Accounts & Outsourcing

Build a broad foundation for your future career

If you're looking for a role that provides a well-rounded introduction to accountancy, our Accounts & Outsourcing Graduate Programme offers exposure to every stage of the accounting process.

Working across both our Accounts & Advisory and Outsourcing teams, you'll gain a broad foundation in accountancy from the start of your career. You'll develop an understanding of both financial reporting and the day-to-day financial operations that underpin successful businesses.

This unique combination will give you exposure to a wide range of clients, industries and accounting disciplines, helping you develop strong technical, commercial and client-facing skills.

What could I be doing?

The structure of the role reflects the natural rhythm of our clients' accounting cycles. The first part of each month is typically spent supporting our Outsourcing team with management reporting, month-end journals, VAT work and financial reporting. The latter part of the month is spent within Accounts & Advisory, working on statutory accounts, Business Tax and advisory assignments.

Within Accounts & Advisory, you could be involved in:

Preparing statutory accounts and financial statements
Assisting with corporation tax returns
Supporting managers on advisory projects
Liaising directly with clients
Helping businesses understand their financial performance

Within Outsourcing, you could be involved in:

Preparing management accounts
Supporting bookkeeping and accounting processes
Assisting with VAT compliance
Producing financial reports and forecasts
Working with cloud accounting software
Supporting clients as an extension of their finance team

What could my week look like?

A typical week could include:

Preparing management accounts for a growing technology business
Assisting with a set of statutory accounts
Supporting a VAT return or corporation tax computation
Liaising directly with clients to resolve queries
Updating cloud accounting systems and reports
Working with colleagues across Tax, Audit and Advisory teams
Helping managers analyse business performance
Studying towards your professional qualification

What clients will I work with?

Our clients range from owner-managed businesses and start-ups to larger corporate groups operating across a variety of sectors. You'll have opportunities to work with:

This variety helps you build commercial awareness and develop an understanding of the unique challenges different organisations face.

Will I enjoy Accounts & Outsourcing?

Accounts & Outsourcing could be a great fit if you:

Enjoy understanding how businesses operate
Like working with both people and numbers
Are curious and enjoy problem-solving
Have strong communication skills
Enjoy variety in your work
Want a broad grounding in accountancy and business

If you're looking for a graduate role that offers variety, responsibility and exposure to multiple areas of accountancy and business from day one, Accounts & Outsourcing could be the perfect place to start your career.

What qualification will I study?

You'll have the choice of studying towards either:

Both qualifications are highly respected, and we are happy for trainees to choose whichever qualification they feel would suit them best.