Graduate Programme, Accountancy - Leeds (Sept 2025)

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Job Description

For over 180 years, Evelyn Partners has been a leading force in UK professional services and wealth management. Our legacy is built on a commitment to helping businesses and individuals achieve better outcomes. We believe that expert guidance should be accessible to all, and were dedicated to making that a reality.

Our success hinges on our people and thats our secret for longevity. We are a team of passionate professionals united by a shared purpose: to deliver good advice and exceptional service. Through strong partnerships and seamless collaboration, we have become a trusted advisor to countless clients.

Read more about us, our values and available career opportunities here:

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Introduction to the Accountancy team at Evelyn Partners

As part of our Business Outsourcing Services team, you will be working with clients and their finance teams or bookkeepers, helping them with their year-end accounts, management accounts, bookkeeping, VAT returns and cloud accounting software support. This means providing services, advice and solutions that really make a difference. You will also have exposure to working with partners gaining invaluable experience and building your confidence with senior members of staff.

Youll build valuable client experience, developing the knowledge and skills needed to be a trusted business adviser. Alongside your work, you will study for the Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) or the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification, which will enable you to gain a full understanding of the technical aspects of audit, accountancy, and additional financial advisory services.

What will you be doing?

Progression within this team is fast, with responsibility from an early stage. By the second year, you will be taking on a more senior role and helping to supervise the new intake of trainees. As your experience grows, you may have opportunities to experience other ad hoc assignments that our clients request our help with such as: one-off software implementation projects, cloud accounting software health-checks or client secondments to assist their finance function. You will also receive internal training from the professional services learning and development team.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Working as part of a team to undertake a variety of accountancy tasks
• Developing an understanding of our clients and their businesses
• Keeping your manager fully informed of any issues and problems, ensuring the work is completed to a level agreed with the manager and recording clearly and concisely the work carried out
• Becoming familiar with our accounting software
• Resolving queries of an accountancy nature
  
  

To Be Successful In This Role, You Should

• Be committed to completing the ACA or ACCA
• Have obtained or be predicted a minimum 2:2 degree, in any discipline
• A Level: Minimum 112 UCAS points in top three A Levels (or equivalent), excluding General Studies
• GCSE: Minimum Grade 5 (or equivalent), in English Language and Maths respectively
  
  

Learning & Development

Youll be supported in completing your qualification; gaining the finance knowledge, accountancy skills and real-world business experience to jumpstart your career in accountancy, tax and business advisory. And you wont do it alone - youll be joining as part of a cohort with your own personal support network, including a buddy to offer first-hand experience. Your qualification training will be supported by a leading UK training provider, and youll be given the space and time to study whilst developing a variety of skills to become a well-rounded advisor. Youll receive guidance and support each step of the way by our dedicated Learning & Development team and training contact for your department to make sure you have everything you need to realise your potential from day one.

As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners you will have access to benefits that include:

• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support
• Shared parental leave
  
  

We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences are the cornerstone of our success. At Evelyn Partners, you'll find an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is evident in our active employee resource groups and ongoing initiatives. Were dedicated to creating a workplace where you can thrive and reach your full potential.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the application process. Please dont hesitate to discuss your needs with your recruiter.

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IMPORTANT NOTES FOR COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION

When You Click On The Im Interested Button Youll Be Taken To Your Profile Page. Were In The Process Of Updating It But In The Meantime

• We can only accept one application to any of our programmes in a recruitment season. If you are unsuccessful, you will need to wait until the next September when we re-open applications for the following year.
• Under the Experience section, if you do not have any experience please enter N/A into the Title text box and choose a random end and start date
• Under the Education section you do NOT need to include all your education details as well ask for this separately once youve completed your profile. All you need to do is fill in the Institution (aka University) question which is mandatory. If you have more than one degree please include your latest one.
• Under the Resume (aka CV) section, it is mandatory for you to upload a document as this will be reviewed by the hiring manager.
• The Message to Hiring Manager text box is NOT mandatory and will not be formally reviewed.