization where people have a sense of belonging and pride. A united partnership where people can make meaningful contributions and be who they are. In doing so, we build a culture and a firm that deliver better value for our clients and our people alike.
Among several other issues, gender equity is a concern for modern societies, where we all need to play our part. Diversity and inclusion are at the top of our agenda. Our Group Executive Board takes a leading role in ensuring Mazars’ people feel respected and inspired at work. Because of the nature of our work, our core values of integrity and respect for people, and the impact we expect to make, Mazars is committed to turn awareness into effective, transformative action.
Diverse by nature
We know value for our business, our clients and our communities is created by embracing different perspectives, empowering our people and bringing to the table varied backgrounds, views and skills.
As an international partnership with local roots all over the world, Mazars is – by nature – a geographically diverse organization that has grown thanks to the different nationalities, languages and educations of our team.
Making the most of these differences as an inclusive organization allows us to solve problems, move our firm forwards and, ultimately, better serve our clients.
Inclusive by design
Diversity goes beyond geographical differences. At Mazars, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where teams, leaders and performance come in many styles, from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and where these differences lead to greater value and success.
These differences include, but are not limited to, abilities and disabilities, age, culture, education, gender and gender identity and expression, language, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background and working style.
We are one team at Mazars and are dedicated by design to being a diverse and inclusive organization.
Gender equity, diversity and inclusion
In recent years we have increased the representation of women in leadership positions and have made significant progress towards gender equity across Mazars. Today, some 75% of our largest countries have developed and started to implement diversity action plans and, overall, women make up 44% of our governance bodies.
A lot has been done, but we want to do more. Our four-year strategic plan contains a set of incentives and measures to help us achieve greater gender equity. At group level, we have partnered with the Gender Balance Observatory to advance female leadership and representation in top management.
Working with the Observatory’s members, Mazars has developed a checklist for CEOs to assess whether their organisations have the implemented the necessary actions that deliver results. This is a tool we are using to drive our own transformation and progress.
IWD: a day to reflect on making a difference
International Women’s Day, falling on 8 March in 2021, gives us a chance to reinforce our commitment to diversity and inclusion, and share our vision for our people and communities worldwide.
Mazars is a place that welcomes challenges: we recognize that critical thinking and questioning the status quo leads to better business practice. That is why we have invited our leaders and teams around the world to take part in the #ChooseToChallenge initiative.
This is an opportunity to reflect on how each of us can make a difference to create a more inclusive work environment. We know a day may not solve what could take generations to fully remedy, but we are proud to show our team’s commitment to stand up and be counted on this crucial topic.
Watch our #ChooseToChallenge videos below.
Leading from the top
Our Group Executive Board is dedicated to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do at Mazars. By shaping our culture and long-term strategy around inclusion, our leadership is committed to building a diverse global firm that recognises and rewards difference.
This will enable Mazars to be a firm that expressly appreciates the value of difference, the importance of belonging, and delivers business success to our people and clients as a result.