ACCA Graduate Trainee

Gold City Offshoring; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Gold City Offshoring as an ACCA Graduate Trainee and launch your international career from Joburg! This full-time, 36-month program offers real UK audits exposure, mentorship, and financial backing for ACCA qualifications while ensuring a balanced work-life. You'll build networks along the way and gain invaluable professional experience.

Benefits

Full financial backing for ACCA exams

Paid study time with networking budget

Personal CA(SA) mentor and career progression

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Must have 65%+ average
• No prior audit experience required; welcome if available.

Responsibilities

• Engage in live statutory audits and financial reporting.
• Create financial models impacting UK businesses.

Skills

Accounting

Excel skills

Education

Accounting degree

Job description

ACCA Graduate Trainee - Your Gateway to Global Success!

Full-time 36-month Fast-Track Programme | Johannesburg | Starting Sept 2025

Why GCO is Your Career Game-Changer

Picture this: You're working on real UK audits from day one - statutory audits for mid-tier firms, property and construction companies, technology businesses, and private equity-backed entities - building your global network while staying in sunny Joburg with your team nearby.

We're not just another accounting firm we're a professional services company that's your ACCA Platinum Approved Employer and launchpad to an international career that most people only dream about. As part of our founding cohort, you'll be among the very first trainees in our brand-new programme, working alongside top-tier UK accounting firms serving clients with revenues up to £1 billion.

Every project you touch, every study session, every mentor conversation? It's all strategically designed with structured milestone reviews and defined competencies at each stage to fast-track your ACCA qualification. Within 3 years, you'll be sitting in a Goldie chair with the world at your feet all without leaving home.

What You'll Be Doing (Spoiler: It's Actually Exciting)

• Real Impact Work: Jump straight into live statutory audits, financial reporting compliance, and assurance services for international clients across diverse sectors including manufacturing, technology, and financial services
• Data Detective: Create financial models and audit documentation that drives million-pound decisions for UK businesses (yes, your work will literally move markets)
• Ethics Mastery: Become the professional everyone trusts by mastering ACCA's Ethics module in Year 1
• Innovation Lab: Experiment with cutting-edge audit technology and actually influence how a growing firm operates
• Global Networking: Build relationships with UK teams at leading accounting firms and become part of the "Goldies" family

What's In It For You (The Good Stuff)

• Full Financial Backing: We cover your ACCA exams, registration, annual fees, AND study materials
• Paid Study Time: Four full paid days per exam PLUS R5,000 annual networking budget (hello, industry events!)
• Fast-Track Mentorship: Personal CA(SA) mentor + quarterly rotations with regular progress check-ins = Audit Senior in record time
• Work-Life Balance: Wellness platform, counseling support, and paid volunteering days because burnout isn't on our agenda

What Our Team Says

"The international exposure from day one has been incredible - I'm working on the same quality of audits as my UK counterparts while building my career in South Africa." - Current Goldie

"The mentorship and structured progression give you confidence that you're not just committing to 3 years, but investing in a clear career pathway." - Leadership Team

Is This You?

The Essentials:

• Accounting degree (Didn't land your dream trainee programme? Ready to chase that CA dream? This is your moment!)
• 65%+ average (you've got the brains)
• From UJ, Wits, UP, NWU, UFS or our approved university list
• Ready to commit full-time in Joburg
• No prior audit experience required - we'll teach you everything (but it's welcome if you have it!)

Bonus Points:

• Any accounting internship or experience
• Excel wizard skills (pivot tables, lookups, data magic)

Your Path to Victory

1. Apply Online Quick eligibility check (you're already one step closer)
2. Ace Our Assessment ACCA-focused aptitude test
3. Crush the Interview Panel discussion + case study
4. Welcome to the Team September 2025 cohort launch

Ready to Level Up Your Life?

This isn't just another graduate program it's your ticket to a global career that starts in your backyard. While your friends are still figuring out their next move, you'll be building international experience working on complex audits for established UK businesses and earning your professional stripes.

Join our founding cohort and be part of something transformational. Exceptional performers may benefit from accelerated progression opportunities as we build this program together.