Shipleys

Shipleys is an 18 partner firm of Chartered Accountants and professional business advisors, based in London’s glamorous West End. We’re looking to recruit a number of graduates who aspire to become chartered accountants. We have high standards and are looking for candidates with excellent academic qualifications as well as drive, ambition and a thirst for success.

What can you expect from a career with Shipleys?

We are a medium-sized firm and every member of our team makes an important contribution. You‘re not at the same stage in your career as everybody else is in theirs, and what matters to you is likely to be different from what’s important to some of your colleagues and peers. We are a friendly bunch at Shipleys and it’s a place where you can be yourself – finding your niche and making your mark.

Our approach to our team is similar to our approach to our clients – very much based on individuals and their aspirations. Whilst the firm is very well known in a number of niche markets such as energy, financial services, and film and television production, overall we look after a wide range of clients so there is plenty of opportunity to build your experience with clients in many different industries.

Roles tend to be very interactive with more exposure to clients and others outside the firm than is often the case elsewhere. We aim to build on our professional expertise to provide proactive business advice and planning to our clients – helping to “make it happen”- providing an excellent service that’s worth the cost and which contributes to our reputation as a trusted advisor. People work hard when they are here, but we also do expect them to go home!

In larger firms, trainees often spend much of their training confined to audit work because of the sheer scale of audit work. Audit work is just one small aspect of an assignment and in a medium size firm such as Shipleys, you can benefit from having exposure to many different areas of client work, such as accountancy and tax, as well as gaining client relationship skills.

In addition, you’ll tend to work with far more clients in a medium size firm (giving you a broad ranging experience) because the time spent at each client tends to be far less than that of a larger firm.

With a medium size firm, you’ll also benefit from involvement from the firm’s Partners, who will take a direct interest in your development and support you through your training.

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RSM

Make an impact, be our future.

RSM is a leading audit, tax and consulting adviser to mid-market business leaders, globally. We pride ourselves on delivering a premium service to our clients, by building trusting, long lasting relationships with them.

At RSM, our people are our future. It’s their talent, energy and ideas that allow us to achieve our goals and enact change where it matters most.

Our early careers programmes challenge you from day one. We value creativity, dynamism, and energy, and want you to share our exacting standards. In return, you can count on us to be by your side every step of your journey.

We’re looking for ambitious candidates from all backgrounds to grow with us and make an impact.

At RSM, ‘impact’ isn’t a buzzword. It’s something we consider all the time, in both our day-to-day actions, and when making the big decisions about our future. Making an impact means caring for our planet, our people, and our society, through various initiatives, including our volunteering scheme, supporting charities, pledging to achieve net zero by 2030, and focusing on employee wellbeing.

We run graduate and school leaver apprenticeship programmes in audit, tax and consulting, so you can choose the area that’s right for you. Whichever pathway you choose, you’ll be supported through the relevant professional qualifications and training at every step.

You’ll enjoy a combination of on-the-job learning and structured training, in a culture that nurtures individuality and celebrates fresh thinking. You’ll be a key member of our team from day one, contributing to client work and projects and learning about a variety of businesses and sectors.

It’s our collaborative approach that differentiates us from other professional services firms. Everyone’s contributions are valued. Your voice will be heard, and you’ll be supported to bring your best self to work.

With an exciting range of career options, great rewards and benefits, good opportunities to progress and full support at every step, RSM is the perfect place to build your career.

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HW Fisher

If you are a bright and ambitious graduate thinking about your future, HW Fisher can help you on the road to success. We are a top 30 UK accountancy firm with a hugely diverse client portfolio that covers all areas of commerce and industry. Our services are aimed at entrepreneurial (SMEs) and large corporates.

Our services include:

  • Audit
  • Corporate tax
  • Business Solutions
  • Private client
  • Forensic accounting
  • Corporate finance

We pride ourselves on our bright, motivated and commercial teams that work with businesses across a broad range of sectors.

Your training and development

We offer a challenging ACA training scheme based in our audit department, where you can expect to benefit from early responsibility to maximise your full potential. As well as full training and support, you will have the opportunity to work on an array of clients in various industries including media, property and charities. Your professional exam training is provided by First Intuition and we liaise closely with their professional tutors to monitor your progress, and ensure you have all the support you need to help pass your exams. We provide a comprehensive programme of in-house training to complement your exam studies to give you the best possible chance of success.

Your future

After you qualify, you will have important decisions to make about your future career progression. We will assist you by recognising your individual skills and abilities, and by continuing to provide you with challenging and stimulating work as well as the opportunity to move to specialist departments. As your career develops, we will help you prepare for new challenges by providing ongoing training in management and personal skills, as well as via technical updates. 

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Menzies

Menzies is a leading firm of accountants, finance and business advisors that operate out of a network of offices across Surrey, Hampshire and London, providing our clients with easy access and local knowledge. Described as the ‘best performing firm outside of the top 10’ by Accountancy Magazine, Menzies has over 500 employees and an annual turnover of more than £40m.

Many of our clients are expanding overseas and benefit from the outward perspective we can provide via our active membership of HLB International.

Our key strength is focus. We focus on our clients – understanding your business via our in-depth sector expertise, which enables us to provide you with insights that add real value.

Our Relationship Partners focus on getting to know you. Research shows that 72% of business owners feel that meeting regularly with their accountant adds value to their business. We use an advisory-led approach and a variety of diagnostic tools we’ve developed to challenge your objectives and guide your business growth.

Clients also benefit from our diversity – we offer the full range of services you’d expect from your accountants – tax, corporate finance, audit & compliance and business recovery, plus some you might not – like strategic advisory, outsourced HR and FD support, franchising and business valuations.

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Barnes Roffe

Who We Are

Barnes Roffe is an independent firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisors. We have been providing audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk management and tax services to owner managers and corporates since 1899. We are one of the UK top 50 accountancy firms, and our 24 partners and 150 employees are all committed to delivering outstanding value to our clients.

Our Opportunities

Our Graduate Accountant training schemes, Graduate Tax Accountant training schemes and School Leaver training schemes are designed with the specific purpose of giving you the best of both worlds: fast access to first class learning and the consideration to allow you to focus on what’s important – your studies, whilst at the same time providing you with great practical and client experience.

We want to free you from the excessive burdens that can accompany some training schemes and offer you the means to successfully pass your exams first time. Our trainees receive support throughout the training programme and beyond. At the end of the programme, our trainees are experienced Accountants with exceptional audit, accounting and tax knowledge and skills.

What Makes Us Different

Barnes Roffe is a medium-sized firm and that means you are a right size fish in the right size pond. The Partners and Managers know who you are, they are interested in you and your progression within the firm. Successes are recognised and responsibility is given early on meaning you can develop your knowledge and skills as an Accountant at a much faster pace. We are a team, we work together, we help each other, we train each other, we share knowledge with each other and we get the job done together.

What We Are Looking For

Ambitious, hard-working and driven individuals who can communicate with colleagues and more importantly our clients. These are all qualities held by a Barnes Roffe accountancy trainee.

Development And Career Progression

More than half our current partners began their journey as trainee accountants within our firm. Working their way up from assistant to senior to manager to become either an audit or tax partner. For most of them, this has been achieved within 10 years of joining the firm.

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KPMG

KPMG in the UK, part of a global organisation of independent firms offers Audit, Consulting, Deal Advisory, Tax & Law and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 people, we turn insights into opportunities, making a positive difference for businesses, people and communities.

Our largest practice is Audit which examines organisations and their published accounts, ensuring they are a ‘true and fair’ representation of their financial position and results. The work we do helps build trust in the economy and supports companies to grow.

Our firm is creating a tech-driven, sustainable business that empowers our people to connect, collaborate and deliver exceptional work. We’re committed to creating an inclusive community, where people can come as they are and thrive with us. Our people take care of each other and bring their diverse skills, experiences and perspectives to build a better future, together.

On our Audit programmes, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the business world, and work across a variety of different companies. You’ll learn how to use insights and emerging technologies to audit organisations. The work is challenging, yet rewarding, and you’ll have our team by your side, supporting you to thrive.

We offer a range of Audit programmes, including:

Undergraduate:

  • Audit – Black Heritage Talent Insight Programme
  • Audit – Social Mobility Talent Insight Programme

Graduate:

  • Audit Graduate Programme
  • Technology Audit Graduate Programme

Apprenticeships:

  • Audit Apprenticeship Programme
  • Audit Data & Analytics Degree Apprenticeship Programme

You’ll benefit from a rich learning experience, including skills development, funded professional qualifications, and mentoring. Through KPMG employee networks, volunteering, and community initiatives, you’ll be empowered to build new friendships and make an impact.

Joining KPMG means working for a firm that supports people to be their best, do work that matters and empowers you to build the career you want.

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Bishop Fleming

Bishop Fleming are an innovative Top 30 accountancy practice that offer a refreshingly different culture to other accountancy firms.

What makes our culture different? For starters, investing in and developing our people is at the heart of everything that we do, that’s one of the reasons why we’ve been ranked as one of the Top 5 Best Accounting firms to work for.

We’re expanding rapidly and have a network of offices across the South West and West Midlands. We’ve just recruited a record number of graduate trainees and are not stopping there….we are looking to continue with this trend as we begin recruiting for our 2023/24 trainee intake.

We have Graduate and Industrial Placement vacancies available in CBS, Audit and Tax throughout our business – by joining us you will get real responsibility quickly and will get to play a key role in helping your clients businesses succeed.

You will start your career with us in either our CBS, Audit or Tax service lines, but will have the opportunity to gain experience in other specialisms such as Restructuring and Corporate Finance to ensure that you become a rounded business advisor.

Recognised as an ICAEW Partner in Learning, you will study for the ACA or ACA/CTA qualification as part of a Level 7 Apprenticeship, to help you develop the wide-ranging skills needed to become a talented business adviser. You will be supported to complete a wide range of professional and personal development throughout your apprenticeship, both remotely and face to face, to ensure that you have skills and knowledge that you need to aid your future career development.

It won’t all be about work, you will be joining a business where you will have plenty of opportunities to get involved in things outside of the normal day job such as CSR, Wellbeing and Social activities.

Check out our careers site and our Glassdoor page to find out more and hear from some our existing trainees on what it’s like to work here.

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BDO

We’re all about helping people and businesses succeed. So, if you’re looking for somewhere you can be yourself and feel inspired at the same time, BDO is the place for you.

As one of the UK’s largest accountancy and business advisory firms, our clients have diverse ambitions and challenges, which means you’ll experience varied work that will broaden your horizons.

BDO operates in 18 offices across the UK, employing over 7,000 people offering tax, audit, and a range advisory services. BDO is the UK member firm of the BDO international network, generating £809m in revenues.

We’re big enough to be a major global player, but not so big that we lose sight of the individual needs of our clients. At heart, our work is simple: helping businesses achieve their goals. To do this, we offer a host of different services that include audit, tax advice, risk management, forensic accounting, business restructuring, corporate finance and more. Our clients range from growing entrepreneurial enterprises to listed multinational groups. This means you get a breadth of experience and opportunities to develop skills that few could match.

Here, your strengths are valued, and we understand your needs. Our agile approach gives people the flexibility and choice to decide where to work, balanced with the needs of your clients, colleagues, and the firm. This means you can work how you will be most productive.

Trainees are a huge part of our business and our plans for growth. This is where you come in. We’re looking for people who are hungry to learn and inspired to reach their full potential. We’ll empower you to think creatively about how we can do things better and encourage you to achieve your personal goals and career ambitions.

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HAT Group

HAT Group is a training consortium of 60 small to medium-sized firms of accountants. HAT Group recruits ACA and AAT trainees on behalf of our full member firms. We recruit up to 40 trainees per year, for our member firms. Just one application to HAT Group will mean that we can consider you for multiple trainee vacancies within the group.

Joining a HAT Group firm means you will get the best of both worlds; early responsibility that comes from training with a small or medium-sized firm as well as a highly reputable three-year chartered accountancy training programme. In addition to a highly competitive annual salary, fully-paid study leave is given and approximately 24 weeks are spent with tutors during your training contract. As well as passing the exams, you will also attend high quality practical courses which are written and run by HAT Group; that’s why, on average, 88% of our students pass first time!

Vacancies and location

We have up to 40 trainee roles available each year. We have two intakes each year, in January and August, but we accept applications all year round and we can promise you a personal and highly efficient candidate experience at all stages of the application process. Most vacancies are in London and the surrounding areas. Depending on which firm you join, you can expect a starting salary of £28,000-£31,000 per annum.

Minimum academic criteria

You will need at least 5 GCSEs (grade 9-4) including at least a level 7 in Mathematics and 6 in English, 120 UCAS Tariff points (A,B,B) plus an expectation of at least a 2.1 degree classification in any discipline, with consistently strong module results throughout your degree. (The UCAS Tariff points are achieved from your top three A-levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies, EPQ and Critical Thinking, completed in the same academic year).

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MHA Moore & Smalley

MHA Moore and Smalley is part of the 13th largest accountancy network in the UK and a leading independent provider of accounting, business advisory and wealth management services with offices across the North West.

In addition, MHA is a member of the ninth largest global accounting network Baker Tilley International – with offices in 145 territories across the globe.

Across the MHA and Baker Tilly International networks we all share a common ambition — to provide the insights our clients need now, to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges, and to seize tomorrow’s opportunities.

We create an environment where everyone counts. It’s a place where people enjoy stimulating, rewarding and flexible careers, and an opportunity to work with exceptional, market leading clients and inspiring colleagues.

Professionally and personally, a career at MHA Moore and Smalley is the chance to thrive and grow, to be the best you possibly can be.

We also have a clear commitment to do everything within our power to become a net zero organisation by 2030 and to build a positive climate balanced contribution thereafter.

We are also Investors In People and truly value that our employees are our greatest asset.

We believe in the power of great conversations, great relationships, and great futures.

Why you should join our team:

  • It is a great place to start your career in accountancy and a place to feel truly valued.
  • Clear career opportunities and progression paths.
  • Pay progression linked to role development.
  • A proactive, supportive approach and an excellent reputation for encouraging development and training opportunities for staff at every stage of their career.
  • Agile working is at our core, including flexible working patterns and hybrid working.
  • Investors In People accredited.
  • A variety of rewards and benefits (after qualifying period) including pension scheme, life assurance, flexible benefits (such as options to buy/sell annual leave, cycle to work scheme and private medical cover)
  • Health and wellbeing is a priority across the network.
  • Great social life and involvement in community and charitable initiatives.

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Saffery

At Saffery, we’re more than just chartered accountants and tax and business advisers. We’re a partner-led and people-focused firm, committed to our clients and honouring our heritage – it’s the core of who we are. We are Saffery. Proud of our history, focused on your future.

We have over 80 partners and over 1,000 staff that work from nine offices in the UK, plus offices in Ireland, Guernsey, Switzerland and the UAE.

We are bound by our shared values: ensuring excellence and integrity in the work we undertake, and being enthusiastic and collegiate in working together to achieve the very best outcomes for our clients. We value our strong client relationships and genuinely partner-led approach and we place great importance on providing exemplary client service.

We are a member of Nexia, a leading global network of independent accounting and consulting firms. This network connects us to over 250 other member firms in 120 countries across the globe, so we are able connect our clients to the very best advisers no matter what country their affairs take them to.

Our experts advise a broad range of individuals, their families, businesses and wider interests. The sectors in which we operate include: private wealth; owner-managed businesses; real estate; landed estates and rural businesses; sports and entertainment; not-for-profit organisations; and professional firms and consulting businesses.

If you apply for a Trainee Chartered Accountant position in our London office, you will be choosing between our Film and TV, Private Wealth and Estates or Business Advisory Groups. For all regional offices, you will not be asked to choose a specific department and the client base remains varied.

Our trainees

As one of our trainees, you can play a major part in our ongoing success story. From early on in your time with us, you will be entrusted with real client assignments.

and real responsibilities. In return, we will support you with our first-class training and development programme, designed to lay the foundations for an exceptional career.

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PEM

About PEM

PEM is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants in Cambridge, providing a full range of business, personal and specialist services to a diverse range of business sectors and individuals. This wide and varied client base provides an exciting basis for our training programmes – ensuring an excellent framework of knowledge and experience is achieved.

We believe our mentoring and training programme is second to none. We are committed to supporting each of our trainees in order to enable them to achieve their full potential – after all, they are the future managers and partners of the firm.

We have developed close working relationships with our financial training providers and work in harmony with them to ensure our students have a positive and encouraging training experience. You will be given the opportunity to work in different teams and on a range of exciting projects. Once qualified, we have a career structure in place to offer you the responsibility, challenge and development that will help you achieve the career progression you deserve.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for school leavers and graduates who have a strong commercial and business acumen. You will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be passionate about delivering the very best standards in professionalism and customer care. However, life at PEM isn’t all about hard work, we strongly believe in a healthy work/life balance and having fun!

Academic requirements are we looking for?

Minimum of 3 A Levels (or equivalent) at A or B grade / 2.1 degree in relevant discipline.

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Haysmacintyre

Partner with us and grow.

haysmacintyre is ambitious to its core. Our culture of support and progression from our trainees to our partners means we grow together, as one firm, to deliver a best-in-class service to our clients.

We’re a top 25 UK accountancy firm, a co-founder of MSI Global Alliance, and advisors to some of the most exciting businesses and charities throughout the UK and internationally. Our 450+ strong team all work together on one floor in our riverfront office in Central London.

Early talent are our future leaders, and we invest heavily from day one to ensure you’re equipped with both technical and soft skills to succeed. Below is an overview of what we’ll offer you:

  • From day one, you’ll be working on challenging client projects across our key sectors – Charities, Creative, Media and Technology, Financial Services, Hospitality, Professional Institutes and Membership Bodies, Property and Schools and Education – where you will learn and grow from inspirational leaders.
  • You’ll be a part of a close-knit early talent cohort full of self-starters, problem-solvers and collaborators who strive to continually enhance their skills and knowledge.
  • You’ll have access to personal development and high-quality training whilst working towards your professional qualification, alongside mentoring and support from peers and leaders alike.
  • We pride ourselves on making time for one another and creating ample opportunities to build connections and share two-way feedback between employees and partners. You’ll have the opportunity to partake in ‘haysmac Connect’, a programme of events curated to bring our people together to connect and bond over a variety of activities, including drinks, at some of London’s best rooftop bars, puppy yoga or a session at the velodrome.
  • Our comprehensive CSR programme means that you’ll have the opportunity to support local communities as well as our staff elected charity partner, Alzheimer’s Society. Fundraising initiatives are vast and varied, including London to Paris bike rides, the Great haysmac Bake Off, wine tasting, and we also support individuals’ personal fundraising activities.
  • We recognise our role in protecting the environment in which we operate, as well as the wider global environment. You’ll have an opportunity to join our ambitious environmental committee to introduce new policies and initiatives to tackle climate change. Our current target is to achieve net carbon zero by March 2024.
  • We value a diverse workforce and we’re committed to creating a friendly, inclusive culture where every individual can be themselves at work and can develop and make a real difference to our firm and our clients. You’ll be welcomed to join our various DEI initiatives including the celebration of Black History Month, Pride, South Asian Heritage Month, Neurodiversity, promoting and empowering our female leaders, and more.

Powered by our 38 partners, of which over 50% are homegrown, we offer a dynamic place to kickstart your career and the investment and resources to grow your career post qualification.

Get in touch for more information.

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PwC

Our global strategy, called The New Equation, brings our purpose to life by bringing our people together to strive for imaginative ways of solving our clients’ most important challenges. We’re investing in the areas that matter most. Building out our capabilities in ESG and Net Zero, and combining the diverse experiences and skills of our people with innovative technology to build trust and deliver sustained outcomes.

Employing over 25,000 people across the UK, attracting, retaining and investing in the best people is critical. In some areas, this could mean working towards a professional qualification. In return we ask that joiners are eager to learn, with business awareness, intellectual and cultural curiosity and the ability to build strong relationships. We encourage our people to work together to drive impact and deliver quality to our clients.

Graduates and undergraduates can expect to be part of a stimulating environment working on challenging projects in a culture that embraces difference and empowers them to think differently. Uniqueness and innovation is valued at PwC which is why we have The Deal for all employees that ensures the experience of working here is right for everyone. Your hard work and accomplishments will be recognised and rewarded with a competitive salary and tailored, flexible benefits.

Join our human-led, tech-powered team. Be a part of The New Equation.

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UHY Hacker Young

About UHY Hacker Young

So, you want a career in accounting. But what kind of accountant do you want to be? Do you want to work in a particular industry or sector? Do you want to work with exciting start-up companies or large blue-chip corporations? The choice can be a bit daunting.

UHY Hacker Young is a great place to start. We are an ambitious Top 20 national accountancy organisation with a strong local presence. UHY Hacker Young London is a founding member of UHY International, a Top 20 international network with over 340 offices in 99 countries. We work in many industries, offering the full spectrum of accounting services. We have teams around the country that will help you throughout your training, steering you towards a truly rewarding career.

Each trainee is given responsibility from day one and has the chance to stretch their talents and experience a wide diversity of work. Our trainees deal with a variety of clients; from very small companies through to what we call the ‘dynamic mid-market’ businesses, including capital markets companies.

The recruitment experience may vary slightly from office to office, but all of our UK member firms are driven by the same national purpose, helping you prosper.

What makes us a great employer?

At UHY we pride ourselves on being a people-first business, and we understand the importance of attracting – and keeping – the highest calibre teams.

Our people are integral to everything we do. We are driven by our purpose of ‘helping you prosper’. It drives all that we do at UHY and really gives meaning to our work. We want to help our teams, our clients and our local communities determine what prosperity means for them, and to help them achieve it.

Helping you prosper forms the basis of our talent pledge and we are committed to developing talent at all levels. We pledge to invest in our people, their skills and their future as we continue to develop our business and the way we support our clients.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for the leaders of the future – someone with excellent communication and people skills and the ability to actively engage with clients. Someone who is ambitious, passionate and wants to progress within UHY.

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Kreston Reeves

Guiding you to a brighter future

We help businesses, not for profit organisations, individuals and families with much more than just accountancy, business and wealth advice.

In a continually evolving world we help all generations embrace change through trusted advice, support and guidance. Our personal approach sets us apart – we get to know you, understand your goals, support and advise you on your journey to help you realise your ambitions.

We’re committed to living by our values – ‘Understand’, ‘Look ahead’, ‘Make it personal’, ‘Be crystal clear’ and ‘Be human’ – and have created a culture in which we strive for our clients, colleagues and communities to thrive.

We’re proud to be B Corp™ certified, demonstrating our commitment to our environmental, social and governance programme which is central to our purpose and vision as a firm. This is aligned with United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals – ‘Good health and wellbeing,’ ‘Quality education,’ ‘Reduced inequalities’ and ‘Climate action.’

Our training programmes

Each year a cohort of graduates, placement students and school leavers join our training programmes. We’re passionate about guiding, supporting and developing the next generation of accountants and tax advisers. Whether you have recently finished school or sixth form, have graduated from university or are looking to re-train, we offer equal opportunities to kick-start your career.

Our training offers a wide range of courses – with personal, professional and financial support along the way – to help set you on the path to success. There are also plenty of opportunities to get involved with client work and wider firm initiatives, so you enjoy a challenging and rewarding career.

A flexible system of benefits, hybrid-working and a proud, inclusive culture means our firm is a great place to begin your career.

Proud to be in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer 2023 list.

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Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We’re a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That’s Grant Thornton.

Discover more than you expected

While others might offer the same services, we do things differently. We never settle for what’s easy, we do what’s right – right for our firm, right for our clients, and right for society. We go beyond the norm to ensure we’re playing a responsible role in the world – supporting local charities, investing in global entrepreneurs, and using our skills to make communities better.

And what does this mean for you? It marks the start of a career that goes beyond expectations. It’s discovering opportunities you might not have thought possible and achieving more than you believed you were capable of. It’s belonging somewhere that’s working hard to make you feel valued and included. And where you can live life to the full, both at work and outside it.

A world of difference

Covering the full range of clients, experiences are truly there for the taking. And with exposure to clients from early in their career, graduates will take on real responsibility and benefit from the knowledge and experience of colleagues.

Our open and accessible culture gives trainees amazing opportunities to interact with senior business figures early in their career, and with support from managers and exceptional training opportunities we will do everything we can to help build the foundations for a great professional career.

Once qualified, the opportunities for graduates open up even further. You can keep progressing in your team, explore a different business area or travel abroad and work at one of the 130+ Grant Thornton member firms around world.

Back yourself with our backing

Included and valued for your difference is how everyone should feel at work. Not just because it’s right, but because we’re all at our best when we’re able to be ourselves.

So, when you join Grant Thornton, we’ll work hard to ensure that’s how you feel. We want you for who you are. We’re excited to see the personality and perspectives you’ll bring to our team because we know we’ll all benefit from them. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer.

We care more about your potential than academic achievements alone. Helping to get your working life off to a flying start. We’re looking for people who can add value, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People that want to be able to proudly do what’s right for the firm, their colleagues, their clients and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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Price Bailey

Founded in 1938, Price Bailey is a well-established accountancy and business consultancy firm with offices in London and East Anglia, as well as a strategic international presence. We provide our people the best opportunities for training, personal growth, and career engagement.

Working with us

We aim to employ individuals who lead the way in providing clients with a professional and approachable service. In recognition of our commitment to our clients, we were awarded ‘Business Advisory Firm of the Year in the United Kingdom 2022’.

In 2023 we were again acknowledged as an ‘Outstanding’ company to work for by Best Companies. Additionally, we have been ranked 20th in the Top 100 apprenticeship schemes in the UK. These awards reflect our dedication to developing our staff and equipping them with the tools to excel in their careers.

Your development

At Price Bailey, we are committed to helping our employees realise their full potential and achieve their career aspirations. We provide career development opportunities at every level, including entry-level trainees, newly qualified individuals, and managers. Leadership development programs are also offered for senior managers through to partners.

Trainees can expect to gain hands-on client experience from the beginning, with ample support and guidance from nurturing partners and senior management.

Our culture

We take pride in our smart working culture and we recognise that our employees have lives outside of work. This provides them with the flexibility to work when and where they want, whilst still caring for our clients. We ensure that our employees are comfortable and able to perform at their very best.

Our people are of vital importance to us and are the reason we’re successful and can differentiate ourselves in the market. We welcome change, encourage people to challenge the norm, and want you to be fulfilled in your role.

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Mercer & Hole

It is difficult to enter the world of work confident that you are absolutely on the right path, location, salary – all of it!

At Mercer & Hole we understand this, we support our clients making difficult decisions all the time – life is imperfect but with positive intent and an ability to demonstrate a motivation for excellence, it really can be what you make it. If you are looking to have fun and enjoy the journey too then Mercer & Hole is the place for you.

Join us to make your career your own – start now

Our platforms for entry are to complete the ACA qualification over three years, or a four year course to achieve dual qualification of ACA and CTA. And why Mercer & Hole? We want you to be curious as to how to help our clients thrive and have the technical expertise to give them the answers they are looking for from their business advisers. We need joined-up thinkers to create solutions to help clients. We offer you permanent employment from day one. Whether you are helping to launch a start-up, ensuring families leave their legacies to future generations or completing an audit of a business – our clients value the relationships they have built with Mercer & Hole. Therefore, when you join us, maintaining client relationships becomes part of your work life too.

Are you up for the challenge?

We listen to what challenges you are interested in and support you in this with ongoing development. This starts at the early stage of your career with professional study and qualifications. As your career grows, by knowing your strengths and development needs, we will progress you into more senior roles, having already contributed to the firm’s success.

Become a professionally qualified human at Mercer & Hole

At this stage in your life you want to start a path that will realise your capabilities, gaining rounded business qualifications, which no one can take away from you once you have achieved them. This will always be a firm foundation to exceed your earning and career expectations in the decades ahead. Your qualifications are fully funded, with study leave, soft skills training, team support and exposure to clients. We have opportunities beyond Audit and Tax in our other services as well.

Have you got the Mercer & Hole ingredients?

If you have the humility to explore your career with us as captured above, and show the values expressed here we would love to hear from you. Make your career relationship meaningful, don’t just be a number.

We hope to see you soon!

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Mazars

Mazars is a leading international professional services firm. We are a united partnership, delivering exceptional quality in audit, accounting, tax, financial advisory and consulting.

At Mazars, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to gain experience in a firm that truly cares about your aspirations. Mazars is also an amazing place to learn and grow. We are known for giving ambitious people responsibility and exposure early in their career.

Our culture is all about, celebrating individuality, thriving on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We work together to deliver quality, create change and make an impact. And we support each other, so that everyone can reach their own potential.

We are open to all disciplines and degree backgrounds. We have also removed our 2:1 minimum requirement and now ask for a strong academic record.

We have Graduate, Placement and Summer Internship opportunities available throughout the year within Audit, Tax and Advisory Services. We also employ into 13 of our offices nationally, meaning there is an opportunity to suit you in whatever field and location you wish to start your career in.

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Lubbock Fine

Lubbock Fine is a Top 60 accounting, tax, audit, and business advisory firm dedicated to providing exceptional services to a diverse range of clients, helping them elevate their financial performance.

Founded in 1929 in the heart of London, we’ve evolved into one of the UK’s leading mid-sized firms, with 17 partners and more than 150 staff who provide expert advice. As a founding member of Russell Bedford International (RBI), we connect our clients to a global network of independent accountancy firms, ensuring access to our trusted accountants, auditors, tax advisers and business consultants worldwide. Our specialist business desks look after clients in France, Portugal, India, the Middle East and Africa. We also have business operations in the Cayman Islands. Our Dubai office, established in 2006, was one of the first to register as auditors with the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

The overarching strategy of the firm at the heart of our success is our vision to ‘redefine exceptional’. Now is a perfect time to join us to be part of that success and to help shape the future.

Your career with us

As a trainee at Lubbock Fine, you’ll be enrolled onto a three-year training contract leading to an ACA qualification. Throughout your journey, you’ll be assigned a mentor who will provide guidance and support as you take on immediate client-facing responsibilities, allowing you to acquire valuable technical and practical training. Additionally, you will gain plenty of exposure to diverse projects, further enhancing your studies as well as your skill set.

Through demonstration of your dedication for success, you will have the opportunity to benefit from our excellent progression opportunities, including our Path to Partner, and salary packages which are reviewed regularly throughout the year as part of our formal review process.

Life at Lubbock Fine goes beyond the office. You will be able to benefit from our smart working approach and also enjoy active social programmes, including summer team building, away days, festive parties, fundraising activities and virtual events.

Why us

Our mentoring program at Lubbock Fine is designed to closely monitor your progress and provide valuable guidance throughout your comprehensive training and examination journey. Through formal individual reviews, we ensure that you receive the necessary support and direction to excel. Moreover, we offer high-quality practical training, both in-house and through external courses, to provide you with the exposure needed to unlock your full potential.

The majority of our trainees choose to stay with us beyond qualification and continue to progress upwards through the ranks to leadership roles.

Our values

At Lubbock Fine, we believe in the power of a personal touch. Our partner-led approach ensures that our clients receive dedicated attention and support throughout their financial journey.

Beyond our client-centric focus, Lubbock Fine is committed to giving back to the community. We actively participate in various charitable initiatives, supporting causes that are close to our hearts and making a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Join us in our mission to transform business performance by constantly exceeding the expectations of our clients, our people, and our communities.

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Hillier Hopkins LLP

Hillier Hopkins LLP has held the Investor In People accreditation since 1994. More than merely a badge of honour, many of our current Principals’ careers developed from the starting point of ACA student to currently leading the Firm. Hillier Hopkins recognise that giving scope of opportunity and responsibility at an early stage can enhance knowledge, skills and attitude to a person’s future.

With a growing and diverse client base, as an ACA student, you can expect to work on a range of demanding assignments in any one year. Working closely with a variety of professional members and qualified staff you will learn technical skills and see the results of your input from an early stage.

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

  • Intelligent, articulate and independent mind with warm, lively interpersonal skills.
  • A graduate (with or expecting to achieve a 2.1 degree or above) with good A levels (120 UCAS points)
  • Looking to enjoy the challenge of working as part of a team to deliver results.
  • Committed to your career with a business-like attitude.
  • Willingness to accept responsibility early on.
  • Aim to study hard and pass exams first time.
  • A good networker of people.
  • Able to be based from Watford, Hertfordshire but travel to London and home counties.

About us

Established in 1933, Hillier Hopkins is one of the region’s leading independent and progressive Top 50 firms of chartered accountants. Serving London and the Home Counties, 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 are currently supporting The Pepper Foundation, a charity who aims to alleviate the suffering of children with life limiting complex illnesses. We continue to implement new measures to decrease our environmental impact and reduce wastage.

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Hazlewoods

Hazlewoods has provided specialist accountancy, tax, audit and business advice to individuals and businesses of all shapes and sizes since the practice was founded by Marcus Hazlewood in 1919.

We have over 500 staff in three offices across Gloucestershire who work with our clients locally, nationally and internationally. Hazlewoods would not be the dynamic and forward-thinking firm it is without its amazing and driven employees. We are committed to offering opportunities for our staff to develop and succeed.

If you are looking for a challenge, great career opportunities, fabulous clients and an active social scene, then working at Hazlewoods could be the right career move for you. We are committed to offering opportunities for our staff to develop and succeed. Our employees all have a part to play in the success of the firm and we are proud of our friendly working environment, where new ideas are encouraged and using your initiative is second nature.

Our hard working employees also enjoy a range of benefits including a health & wellbeing programme, fully funded social events, subsidised gym memberships, railcards, tickets to sporting events and much more.

At Hazlewoods, we recognise that some people want to start their career as soon as possible. If university is not for you, we offer a higher level apprenticeship scheme. This scheme is ideal for sixth form and college leavers and fully supports your journey to becoming a qualified Chartered Accountant, whilst gaining experience from across the firm.

For graduates we offer a three-year training programme, at the end of which you will have gained your ACA or joint ACA/CTA qualifications and be ready to take on one of our dynamic qualified positions in one of our audit, tax, business advisory or corporate finance teams.

Whichever route you chose we are aligned to a highly rated training provider who fully supports your journey through qualifications, with block release study courses, regular feedback and online support through the duration of the course.

We are looking for outstanding applicants who can demonstrate:

  • Genuine interest in Accountancy and Finance
  • Analytical and creative approaches to problem solving
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Confidence with humility
  • Independent thinking with strong collaborative skills
  • Desire to build and grow our practice

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Goodman Jones

Goodman Jones LLP is a central London firm of chartered accountants. Established in 1934, we are a team of accountants, auditors, tax, and business advisers based in Fitzroy Square, London. Together with our supporting IT, HR, and financial services companies, we provide the full range of compliance, support, and advisory services. Our clients include UK owner managed businesses, UK subsidiaries of large international groups, charities and family businesses and entrepreneurs – across a wide range of sectors.

We are looking for students with strong academic results and enthusiasm. It is not necessary to hold a degree in a finance subject, as applications are considered from all subject backgrounds. What we are looking for are the transferable skills you will have acquired during your degree course and work experience.

Approximately 20 students currently train with us and no function receives more care and attention than the selection and training of our graduate intake to ensure that not only do you qualify, but also that you develop as an individual into a well-rounded and assured professional.

Our salaries are constantly reviewed to ensure we pay a competitive salary at all levels. Salaries are increased annually, part of which is performance-based, and there are further increases relating to professional progression throughout your employment. In addition to this we also offer the following:

  • 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
  • Employee benefits package, including cashback benefits and vouchers
  • Pension contributions at 5% of gross salary for qualifying individuals
  • Regular social and team-building events
  • Flexible working.

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Dixon Wilson

Dixon Wilson is one of the UK’s leading private client firms of Chartered Accountants, with offices in London and Paris. We provide strategic planning and practical solutions in all areas of accountancy from tax through to accounting and audit for high net worth clients, businesses, entrepreneurs and charities. Dixon Wilson prides itself on building long term relationships with both its clients and staff.

The size and nature of our firm ensures that throughout your training contract you will be given every possible opportunity to succeed by providing high quality training and support. We offer a friendly working environment with an active social committee.

We have 15 Partners and 165 employees in total, including approximately 50 students in training. With a total of 28 trainees joining every year (ACA & ATT/CTA), means the office is a vibrant and lively place to work. You will be surrounded by energetic and inquisitive trainees.

Dixon Wilson offer the below opportunities:

  • Graduate Chartered Accountant Programme (two intakes per year, March and August). We offer a three year ACA trainee programme.
  • Summer Internship Programme between July and September for undergraduates in their second of penultimate year of their degree.
  • School Leavers Programme – ATT/CTA Pathway. We offer one intake per year.

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