Trainee Accountant

Pro Talent; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension

25 days holiday

Job summary

Pro Talent in Norwich is seeking a Trainee Accountant to support clients with bookkeeping and VAT work while you study toward ACA/ACCA/AAT. You will handle cloud-based software like Xero, FreeAgent and QuickBooks and gain hands-on experience with year-end accounts and corporation tax computations.

The role offers hybrid working after probation and a clear path from Trainee Accountant to Qualified Accountant, with study support, private healthcare and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in UK accountancy practice
• Willingness to study towards professional qualifications
• Careful with detail and happy to check your own work

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping for your own client set using Xero/FreeAgent/QuickBooks
• Reconcile bank and control accounts and spot issues
• Prepare VAT returns under MTD for review
• Prepare year-end accounts and tax computations for review
• Handle routine client queries and join video meetings

Skills

Attention to detail

Client communication

Numerical accuracy

Education

AAT/ACCA/ACA studies

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