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Audit graduate (ACA) - Nottingham

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Nottingham

Requirements

  • Academic requirements:
  • 2.1 degree
  • Minimum A-levels, B,B,C grades (or equivalent and excluding general studies)
  • Grade B or above in GSCE Maths and English Language (GSCE or equivalent)
  • Persistence:
  • Ability to work hard to complete near term tasks
  • Energy, stamina and persistence in achieving longer-term objectives
  • Reliability:
  • Conscientious and properly completes tasks
  • Willing to put the needs and interests of others (including “work”) before personal needs
  • Maintains standards and completes tasks in difficult circumstances
  • Remains stable and self-controlled under stress
  • Initiative and adaptability:
  • Willingness to adapt to and change in new circumstances
  • Ability to identify new or different ways of doing things
  • Active in taking steps to make sure things happen
  • Learning:
  • Consistent or improving record of academic attainment over time
  • Application to “weak” or “disliked” subjects and courses
  • High levels of achievement over a diverse range of subjects
  • Learning well in a difficult or challenging environment
  • Leadership:
  • Success when in a position of responsibility, ensuring that a team or group works together and achieves its purpose; or contributing to a group in a similar way
  • Organising a group, allocating tasks
  • Setting, monitoring and achieving aims
  • Resolving disputes and difficulties
  • Ability to influence and persuade others
  • 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
  • UHY
  • Commercial awareness:
  • Successful involvement with customers; putting the customer first
  • Successful working relationships with colleagues
  • Applying or improving procedures
  • Measuring or improving performance
  • An appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of businesses or organisations that they have been involved with
  • Business development:
  • An understanding of what it takes for a business (or other organisation) to be grow, and an ability to put that understanding into practice
  • A successful involvement in sales or marketing
  • Successful self-promotion (e.g. in obtaining elected office)

Responsibilities

  • As a trainee, your typical daily duties will include
  • 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
  • Attend client meetings and social activities
  • Develop and apply technical knowledge gained from studies and on the job experience;
  • Attend in-house technical training as require
  • Ensure timesheets are completed on a weekly basis
  • 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 Level 7 Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship with 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.
  • We also provide practical training internally. Immediately on joining us, you receive two weeks of training in accounting, our business language, and in auditing. This lays the foundation for your first year’s practical experience.

We are an ambitious and forward-thinking Top 20 Group of UK chartered accountants. Our focus is on helping you prosper.

Accounting
Industry
501-1000
Employees
1925
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The UHY Hacker Young Group is an award winning Top 20 Group of UK chartered accountants. The teams at each of our 23 offices pride themselves on their ability to combine local knowledge with regional, national and international skills sets. We are able to provide full service support to all of our clients, whether UK or internationally based. Whether you are looking for advice and guidance on commercial matters, your personal financial situation, or both, you will receive a professional, personal and prompt service from our partners, who will make it their business to understand yours.