Trainee Accountant

OBU BSc Applied Accounting (ACCA); Wellington; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-respected firm of chartered accountants is looking for a Trainee Accountant in Wellington. This role offers an excellent chance to develop skills in accounting and tax, with support for ACCA qualifications and opportunities for career advancement in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Study support for ACCA

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working with up to 2 days from home

Qualifications

• Desire to pursue a career in accounting with ACCA study support.
• Interest in learning new skills and developing professionally.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end accounts and financial statements.
• Assist in tax compliance, bookkeeping, and VAT.
• Engage in accounting and tax project work as responsibilities increase.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team working

Resilience

Education

Graduate or post school/college

Job description

A firm of chartered accountants based in Wellington is searching for a Trainee Accountant to join their team as a key hire carving a role with support on offer to pursue ACCA study and increasing responsibility and clear career development prospects on offer both in technical development and route to progress within a growing, successful firm.

Client Details

This very successful firm of accountants based in Wellington acts for very wide ranging sole trader, partnership and limited company clients across varying turnovers and industry sectors whilst also with a good reputation acting for clients within the farming, landed estates and wider rural and related sector industries. The firm offers a superb team cultured environment with a focus in people development and offers flexible working hours and hybrid working, with up to 2 days working from home on offer once settled into the role.

Description

Joining as a Trainee Accountant based in the firms Wellington offices you learn the skills to prepare year end accounts and financial statements for wide ranging and varied limited sole trader, partnership and limited company clients, along with assisting on tax compliance, bookkeeping and VAT. Your responsibilities and involvement with clients, wider accounting and tax project work will increase over time as you develop within the team and role and you will be encouraged to progress and develop within your career, with the support of highly experienced, qualified professional around you, combined with study support on offer to pursue ACCA qualifications.

Profile

You may be a graduate or post school/college. looking for a first career move into the accountancy sector as a Trainee Accountant with a clear, demonstrable desire to pursue a career within accounting, seeking an opportunity with study support on offer for ACCA. Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate reasons why they are looking for a career within accountancy with an interest learning and developing new skills, attention to detail, team working capabilities and the ability to be resilient taking on board the need to work to deadlines and under pressure. You will be looking for an opportunity within a leading firm of chartered accountants that offers you a path to develop a career within this field.

Job Offer

£23,000 - £25,000 dependent on the experience and background of the right professional, plus benefits.