Salary ? competitive Hours - Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week with flexible working Holiday - 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), plus 2 days over the Christmas/New Year period set by the firm, plus where your birthday falls on a working day, an additional day for this too. About the Audit Trainee role We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We?re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we?ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses. We have an exciting role for an Audit Trainee to join TC Kent in our Rochester office to start as soon as possible. Ideally we are looking for candidates with previous audit experience but this isn?t mandatory. A fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to start your career in accountancy, joining an apprenticeship scheme, you will be working towards an internationally recognised accountancy qualification (AAT Level 2) and gaining valuable on-the-job experience with a highly respected accountancy firm. You will join a dynamic audit team with a high quality client base and rapidly gain responsibility whilst at the same time completing your accounting qualification with us. Key responsibilities of an Audit Trainee will include: 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 About you Successful candidates for this role will be team players who are personable and hard-working. As well taking your first steps in a great career you will find your role with us to be enjoyable and fun - everyone within the team is warm, sociable and supportive - you will work with people that stay friends for your entire career. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience: strong GCSE results in both Maths and English, grade 4 or above A levels (C and above) or equivalent previous experience within audit desirable studying or looking to start studying AAT great communication and customer service skills basic Excel skills is advantageous professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills outgoing, enthusiastic and ambitious to develop able to work well within a team and manage own workload strong organisational skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail you need to have a current right to work in the UK Full benefits available for the Audit Trainee: pension scheme group life assurance x 4 salary significant long service awards after 5 years? service - holiday increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 5 days) social functions and events car parking permit access to our employee benefits portal ? cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases employee Assistance Programme employee Referral Bonus ? we?re always looking for talented individuals to join our team regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations About us TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We?re an ambitious group of people with the same aim ? to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing ? we?re supporting more and more of the UK?s ambitious business owners, SME?s and large Corporations and it?s a real team effort. We?re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses. We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds. We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.
