Graduate Trainee Accountant - Leeds, United Kingdom - TC-Group

TC-Group

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

A fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to start your career in accountancy, working towards an internationally recognised qualification (ICAEW Chartered Accountant - ACA) and gaining valuable on-the-job experience with a highly respected accountancy firm in Leeds.

The role

You will join a dynamic audit team with a high quality client base and rapidly gain responsibility whilst at the same time completing your accounting qualification with us.

You will work from our offices in central Leeds and also visit client sites servicing some of Yorkshire's leading SME businesses.

You will initially gain experience working on audits as an assistant. You will learn about the preparation of financial accounts, interpretation of financial data and accounting and tax legislation.

Equally as importantly you will learn how to work effectively in a team, how to build strong and lasting professional relationships and also how to deliver exceptional client service.

This is a diverse role and you need to be prepared to roll your sleeves up and have a willingness to learn.

Benefits
£20,000 per annum.

Full time and cost support to obtain your ICAEW Chartered Accountant - ACA qualification.

Flexible working.

Pension scheme contributions.

20 days holiday per year (in addition to bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 5 days), plus your birthday off.

Career development
Your career development progression with us will be rapid

You will:

Benefit from working in our small, closeknit, supportive, and high performing team of likeminded individuals who will coach you on a daily basis in all aspects of your role.
Receive bespoke formal training appropriate to your progression.
Get responsibility early in your career.
Work with an extensive variety of clients in a range of different industries with footprints in Yorkshire, the UK and across the globe.

Your apprenticeship will comprise the level 7 ICAEW Chartered Accountant - ACA qualification. We provide you with meaningful support as you undertake your exam training and the exams themselves.

Whilst we want you to progress rapidly in your career, equally we will only enter you for exams when you are properly prepared.

After you achieve your ACA qualification you will continue to build your career with us and take on greater levels of responsibility.

Requirements:

Attributes
To undertake a career and apprenticeship with us you need to be enthusiastic, hard-working and able to meet deadlines. Your new colleagues will support you as you rapidly learn the role of an Auditor, Tax Advisor or Accountant. But you need to be prepared to put in the effort in both your work and your ACA qualification.

You will also need to be a good team player, have great communication skills and be personable. Most of your role will be working within a small team, interacting with your colleagues and our client's teams. You need to be able to get on with people, and be positive always.

You will be carrying out an important role ensuring that our clients comply with their regulatory compliance duties and also receive the highest standards of advice from us.

In order to achieve this you need to be professional, diligent and have a strong attention to detail.

Qualifications
Strong GCSE results in both Maths and English, grade 4 or above.

A levels (C and above) or equivalent.

A first or second class degree.

Other
Basic Excel skills is advantageous.

You need to have access to a car and hold a current UK driving license (or be working towards this).

You need to have a current right to work in the UK.

Recruitment process
We will be holding telephone interviews and an assessment centre for this recruitment, the dates for these are as follows:

Closing date - 24 March 2023

Shortlisting date - 27 March 2023

Telephone interview dates - March 2023

Assessment centre date - 4 April 2023

About us

The most important component of a successful business is the people; without the intelligent, hard-working professionals at TC Group we simply couldn't function.

We are is a highly innovative, leading edge firm of accountants, audit, tax specialists and professional advisers delivering high quality services to the SME marketplace.

Officially one of the fastest growing Top 30 UK firms with offices across the UK, we are the first to offer a full range of complementary professional services in the areas of financial planning, legal and HR.

We are also at the forefront of technology, having won Xero's Emerging Partner of the Year, and shortlisted for Large Partner of the Year awards in recent years.