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At Azets people are at the core of what we do, with trainees being the first important building block in our success. We are extremely proud of and value the expertise and technical know-how within our business, but we equally understand the importance of enhancing and sharing this knowledge to continuously develop our future workforce.

With the everchanging economic landscape and advances in technology, there has never been a more exciting time to start a career in accountancy. Whether a school/college leaver, a graduate or simply looking for a career change, why not start your journey here at Azets?

We are committed to offering development opportunities to all of our staff, from Entry Level Trainee through to Senior Partner. As a trainee, all of our roles will provide a professional qualification specific to the business area you will be working in.

As part of your role as an Audit Associate you will assist with the preparation of financial statements for limited companies, LLP’s, and charities from trial balance stage. You will be working and collaborating with other members in the audit and accounts team in order to build strong working relationships. You will be providing assistance on statutory audits as you continue to develop your knowledge. This will involve applying your technical knowledge to real life scenarios, problem solving, analysing data and presenting your findings.

On a day to day basis, this may look like:

• Analysing financial statements provided by the client to work out which amounts need to be tested.
• Sending queries to the clients to provide evidence of these amounts and reconciling them with what should be expected.
• Attending stock counts to verify physical assets.
• Scheduling regular catch-ups with both the client and your team to ensure you are working towards the audit signing deadline.
• Communicating with your seniors when there is a material difference between evidence provided by the client and data stated on the financial statement provided.
• Being on hand for any questions a client may have about changing laws, standards and regulations.

As you advance in your role and within the business, you will begin to mentor those in entry-level positions and provide them with high class on-the-job training. Additionally, as your confidence grows so will your project management skills as you work to meet deadlines and budget constraints for clients.

The role will involve a combination of working in the local office and at client premises, therefore you will be expected to act professionally and represent the firm well.

To find out more about what a career in Audit might look like click here.

We have created a first-class training and development programme and, by starting your career at Azets, in addition to the comprehensive on the job training, you will also be given all the support you need to complete a professional qualification, including college and/or study days, mentoring and a designated buddy.

We offer a range of different qualification pathways at Azets which are determined by the role you are applying for. The qualification that will be undertaken for this position will be the ACA.

For further information on this pathway click here.

To get the job that you’ll love you will:

• Have the right to work in the UK from your start date.
• Be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a minimum 2:1 in your undergraduate degree (or 2:2 if you can provide evidence of extenuating circumstances)

Please note: Our Cardiff and Swansea offices work in conjunction with each other so as such, the successful candidate will need to be flexible and able to work across both the Cardiff and Swansea offices.

For us, the personal attributes of each of our employees are what makes us authentic in the marketplace. We look for people who can collaborate with peers but can also bring their own voice to the table. We want people who are dynamic in their approach and respectful of other people’s opinions. We are looking for someone who wants to be more than just a team member, but who wants to join a family of likeminded individuals.

At Azets, we understand that whilst job satisfaction and success is important, you should be rewarded for the work you do.

Our benefits include 23 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), Agile & Flexible working, Employee referral bonuses, Lead incentive schemes and much more. You can find out more about how we reward our staff here.