Role Overview
Join our ACA trainee programme and launch your career as a Chartered Accountant. This full‑time, permanent role starts with three years of structured training and qualification support, offering hands‑on experience, a salary, and a clear path to long‑term growth. We’ll cover your training costs and support you every step of the way. As a certified Great Place to Work, we’re the perfect place to start your audit career.
Responsibilities
* Help clients prepare year‑end accounts, management accounts, forecasts and projections.
* Get involved with company and business taxation, company secretarial matters and VAT returns.
* Gain a breadth of commercial, tax and general accountancy experience.
* Take initiative and achieve goals.
* Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
* Build strong relationships and work collaboratively.
* Work with numbers, solve problems, and apply a methodical, analytical approach.
Support and Development
* A buddy before you start, to help you settle in.
* A line manager and student counsellor will help you stay on track with your professional qualification and career goals.
* Ongoing learning and development opportunities beyond qualifications, helping you progress into manager roles and beyond.
Qualifications
* On track for, or have achieved, a 2.2 degree or above in any discipline.
* Minimum of 112 UCAS points (obtained from three A Levels or equivalent excluding general studies and EPQ).
* GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 (C) or above.
About the Firm
PKF Francis Clark is the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, with nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. We are recognised nationally as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces.
Benefits
* Pension.
* Group life assurance – up to four times your core salary.
* Group income protection.
* Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare.
* Option to buy 5 extra days holiday.
* Counselling and support for you and your immediate family.
* Virtual GP for you and your immediate family.
* Cycle to work.
* Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts.
* Gifts for career and family milestones.
* One volunteering day per year to support local organisations.
* Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation.
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