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Are you a self-motivated, hardworking, ambitious person looking for your next challenge?
If you are, and you’re looking to join a national operation with international reach, then we have a great role for you, based at our London office near Tower Bridge in a Trainee Chartered Accountant role.
You can join a talented group of individuals in our Audit or Business Advisory Services Department who support our growing network of UHY firms across the UK.
Our firm
The UHY Hacker Young Group is a Top 20 UK network of chartered accountants with 23 offices spanning England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are also a founding member of UHY International, our Top 20 global network, which has over 340 offices in all major global business jurisdictions.
We are a people-first business, and we recognise that you, and the rest of our team, are essential to deliver on our purpose of helping you prosper, whether you are a client, a member of our team, or part of our wider community.
We want you to be challenged, to learn and grow while you’re with us, to have fun in the workplace, work with like-minded individuals, and deliver great services. Are you looking to join a team that:
- is values driven?
- believes in and delivers a culture of work-life balance, with a focus on wellbeing?
- provides a clear career framework and routes to progress?
- understands the importance of rewarding and retaining high calibre teams?
- delivered 20% growth in the last 12 months?
If so we would love to hear from you.
Role overview
This role will primarily focus on learning and developing the basic audit and accounting skills through studying towards a professional qualification whilst gaining practical experience in the workplace.
They will primarily support the audit seniors and managers on audit assignments. They will also be expected to demonstrate strong communication skills and professionalism when attending the client site.
Job description
As a Trainee Chartered Accountant, your typical daily duties will include:
- Show commitment to training, college and keeping up to date with the training materials and step ladders required by the study provider, including webinars;
- Study towards completing the certificate and professional level exams in line with the UHY exam timetable;
- Checking a client’s financial information, purchase and sales invoices;
- Checking bank balances and bank statements;
- Reviewing client payroll records for accuracy;
- Ensure sound knowledge of a client and its industry by researching background information and useful publications;
- Develop communication skills and build relationships with key stakeholders;
- Utilise audit software;
- Develop and apply technical knowledge gained from studies and on the job experience;
- Attend in-house technical training as required;
- Ensure timesheets are completed on a weekly basis.
Working arrangements
The working week: 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday) to be worked from 09:30-17:30 with flexibility of hours to meet specific work demands.
Location: Your principle work based is our London Office.
Training
The firm provides full support, study leave and tuition costs, for the first attempts at all the exams and assessments that go towards the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) qualification. With first time passes, it takes three years to complete your studies. Tuition is given by one of the leading external providers.
At UHY it’s all about you – our benefits
- Study Package, including TOIL (Time off in Lieu)
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Discretionary Christmas shutdown not counted as part of holiday entitlement
- The ability to ‘purchase’ extra days leave in salary sacrifice
- Private medical insurance at discounted rates
- Private medical insurance (Assistant manager and above)
- Private dental cover at discounted rates
- Subsidised corporate gym membership at Fitness First
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Season ticket loan (for travel)
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
- Pension Scheme arrangements
Person specification
People skills
- Be approachable to members of the audit team;
- Be responsive to the audit senior and managers requests whilst on assignments;
- Engage in client meetings and social activities.
Client service
- Maintain objectivity, professionalism an independence in client relationship.
Team player
- Be an integral member of the audit group by participating in group activities.
Understanding of the profession and the job
- Well researched, enthusiastic and knowledgeable on the work and role of the auditor, the challenges of the exams and UHY.
Our core values and behaviours run through everything we do and support our purpose of helping you prosper. They set the tone for our team to work by and we are looking for people who value the same things as us: living empathy, making progress, being present and enjoying it!
