Trainee Accountant

ProTalent Limited; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support for AAT/ACCA/ACA

Hybrid after probation

Fully funded private healthcare

Job summary

ProTalent Limited in Norwich is seeking a Trainee Accountant to join a modern, cloud-based practice. You’ll handle bookkeeping for your own clients using Xero, FreeAgent and QuickBooks, with progression toward qualified status.

After probation, hybrid working and study support for AAT/ACCA/ACA are provided, along with healthcare, pension and a structured route to Account Manager.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in UK accountancy practice
• Studying AAT, ACCA or ACA, or ready to continue
• Careful with detail and able to check own work
• Clear and confident with clients in writing and on video calls

Responsibilities

• Looking after bookkeeping for your own set of clients in Xero, FreeAgent and QuickBooks
• Reconciling bank and control accounts, and spotting problems before they reach year-end
• Preparing VAT returns under MTD for review
• Preparing year-end accounts, working papers and corporation tax computations for review
• Preparing straightforward self-assessment returns
• Handling routine client queries and joining client video meetings, building up to leading them yourself

Skills

Bookkeeping

VAT returns

Client communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Video calls

Education

AAT/ACCA/ACA study

Tools

Xero

FreeAgent

QuickBooks

Job description

Trainee Accountant

Norwich · c. £28,500 · Full-time, permanent · Hybrid after probation

You've got a year or two in practice behind you. You can do a bank rec in your sleep, you've done a few VAT returns, and now you want a firm that will actually get you qualified and give you proper work along the way.

This is a good one.

The firm

A modern, independent accountancy practice in Norwich with a clear sense of what it stands for. The client base is genuinely varied: owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurs, charities and social enterprises, so no two weeks look the same.

They're fully cloud-based and use AI tools properly, and they'll teach you to check the output rather than just trust it. The leadership team take training seriously, so you'll learn from people who really know their stuff.

What you'll be doing

• Looking after bookkeeping for your own set of clients in Xero, FreeAgent and QuickBooks
• Reconciling bank and control accounts, and spotting problems before they reach year-end
• Preparing VAT returns under MTD for review
• Preparing year-end accounts, working papers and corporation tax computations for review
• Preparing straightforward self-assessment returns
• Handling routine client queries and joining client video meetings, building up to leading them yourself

Who this will suit

• Around 18 to 24 months in a UK accountancy practice
• Hands-on bookkeeping and some VAT experience
• Studying AAT, ACCA or ACA, or ready to carry on
• Careful with detail and happy to check your own work
• Clear and confident with clients, in writing and on video calls

What's on offer

• c. £28,500
• Study support for AAT, ACCA or ACA
• Hybrid working once you've passed probation
• Fully funded private healthcare, an Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Profit-share bonus and pension
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• A green, easy-to-reach office with a cycle to work scheme
• A real route up: Trainee Accountant to Qualified Accountant to Account Manager, then senior leadership