Audit & Accounts Trainee (AAT) Manchester 2024

At UHY Hacker Young, we pride ourselves on being people focused, and we understand the importance of attracting – and keeping – the highest calibre of staff. From our Manchester office, our team of over 145+ partners and staff deliver a first-class service to a diverse range of clients, locally, nationally and internationally.

We are an ambitious and growing team, working across our audit and accounts, tax, corporate finance, bookkeeping, VAT and admin departments. UHY Manchester has Xero Platinum Status and are QuickBooks Online Elite partners which will give you extensive exposure to cloud accounting.

The role

We are looking for non-graduates (or current AAT students with a couple of years’ experience in an accountancy setting) to join our training program which equips you to provide a range of assurance and business services to a diverse client base ranging from small businesses to substantial international groups.

On-the-job training and studying towards your professional qualification will enable you to gain a full understanding of the technical aspects of audit and accountancy and additional financial advisory services. During your contract, you will study towards the AAT qualification. You will be enrolled onto classroom tuition at our nominated training Centre to complete the AAT qualification under the joint apprenticeship programme.

You will

• Develop an understanding of our clients and their businesses
• Complete audit programmes and form conclusions on each individual test and section completed
• Highlight issues and problems for the attention of senior auditors or managers
• Become familiar with our audit and accounting software

From day 1 you will engage with our clients at their offices (at times this will involve travelling to client’s premises and working away) and you will be expected to:

• Work as part of a team to undertake a variety of audit and accountancy tasks
• Discuss queries with client staff, obtaining relevant information and explanations
• Resolve queries, whether of an audit or accountancy nature
• Obtain an understanding of related services such as Corporate and Personal Tax through on-the-job and structured training
• Attend a range of internal training sessions including industry experience and soft skills
• Communicate in a professional manner with clients
• Work as part of a team - this is essential to your role at every level and will also require self-management as your role develops
• Understand from your manager the scope of tasks allocated and objectives to be achieved
• Keep seniors and managers fully informed of any issues and problems
• Ensure work is completed to a level agreed with the manager and recorded clearly and concisely
• Prioritise tasks whilst monitoring time against budget
• Support department events and procedures and build relationships within UHY

About you

To be successful in this role you must

• Be proactive and committed to delivering first class professional client service
• Enjoy working effectively as part of a team
• Be dedicated and motivated to studying towards the AAT qualification
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• Have a high level of general commercial awareness

Preferred academic requirements

• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at a minimum of grade 5
• 112 UCAS points (or equivalent) in your top three A-levels (excluding General Studies) equating to BBC or above
• We do understand the challenge of achieving consistently high academic results so we are open to meeting applicants who believe they have what it takes to be successful at our firm despite having grades outside these requirements

Remuneration and benefits

• Standard hours 9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday (37.5hrs/wk)
• Flexible working policy when working in the office after a successful probation period of 6 months
• 24 days’ holiday plus standard bank and public holidays
• Birthday given as additional paid leave
• Contribution into an auto enrolled pension scheme
• Income protection scheme
• Payment of one professional subscription per year
• The option to purchase extra days leave via salary sacrifice
• The option to contribute into a pension scheme via salary sacrifice
• Commission for introducing new clients/work
• Commission for introducing new staff
• Life assurance (4 x salary)
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Funded social events
• Membership of Healthcare Cash Plan via Medicash (cashback on medical/dental procedures and access to counselling sessions and various helplines)
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Monthly breakfast

How to apply

If you are interested in this role, please apply using the below link and submit your application form, CV and cover letter as soon as possible. Please see the three options below for start dates:

• April or end of August
• Just April
• Just August

Closing date is 26th January 2024. Interviews will be held on 19th & 20th February 2024 for both April and August intakes 2024.