Trainees
For students with a strong interest in business and people, a career as a professionally qualified accountant can be both stimulating and rewarding. We take between four and eight carefully-selected students each year to study for the Chartered, Certified or AAT qualifications. In addition to the annual September intake, we typically take on students in November and January.
You will have to demonstrate the special qualities we require to take the initiative and responsibility which are essential to maintain our quality service to clients. These qualities include self-confidence, self-motivation, good communication skills (both oral and written), the ability to deal with people at all levels, and leadership and management potential. You will also need an adaptable and sociable personality, with a professional manner and appearance, and good computer skills.
Students enter three or four year training contracts at our offices in London, Godalming or Saffron Walden, during which they receive a wide range of practical experience while studying for their professional examinations. Formal training is provided by professional tutors, and more practical training to equip students for their work with us is provided by SWAT UK Ltd, one of the leading training organisations in the profession. Our students are given paid study leave, and we also cover the costs of all courses and examinations for the first attempts.