Ready to kick-start your career in accountancy without waiting years to do the “real work” Join Ellacotts as a Trainee Accountant and build hands-on experience with real clients from day one, while working towards becoming Chartered via the ACA pathway.
Whether you’re finishing A-levels, coming from a relevant or non-relevant degree, this is your chance to learn fast, gain confidence, and grow into a professional career with structured support around you.
We’re serious about helping trainees succeed. You’ll have a structured development journey, funded study support and study leave, and guidance to help you progress through your qualification route.
You’ll work under supportive supervision, building your skills step-by-step while contributing to a high-quality service for clients. That includes the following responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Prepare client accounts based on information supplied by client
- Responsible for the preparation of VAT returns including communication with Clients to collate records
- Attend Client meetings with relevant manager or partner
- Ad hoc reports as required
- Prepare time budget for tasks, assisted by seniors
- Liaising with clients by telephone
- Drafting letters and other correspondence as required
- Monitor own job quality and quantity in line with agreed budgets and standards
- Support the team with the production of their work
- Record own chargeable time with the aim to improve recovery as experience gained
- Attend training and achieve success in your given qualification. Observing the guidelines laid out in your training agreement. Utilising the support and guidance offered by the firm.
- Attend courses that are appropriate to job role
- Achieve examination success
- Preparation of simple tax returns for sole traders, partnerships and corporation tax returns
- Potentially required to attend client sites to carry out audit work, outsourced accounts or ad hoc project work
- Assist with administration tasks as necessary to support the team
Agricultural Accounts roles: If you’re interested in people-focused work and love the idea of supporting families, estates and rural businesses, our Agricultural Accounts roles offer something a bit different: a specialist sector that blends accounts and tax and is highly client-facing, adding real value through outstanding client service.
Critical Skills Required:
- Demonstrates strong numerical ability with a logical and structured approach
- Strong computer literacy.
- Great active listening skills.
- Enthusiastic, reliable and able to work to deadlines
- Willingness to learn and consider the bigger picture
Proven verbal and written communication skills
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Knowledge Required:
General business awareness, with a natural curiosity to learn more!
Qualifications Required:
ACA Entry Requirement: A Levels (3 at grade C or above) or Degree (2:1 or above)
Personal Qualities Required:
We are passionate about our values. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:
- Focussed: you build positive client relationships and care about service.
- Teamwork: collaborative, respectful, approachable.
- Integrity: Doing the right thing. We are trustworthy, honest and comply with professional and ethical standards.
- Enthusiastic: you bring energy and celebrate success.
- Progressive: you challenge the status quo and look for better ways.
Individual Job Requirements:
- Live within commuting distance of the office.
- Driving license and access to a vehicle.
- Flexibility to work outside normal hours occasionally (client deadlines happen!).
- Right to work in the UK.
