About us:
RSM Tenon is a dynamic leading accountancy and advisory firm, voted ‘National Firm of the Year’ in the 2011 British Accountancy Awards. We are the UK’s 7th largest accounting firm, with leadership in the provision of business advisory, risk management, tax, recovery and financial management.
Our national client base covers a wide range of industries and ranges from individuals and owner managed businesses, to large corporations and public sector organisations. We have multiple offices across the UK and are an independent member firm of RSM International, the 6th largest global accounting network.
RSM Tenon puts clients at the heart of everything that we do. We strive to achieve this goal through excellent people providing excellent client service.
Our teams:
At RSM Tenon, we provide another option that allows you to develop a professional career and gain valuable hands on experience whilst studying for accountancy qualifications.
Our Outsourcing team provide services to all shapes and sizes of business, from the ‘one man band’ entrepreneur to the large multinational corporate. The key to our service is based on gaining an understanding of our clients’ needs and issues and providing solutions, rather than off the shelf services, that call upon the experience across the wider business.
The depth of services and clients you will be exposed to early in your career will provide you with a jump start into the varied world of accountancy. Whether you want a career in audit, accounts, outsourcing or tax, we will expose you to the skills you require to become a true trusted advisor to your clients in the future.
Your training and development:
As a school or college leaver, we know that you’ll want real hands on experience, enough scope to carve out your own position and a career with excellent long term prospects.
Your development within your role will be optimised by training from our RSM Tenon Academy, our programme of internal courses, external training and on-the-job mentoring. Highly regarded within the industry, you will embark on a programme that is among the best. Our on-going structured programme of skills development will support your career post qualification ensuring you are well-equipped to meet both our clients’ and your own personal expectations throughout your career with RSM Tenon.
We offer training options which are relevant to the role that you will be performing including:
• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
Following the successful completion of the above qualification, you may wish to go on to study one of the following, relevant to your role:
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Whichever qualification you choose, we will give you all the support you need to help you pass your exams including fantastic tuition, exam and study leave.
Your profile:
We’re looking for enthusiastic school or college leavers, who are quick to learn, driven and dedicated. You will possess a minimum of 280 UCAS points (excluding general studies). As a school or college leaver it is assumed you will have no prior knowledge or experience of your preferred business area.
You will be passionate, highly motivated and driven towards a career in accountancy, demonstrating a mature attitude.
You will get involved in a variety of tasks and trainees will be expected to demonstrate a willingness to learn. Therefore flexibility and adaptability is an absolute must!
Strong verbal communication skills are essential as trainees will communicate at all levels, often speaking with clients in person and over the phone, explaining complex information.
It is the aim of RSM Tenon to promote equal opportunities for all regardless of a person’s sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or racial origins, religion, or disability in relation to all aspects of employment of its people generally and, more particularly, in relation to the recruitment, training, promotion, terms of employment, treatment and working environment of all its people.

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