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SalaryTrainee Chartered Accountant
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location: Plymouth
Workplace: Office/Hybrid
Job Description
As a Trainee Chartered Accountant, you will embark on an exciting journey to become a qualified professional. You will work closely with experienced accountants, gaining hands-on experience in various aspects of accounting, taxation, and financial reporting. Training to become a Chartered Accountant is both rewarding and challenging and can open up a whole host of opportunities for you.
As a Trainee Chartered Accountant you will undertake both practical and theoretical training whilst studying for your ACA qualification under an apprenticeship agreement. Our client will fund your training and provide you with paid study leave to attend the courses so you will be earning while you are learning. Back in the office or hybrid working, you will get support from more experienced staff and Partners whilst assisting on client assignments.
What benefits can you expect as Trainee?
- 25 hours / 5 days per week with flexible and hybrid working available
- Annual salary review and regular salary reviews whilst training
- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days plus bank holidays after 3 years' service
- Opportunity to carry over 1 week's holiday into the following holiday year
- Death in service 3 x annual salary
- Access to Westfield Rewards and Health scheme
- 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline
- Flexible benefits including Buy and sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance
- Introducing clients and staff commission schemes
- Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6%) after 4 years' service
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave after one years' service
What tasks does this role include?
Some of the duties will include:
- Preparing financial statements for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders
- Auditing financial statements and tax compliance work
- You will have the opportunity to visit clients' premises to carry out your role and your work will be a mixture of team work and projects undertaken individually.
What will you bring to the role?
- Analytical, methodical and numerical
- A positive attitude, friendly and personable
- Resilient, able to multi-task and work independently / flexibly
- Adaptable, organised and conscientious
- Takes the initiative, ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Professional and team orientated in approach
- Strong interest in audit
- Good working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven accuracy and an eye for detail
- Ability to learn new IT skills quickly
- As the role requires the ability to study and pass formal exams, we would look for a strong track record in obtaining qualifications often indicated by strong results in GCSE's, A-levels (or equivalent) and Degree Qualified however other academic history will also be considered.
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