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SalaryLocation: Birmingham
Contract: Full-time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
If you are a graduate or soon-to-be, our Audit Graduate Scheme is your gateway into a people-focused career with significant earning potential, bringing you new challenges and learning opportunities along the way. No prior experience in accounting or a specific degree is required!
At the heart of successful auditing is a desire to question everything. Our clients will rely on you to challenge their assumptions and adopt an independent perspective to produce thorough financial insights into their accounts. From national companies to entrepreneurial start-ups, no two jobs are the same.
Developing your technical expertise in the classroom and the office, you will learn as part of a close-knit team how to put your knowledge into practice and deliver exceptional results on the job. Our auditors are among the best in the industry and can help you reach your full potential in the field.
Audit is about so much more than numbers – you can have a real impact on the people and businesses behind the figures. By sustaining our clients’ compliance, we open the door to future growth.
Click the "Apply for this job" button to join our Audit Graduate Scheme today.
Job description
On our Audit Graduate Scheme, you will get to know our clients and build close relationships to better understand their needs. You will provide crucial advice on financial performance, business systems, culture, and risks to help every client achieve their objectives.
You would join us on an ACA or ACCA training contract, which provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of businesses across different sectors – from national companies to entrepreneurial start-ups – and develop your knowledge as well as your experience in the process.
You will gain valuable technical skills, broad commercial understanding, and in-depth knowledge of different industry sectors on your journey to becoming a qualified Accountant at PKF Smith Cooper.
Throughout our Audit Graduate Scheme, you will receive the specialist support you need to reach your full potential in audit. With an ambitious and supportive team behind you, you will become a key player in delivering and developing our audit services. As your experience grows, so will your opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with experienced audit professionals to plan and execute audit engagements for a diverse range of clients across various industries
- Assist in conducting risk assessments, document systems and controls, and performing substantive testing to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Analyse financial statements and related data to identify trends, discrepancies, and areas of concern
- Contribute to the evaluation of a client's financial health and provide valuable insights to aid in decision-making
- Maintain accurate and organised audit documentation, ensuring it aligns with our standards and best practices
- Interact with clients and team members professionally and effectively, both in written and verbal communication
- Articulate audit findings, observations, and recommendations in a clear and understandable manner
- Collaborate with team members and other service lines to address audit-related challenges
- Stay updated on relevant audit regulations, standards, and industry developments
- Pass relevant professional qualifications first time
Training and development:
Training with a firm like PKF Smith Cooper offers you depth and variety in your client assignments. Through our Audit Graduate Scheme, you will benefit from exposure to a wide range of work with businesses of all sizes, many of them local to our offices.
Our partners take a direct interest in the development and progression of our graduates. We aim to equip every graduate with the skills they need to become a future leader – our Managing Partner started at PKF Smith Cooper as a graduate himself, so who knows what you could achieve through our Graduate Scheme!
As an ICAEW and ACCA Approved Training Employer, we are recognised for our high-quality training and development.
What's in it for you?
Our benefits package has been designed around our people and shaped by our values. As part of Team PKF Smith Cooper, here are some of the things you can expect:
- A working environment that empowers you to perform at your best, through our flexible working policy and dress for your diary scheme
- Time to do what matters to you – 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, the option to reduce annual hours for additional annual leave, and your birthday off, on us. Long-serving employees can also request a sabbatical, giving you the chance to make truly unforgettable memories
- Rewards for those who actively embrace and embody our values and culture through our Kudos Reward Scheme
- Regular social events and annual, company-wide away days, allowing you to engage with colleagues across your division and office, as well as the wider firm
- Bonus referral schemes for introducing new talent or clients so that when we benefit, you do too
- Life doesn’t stop at the end of the working day and neither do our benefits. We also offer mortgage advice, personal finance advice, life assurance, discounts on a huge variety of retailers through the PKF Smith Cooper Rewards Scheme, and cashback on healthcare (including dental visits, physiotherapy etc) through Healthshield
- PKF One Week More, secondment opportunities to work worldwide
Want to find out more about life at PKF Smith Cooper? Click the link here.
Person specification
Skills & Attributes:
- Strong academic record with a genuine interest in pursuing a career in audit and accountancy.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and adapt to changing priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite is beneficial.
- Although a driving license and car aren’t a requirement, it will be highly beneficial as you will need to travel to our different client sites.
Qualifications:
Any degree at 2:2 or above.
Experience:
No prior experience is required.
How to apply?
Apply now to join our Audit Graduate Scheme by following the steps at the bottom of the page. You can also find out about our other Graduate Schemes by visiting our graduate career page.
Applications will be reviewed as we receive them with successful candidates invited to a first interview. Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are unable to provide specific feedback should your application be unsuccessful.
If you have any questions, please contact the team at recruitment@pkfsmithcooper.com
Please note that whilst we welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply for our vacancies, we are unfortunately unable to accept applications from candidates requiring a visa to work in the UK.
