Part Qualified Audit Trainee

Our accountancy practice client is recruiting for an ambitious Part Qualified Audit Trainee to join the team at the firm’s Hayes office. This is a very successful firm that is enjoying a phase of continued growth and expansion and is looking to build the team with an ACA part qualified person.

This renowned firm will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary, in line with experience and qualification stage, along with a good benefits package and flexible, hybrid working.

The role will offer career progression and the opportunity to gain experience across a broad range of accountancy disciplines, and working on a variety of client types, industry sectors from sole traders to medium and large businesses. This role will be audit focused while getting exposure to wider business advisory work.

As Part Qualified Audit Trainee your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out audit/accounts and related tax assignments for clients
• The role requires some on-site auditing at clients’ offices
• Preparing unincorporated or company accounts with reference to the relevant Financial Reporting Standards/Statement of Recommended Practice and legal requirements
• Draft basic corporation tax computations
• Assist with managing client expectations and deadlines
• Provide support with drafting recommendations to management following audit fieldwork completion
• Working with other trainees to deliver assignments and assisting them with their personal development
• Attend client meetings in collaboration with the Manager / Partner
• To attend client gatherings or client seminars on an ad hoc basis and to pursue specific areas of interest
• Accurately and efficiently process client accounting information using relevant software
• Assist the team with ad hoc duties to support the overall smooth running of assignments
• Assisting with general administrative duties including meeting and greeting clients, filing, answering the queries and supporting the team to meet deadlines as require
• Provide support with drafting of close out audit meeting agenda and points for discussion

You will be working directly with Partners, Directors, and Managers, providing client focused and commercially aware services in an efficient and professional manner. Additionally, you will actively promote and market the firm and its services, to attract new clients and retain and develop relationships with existing clients, with the opportunity to work across a range of sectors.

Please do apply for this Part Qualified Audit Trainee role if the following matches your skills:

• Currently studying towards the ICAEW ACA qualification, having completed at least all certificate level papers with no more than three failures, or be AAT Level 4 qualified
• At least 1 year of audit experience gained within a UK accountancy practice is mandatory, with some experience in accounts and tax being desirable
• Be technically competent and able to demonstrate a clear understanding of audit testing and approach when assisting the audit team across a wide range of sectors
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of double entry/bookkeeping
• Experience of Pro-audit, CaseWare, CCH Accounts Production, Xero accounting, QuickBooks and Alphatax, Office 365 would be desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Submit your CV for this Part Qualified Audit Trainee role

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.