Trainee position starting 2025
Division : Assurance and Advisory Group
Location: Portsmouth
Trainee Accountants in our Assurance and Advisory Group check our clients present the information about their financial position in a way that is true and fair. You will gain relevant experience while studying on an apprenticeship scheme for either ACA or ACCA.
You will have a strong academic history shown in either your A level results, or in your AAT Level 3 or 4 or from your university degree (in any subject). You will also have excellent attention to detail and quick problem-solving abilities. You would be motivated to provide an excellent service to clients, by working in a team and show your initiative. You will also have a professional approach and forward-thinking attitude.
Benefits of the role:
- A full-time training contract
- Paid study and exam leave
- Annual salary review and salary increases after exam passes and when you become part qualified
- Apprenticeship to support your training to become ACCA or ACA qualified
- Paid overtime or time of in lieu
- Competitive holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
- Lifestyle Hub with access to great discounts
- Employee Assistance Program with additional wellbeing benefits
- Employee Referral Program
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Modern office environment with breakout areas with coffee machines
- Paid time off to support the local community as part of our CSR policy
- Hybrid working
- Relaxed Dress Code
- Opportunity to join the WPA Cash Plan scheme after 6 months employment with the Firm
- Death in Service and associated benefits
The recruitment process:
We will contact you to acknowledge your application and we may ask for further information. We will set up initial telephone interviews to discuss your application further as well as ask you to complete some online assessments. If you are successful to the next stage, you will be invited to a face to face interview with members of the hiring team.
At Carpenter Box, we recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or gender, particularly those underrepresented throughout the finance and accounting industry.
Although this role is advertised as full time, we believe that flexibility at work can provide many significant benefits both to our colleagues and the business. We already work in a hybrid style across all offices and can support different ways of working. If you are interested and have any requirements or needs in the way you would like to work, please apply, and speak to us about this. We will consider flexible options for applicants.