An ACA Audit student can expect to be fully trained and work on a range of varied and interesting assignments each year of the three year contract. Working closely with a range of clients, managers and other students , you will learn both technical and soft skills  and be able to apply classroom training to real life work, seeing the results of your input from an early stage.

We recognise that it is not easy to study and hold a professional job simultaneously and therefore we will support you with incentives to reward your hard work.

We are an authorised training firm and have seen a high proportion of our ACA students continue their career with us after qualification with great success.

Not everyone fits in with our style, but here’s an indicator of what we are looking for:

• Intelligent, articulate, motivated and curious mindset with warm, lively interpersonal skills.
• A graduate (with or expecting to achieve a 2.1 degree or above) with good A levels in relevant subjects
• Ability to develop personal skills and work as part of a diverse team to deliver results on time and in budget.
• Committed to your career with a business-like attitude.
• Willingness to accept responsibility early on.
•  Study with motivation to pass exams first time.
• A good networker of people.
• Enjoys a work/life balance
• Able to be based from Watford, Hertfordshire but travel to London and home counties.
• Car driver

About us

Hillier Hopkins is one of the region’s leading independent and progressive Top 50 firms of chartered accountants.  We operate a culture of innovation where training and development of our people is seen as key to our continued success. We are a socially responsible business and committed to making a positive contribution to our community. We  support and encourage staff to get involved with local charity events. We also continue to implement new measures to decrease our environmental impact and reduce wastage.

We hold Gold accreditation from Investors In People and have this year been awarded Sunday Times best place to work accreditation– medium organisation.  We are also B Corp accredited since 2025. All of these (and more) demonstrates that we are a good employer.