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Audit Trainee – Peterborough

Are you an ambitious individual looking to start your career in accountancy?

TC Group would love to hear from you. We have an exciting opportunity for an Audit Trainee to join our Peterborough office. This would be perfect for a college leaver / graduate but are open to applications from all backgrounds.

Officially, one of the fastest growing Top 30 UK firms with offices across the UK, we are a highly innovative, leading edge firm of accountants and professional advisers. The most important component of a successful business is the people; without the intelligent, hard-working professionals at TC Group, we simply couldn’t function.

Joining us, you will benefit from having a supportive employer who promotes within and encourages employees to grow and develop within the company. We provide study support, excellent career development opportunities and exceptional flexible benefits including:

Package

A generous remuneration package includes:

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  competitive market rate salary
• study support package
• pension scheme
• life assurance
• 23 days annual leave (exc BH) – increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 28 days (once qualified)
• private medical insurance (self) after 5 years’ service
• opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• free car parking
• access to our corporate reward scheme
• employee Assistance Programme
• opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the Firm
• relaxed and friendly working environment

Key responsibilities of the Audit Trainee will include:

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  assist within the wider team by obtaining audit evidence necessary to support opinions given
• prepare analysis of accounting data from clients' books and records
• ensure audit files have all relevant documentation on the appropriate section; check appropriate and sufficient documentation obtained to support the opinion and documenting all conclusions
• active engagement with client staff in the gathering of appropriate audit evidence
• involvement in the planning, execution and finalisation of the audit assignment supporting the audit manager
• ensure compliance with internal (audit methodology and risk management) and external (regulatory) requirements
• identify and understand client needs, including sometimes providing initial solutions to client challenges, then communicating these needs and solutions to the audit manager
• build strong relationships with new and established clients
• travel to local and national clients on a regular basis

We are looking for dynamic individuals with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. We are considering candidates at different levels so you will have either GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English (Grades A-C), A-Level in either Mathematics, Business or Economics, AAT or similar qualification or have a relevant degree at 2:1 or higher.

In addition, you will have an excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate excel skills as a minimum, be highly personable with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and have your own car and full driving licence.

We can only accept UK based applications and unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.