External Audit Graduate Opportunity Manchester

Are you looking for first class training towards a professional qualification? Beever and Struthers values its staff because we are passionate about the service we provide to our clients. Our development programme will not only provide you with technical knowledge and practical experience but will assist you to develop business skills. We offer a friendly and supportive training environment. You will work in small teams and given increased responsibility as you progress in your exams and experience. We will ensure you attend client executive meetings and board meetings early in your career to gain insight of how client firms operate at the highest level. During your training contract we will pay for your courses and give you time off to study.

Beever and Struthers is one of the UK’s leading independent accountancy firms with locations in Manchester, London, Birmingham and Blackburn. We have been providing support and advice to clients for over 100 years and have a strong reputation built on a long-established tradition of providing quality services. We take strength from our history but recognise that success comes from never standing still.

This position may include a mixture of home-working as well as well as office-based work.

Reporting to: Audit Directors and Audit Managers

Liaising with: Partners, Managers, and other staff, along with our clients

Location: Manchester 

The current vacancy is available for the Manchester office with a September 2023 start.

Salary:

Dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Training Programme and Qualification

The main training pathway for this opportunity is the ACA. ACA - to train for the globally recognised Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA) qualification, enabling individuals to become qualified chartered accountants and members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The duration of this programme is 36 months.

We will also consider applicants who would like to achieve the ACCA. ACCA – to train for the globally recognised Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification, providing a strong grounding in accounting principles, the qualification opens the door to a wide range of career paths across different countries and industry sectors, as well as the ability to work in practice. Please specify if this is your preferred training programme.

Qualification criteria 

• a minimum of a 2:2 in any discipline (obtained or predicted).
• 3 A level passes at grade A-C. GCSE Maths and English at grade B and above.

All candidates will be required to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK for the duration of the training contract.

Please state within your application:

• The requested qualification criteria above

Please set out the above information clearly and in detail. Candidates who do not include this information may not be contacted for clarification. 

How to apply:

If you believe you have the required skills and attributes to be our next ACA Graduate Trainee in our Manchester office then please apply by submitting your CV and covering letter online. You should include a personal statement of approximately 200 words stating why you wish to be a Chartered Accountant. Please apply through the ICAEW website.