ACA Graduate Trainee

Oury Clark; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Helping Hand Fund

Recruitment commission

Client referral commission

Job summary

Oury Clark, a fast-growing professional practice in Slough, is seeking a proactive candidate to support statutory accounting, audits, and bookkeeping. You will work with Chartered Accountants, Tax Advisers, and other professionals to deliver complex client solutions while progressing through ACA training.

The role emphasises hybrid working and collaboration with multiple stakeholders, offering opportunities for career growth within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy and good numerical focus.
• Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
• Clear and effective communication with clients and team members.
• Willingness to learn and develop accounting knowledge (ACA training).
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts for clients.
• Assist with managing client expectations and deadlines.
• Work closely with stakeholders at various stages of the audit process.
• Tackle complex accounting and tax issues across standards.
• Carry out bookkeeping activities.
• Maintain up-to-date ACA training records.

Skills

Strong numeracy

Organisation

Communication

Willingness to learn

Ability to work with stakeholders

Education

University Degree

A Levels

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Focus | Statutory accounts, client support, audit workflow, bookkeeping, tackling complex accounting/tax issues, ACA training

Skills | Strong numeracy, organisation, communication, willingness to learn, ability to work with multiple stakeholders

Requirements | Excellent Maths GCSE, 3 A‑Levels, full UK driving licence

Location | Slough

Join our fast-growing and highly successful professional practice. Oury Clark is a diverse professional firm that believes in solving problems through a mix of disciplines. You’ll work alongside an expert team of business advisors, including Chartered Accountants, Chartered Tax Advisers, Financial Advisors, Lawyers, Insolvency Practitioners, and more. Our clients are complex, but our workplace politics are not, and we intend to keep it that way. Above all else, we are looking for people with their heads and hearts in the right place

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts
• Assist with managing client expectations and deadlines
• Work closely with stakeholders at various stages of the audit process
• Tackle complex accounting and tax issues across various accounting standards
• Carry out bookkeeping activities
• Keep up to date with your ICAEW training file

Requirements

• Minimum 3 A levels
• Full UK driving licence
• University Degree
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Client referral commission (6% of fees in the first 2 years).
• Recruitment commission
• Life insurance
• Helping Hand Fund (supporting staff in times of need).

Please see our website for a full list of benefits

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a team that takes their job seriously, but not themselves
• Enjoy ample opportunities for career progression in a rapidly expanding firm
• Work in a supportive environment with partners and colleagues who are committed to your success.