Graduate Trainee Accountant

Graduate Recruitment Bureau; Wealden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a high-achieving Graduate Trainee Accountant to join a chartered accountancy in East Sussex. This role offers a competitive salary of £25K plus full study support for accounting qualifications. Ideal candidates will be articulate graduates with strong numeracy skills and a passion for accounting. Comprehensive training for three years will ensure invaluable industry skills, alongside varied client exposure and social activities.

Benefits

Full study support for AAT, ACCA or ACA qualifications

Comprehensive hands-on training

Variety of social activities throughout the year

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, or a related field.
• Strong numeracy skills and maths A Level is a bonus.
• Based within East Sussex, ideally near Uckfield, Crowborough, Tunbridge Wells, or Hailsham.

Responsibilities

• Work with a varied client base in preparing financial statements and audit work.
• Benefit from comprehensive hands-on training in accounting.
• Engage with social activities throughout the year.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

2:1 or above in a relevant degree subject

Job description

Overview

Graduate Trainee Accountant - £25K + Full Study Support

Are you a high-achieving graduate brimming with ambition and ready to kickstart your career in accounting? GRB wants you! We are partnering with a fantastic chartered accountancy within the East Sussex area who are searching for their next graduate trainee cohort. Our employer partner is looking for dynamic, articulate, and hard-working 2025 graduates with stellar numeracy skills and the confidence to communicate effectively. You'll need to be organised and driven, with clear passion to forge a career within accounting.

What’s on offer

• Diverse experience: Work with a varied client base, gaining exposure to a wide range of business needs and practical experience in preparing financial statements, audit work, management accounts, tax returns, and more.
• Competitive salary & study package: Full study support for the AAT, ACCA or ACA qualifications.
• Three-year training contract: Benefit from comprehensive hands-on training that will equip you with invaluable industry skills.
• Sociable: The team engage with a variety of social activities throughout the year.

What do you need?

• Ideally a 2:1 or above in a relevant degree subject such as accounting, finance, business, economics or related
• A strong level of numeracy with maths A Level is a bonus.
• Be based within East Sussex, around the Uckfield, Crowborough, Tunbridge Wells, Hailsham areas