Accountancy Trainee

Alton

About You        

With good communication skills, both written and verbal, you will be highly motivated and able to work well either on your own or as part of a team.  A good eye for detail and excellent presentation in your work is essential.

Good ‘A' level (or equivalent) grades are essential, minimum 240 UCAS points, and you will have a desire to pursue a career in accountancy.

One of your ‘A’ levels should be Maths or Accountancy and if you are a Graduate it is anticipated that you will have also undertake a numeracy based degree and have obtain, or be anticipating obtaining a degree classification of 2:1 or above.

Although not essential, a car and full driving licence are desirable. 

About The Role   

Working as part of a small team, you will undertake tasks assigned by the audit manager, which may include audit, bookkeeping, preparation of VAT returns, management accounts, working on incomplete records, accounts preparation and other accounts related tasks.

After picking up the key skills, trainees develop by gaining experience of a greater variety of business types and more complex assignments.

We aim to produce qualified accountants with a broad range of experience and the necessary skills to take on the challenges of modern life in the finance sector.

About Our Client

This client of Howett Thorpe is a dynamic and progressive firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors, based In Alton

They believe in developing long term working relationships with our clients, which allows us to help them to plan for and meet their future personal and business objectives.  They provide a full range of services, including accountancy, audit, business planning, company secretarial, corporate tax, personal tax, specialist tax and corporate finance.

Things you should know

This client has an exciting and diverse range of clients which will ensure a varied challenging role.

In addition to team spirited, informal working practices, modern open plan offices, free parking and an attractive salary this client also will support AAT and/or ACCA  or ACA studies.

We are expecting a considerable response to this vacancy, and therefore, will be unable to respond to candidates who do not meet the requirements detailed above.