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Why Moore Stephens

             10 advantages of employment at Moore Stephens

1. Employment policy

We at Moore Stephens are aware that the employees, that is, their knowledge, commitment to work and affiliation to the collective, are the most important segment of our overall business, which is why the selection of personnel is of great importance to us. We are proud of the fact that all candidates, like all employees, have equal opportunities, regardless of their social status, gender, religion and nationality. In our ranks, you will not find the so-called "VIP beginners" who are employed for the purpose of counter-service, because we are aware of the perilous long-term impact of such personnel policy on morale and team spirit of the collective.


 

3. Knowledge transfer

The age and qualification structure of employees in the company is extremely favorable, which enables the formation of audit teams of optimal structure. Almost half of the total number of employed auditors are managers (20 certified auditors), and the organization of work is such that they regularly take part in team work on the field. When delegating a job, it is avoided that young people always get the same audit tasks and perform merely  filling out the form without information on the substance of the work they do, which is usually the case. In this way, a much faster transfer of knowledge to younger staff is achieved, and enables them to gain much wider knowledge in the first years of their career than their colleagues in the largest auditing companies.

5. Team spirit

Business culture in the company is such that it encourages friendly, almost familiar relations among employees, and hinders rivalry and careerism. The hierarchy is much less noticeable than in similar competing companies. Team spirit is nourished and the employees, who for various reasons (which is immanent to our profession) have left the company, remain devoted to it. At traditional annual events such as Team building, Alumny day, Client reception and Sports Day, all employees are taking part, (which is usually a privilege for the managerial staff in the largest companies).

 

7. Travel Oportunity

As a socially responsible company, Moore Stephens has been funding the "Travel to Europe" project for many years, thanks to which a large number of students traveled free of charge across Europe and was introduced other cultures. For the needs of clients with cross-border business, as well as through cooperation with Moore Stephens from other countries, there is a need to travel abroad often. In addition to regular travels to the countries of the region, our employees (including those with senior and junior positions) have also stayed in many other countries, on all continents. For those who like to travel it can be a good news, and for others, information that the field work to "exotic countries" is organized only with the prior consent of the employee.

9. Income and benefits

The earnings policy is that they are low in the first years while employees learn more than they contribute, and in the subsequent years they progressively grow and follow employee's work contribution. In addition to basic salaries, employees are paid for overtime work, the cost of getting to work and daily allowance while on business trip, as well as additional benefits such as jubilee awards and severance payments, and certain categories of employees receive special New Years' and International Womens Day gifts. As a benefit, additional health care is provided for all employees in a private health center. Also, at the expense of the company, all employees are insured on high insurance amounts against accident and disease risks.

2. Who can be a part of our team

Employment policy in the company is to employ graduates of the faculty with high references, with priority in the audit department for the candidates from the faculties of economics, accounting departments. Selected candidates are usually given a number of tests: psychological, general information, language skills, use of excel ... but not the test of knowledge, because we think that your professors have already done this (which is why a higher grade average and a shorter term of study is especially valued). Only at the end of the internship period, the test of knowledge in the form of a preparatory exam is obligatory. Passing of that test along with positive assessments of the work and conduct of the superiors, is a condition for establishing a permanent employment relationship and career advancement.

4. Professional development

Employees have at their disposal a number of specialized literature and electronic databases and collections of regulations. Professional training of employees is carried out continuously at internal trainings, as well as by attending externally organized seminars and trainings, both at home and abroad. Employees with the above-average work results are given the opportunity to take an exam, financed by the company, for obtaining the title of Certified Auditor, and for the best of them also ACCA exam. At the premises of the company, during the working hours, advanced English language training is regularly held by the professor to whome English is the native language. There is also the possibility of paid external training of another foreign language.

6. More at home

The advantage of our company is that it is the only one that has, in addition to the headquarters in Belgrade, branches in important regional centers (Novi Sad, Nis, Zrenjanin), and the employees there perform most of their jobs in "their" territory. This allows us to do jobs at the same time efficiently and with a minimum overnight stay of employees out of the place of residence. Frequent and long absence from home, often in poor provincial hotels, has proved in practice as one of the significant disincentive factors for employees in competing companies. At our company, the field work most often means  leaving and returning on the same day, using a fleet of eight new vehicles owned by the company.

8. Work space

Employees have at their disposal a modernly equipped, bright and naturally air-conditioned business space in the central city areas, as well as state-of-the-art computer and other equipment. Therefore, all employees, including the youngest, have their own working space, which means that there is no concept of open space nor the "hot chairs" shared by number of employees - usually the youngest ones. The start of working hours is not strict and working hours are flexible, of course, under condition that the work is done in timely manner. The Dress Code and other common rules of corporate conduct are effective, but are less stringent and allow more individuality to employees, and Friday is reserved for Casual Day.
 

10. Social responsibility

Auditing is a highly demanding job, and for our older colleagues it is not always easy to track frequent changes in standards and methodologies, and especially the application of new technologies. As a result, it usually happens that those who do not recognize themselves at the time that they can no longer follow the imposed pace, the employer thanks for their cooperation, and in the later years of their careers they are forced to look for some new beginning. That's not the case with us at Moore Stephens! Even at the cost of lower overall profitability, for all employees  an adequate job is found, until the day when they are seen off by their colleagues to a well deserved retirenment.