About PEM 

PEM is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants in Cambridge, providing business and advisory services to a broad range of businesses and individuals. Our wide and varied client base provides an exciting environment for our trainees to learn in, and ensures our training programmes are built around an excellent framework of both knowledge, and experience.

Your future, our focus is a promise we make with our employees from day one of their role with us. This is because we believe that when you’re making early decisions about your career, promises matter.

We believe our mentoring and training programme is second to none. We are committed to supporting each of our trainees’ individual needs so that they reach their full potential – after all, they are the future managers and partners (leaders?) of our firm.

We work closely with all our financial training providers to ensure all our students have a positive and encouraging training experience with PEM. You will be given the opportunity to experience work across different teams and on a range of exciting projects. Once qualified, our career pathway will offer you all the responsibility, challenge and development that you will need to progress in your career.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for school leavers and graduates who have strong commercial and business instincts. You will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills and to 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!

What are we looking for?

• A minimum of 112 UCAS points from all your ‘A’ Levels or a minimum 2:2 degree.
• Strong GCSE results
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Professional approach with a good eye for detail
• Ability to work flexibly and supportively within a busy team
• Commitment to maintaining high professional standards.
  

  Next steps

  Apply now and enjoy the benefits of working in Cambridge in a professional and friendly environment. Please follow these steps:

  • Send your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications to our Talent Team (contact email on our careers page).
  • A member of our talent team will review your application and assess your suitability for the role.
  • If selected, you will be invited for an initial call with our talent team where you can discuss your skills and experiences in more detail and crucially why you would like to join PEM’s early years programme.
  • If successful, you will be asked to complete a number of short skills tests to evaluate your numerical, written reasoning and attention to detail skills.
  • Candidates will have a final interview with team managers to discuss the role and your potential fit within the team.
  • If selected, you will receive a formal offer, and we will guide you through the onboarding process to get you started on your exciting journey with PEM.