Part-Qualified ACA Audit Trainee (St Albans)

Moore Kingston Smith; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent accountancy firm in St Albans is seeking a Part-Qualified ACA Audit Trainee to join their Advice, Audit & Accounts team. The role offers a variety of responsibilities, including conducting audits, client relationship management, and participation in internal training. The ideal candidate is studying for their ACA qualification or has completed AAT Level 4, and possesses strong communication skills. This position provides opportunities for career progression in various sectors within the firm, offering a salary range of £30,000 - £42,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Currently studying toward ICAEW ACA qualification.
• At least 1 year of audit experience required.
• Passion for professional development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Carry out audit/accounts and related tax assignments.
• Promote and market the firm to attract and retain clients.
• Assist with managing client expectations and deadlines.

Skills

Audit experience

Excellent communication

Adaptability

Relationship building

Education

2:1 degree or above

Completed ICAEW ACA certificate level

112 UCAS points from A-Levels

Tools

Pro-audit

Caseware

CCH Accounts Production

Xero accounting

Quickbooks

Alphatax

Office 365

Job description

Overview

Part-Qualified ACA Audit Trainee (St Albans)

Department: Advice, Audit & Accounts

Employment Type: Apprentice

Location: St Albans

Compensation: GBP 30,000 - GBP 42,000 / year

Description

At Moore Kingston Smith, we believe in the potential of people to make a positive impact, fuelled by the power of genuine understanding.

Our Advice, Audit & Accounts team is trained to have broad experience across a range of disciplines, from audit and accounts through to tax and other advisory services, so we can support our clients with cross-discipline solutions. These teams work with clients who vary in size, from sole traders to medium and large businesses, across a wide range of sectors including financial services, hospitality, real estate and technology.

This position is seeking an individual who is part-qualified in their ACA qualification. You will be part of a tight-knit team, working directly with Partners, Directors, and Managers, providing client focused and commercially aware services in an efficient and professional manner.

As you approach qualification in your third year, you will be able to further enhance the breadth of your experience by supporting the facilitation of internal training, and by learning more about other services and sectors in the business with the opportunity for a secondment.

Following qualification, many of our trainees continue their careers within their original teams, opting to maintain a generalist focus, whilst others have moved into other departments including tax, corporate finance and digital transformation. Whatever path you choose, we have clear progression routes, and there's plenty of opportunity to take your career in the direction you desire at Moore Kingston Smith. In fact, many of our partners started out as trainees here and through hard work, commitment and drive have gone on to leadership roles.

This role will be audit focused while getting exposure to wider business advisory work.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out audit/accounts and related tax assignments for clients that range in size and industry.
• 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the auditing of companies across a variety of industries
• The role requires some on-site auditing at our clients' offices
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of audit testing and approach when assisting the audit team across a wide range of sectors
• Prepare a basic set of 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
• Regular and varied internal networking, to get to know both your team and the wider firm
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of double entry/bookkeeping
• Sustains awareness of all relevant ISA requirements and Moore Kingston Smith internal policies in producing audit files
• Accurately and efficiently process client accounting information using relevant software
• Using initiative to come up with innovative ideas to improve systems currently in practice with regards to client or staff matters
• 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

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Currently studying towards the ICAEW ACA qualification, having completed at least all certificate level papers, or the AAT Level 4 qualification
• Have achieved a 2:1 or above, from a degree in any discipline. Or, progressed onto the ACA qualification via an alternative route, such as completing AAT Level 4
• Have obtained at least 112 UCAS points from three A-Levels, or equivalent qualifications.
• At least 1 year of audit experience is mandatory, with some experience in accounts and tax being desirable
• Technically competent
• Experience of Pro-audit, Caseware, CCH Accounts Production, Xero accounting, Quickbooks and Alphatax, Office 365 would be desirable
• We\'re looking for people who are excellent communicators, adaptable, enjoy building relationships and are passionate about developing themselves.

For full details of the skills we look for and our trainee programme, please see: Early talent | Careers in accountancy - Moore Kingston Smith