accountant Wolverhampton, England
Job description
About the role
We are recruiting for an ambitious Graduate Trainee Chartered Accountant to join our Corporate Services department. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain skills, knowledge and expertise in a busy firm of Chartered Accountants.
Training to be a Chartered Accountant is hard work as it requires studying for challenging exams at the same time as working in a professional capacity. The successful applicant will work, with full supervision and support, primarily in our corporate services department on audit, accountancy and tax assignments. The work, which will be both in our offices and at clients’ premises, will meet the Practical Work Experience requirements for eventual application for membership of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales). Over a 3 year period we give paid study leave to attend a private specialist accountancy school for tuition prior to the ICAEW exams.
Applicants will need to have a history of good academic results and be looking to achieve at least a 2.1 degree. At interview they will need to demonstrate that they understand the commitment needed to train and study for this demanding professional qualification. Background information can be obtained from the website of the ICAEW. A driving licence and use of a car are desirable though not absolutely essential.
Our minimum requirements
- Minimum 2.1 degree
- 120 predicted UCAS tariff points achieved from three A levels or equivalent qualifications (excluding general studies)
- 5 GCSE’s at a minimum of grade 5, including Maths and English Language
Skills required
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Confident but polite telephone manner
- Attention to detail with good organisation
- Experience using Word, Excel and Outlook
Ideal candidate
- Graduate (Summer 2023)
Salary
- Competitive starting salary
A bit more about us
Muras Baker Jones Limited is an independent firm of Chartered Accountants providing a full range of accounting, audit, tax and financial management services to its clients. Based in Wolverhampton, with a team of around 50, MBJ is one of the largest independent firms in the area. We have an extremely low employee turnover and this is something we pride ourselves on. We offer a number of benefits and incentives which make MBJ a great place to work. These include:
- Flexible working arrangements
- The ability to buy additional holiday
- Further discretionary holiday over Christmas
- Flexible pensions
- Comprehensive work experience
- Apprenticeship program
- Graduate program
- Personal development programme
- Subsidised social events
- Casual dress
- Child care vouchers
- Incentive scheme for the introduction of new clients or employees
- Christmas/discretionary voucher scheme
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Wolverhampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: On the road
Application deadline: 03/08/2023
Reference ID: AUDIT GRADUATE
Expected start date: 01/09/2023
