Trainee (AAT), Nottingham - January 2025

Are you a self-motivated, hardworking, ambitious person looking for your next challenge?

If you are, and you’re looking to join a national operation with international reach, then we have a great role for you, based at our Nottingham office in an AAT Trainee Role.

You can join a talented group of individuals in our Accounting and Business Services department who support our growing network of UHY firms across the UK.

Our firm

The UHY Hacker Young Group is a leading UK network of chartered accountants with 24 offices spanning England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are also a founding member of UHY International, our Top 20 global network, which has over 340 offices in all major global business jurisdictions.

We are a people-first business, and we recognise that you, and the rest of our team, are essential to deliver on our purpose of helping you prosper, whether you are a client, a member of our team, or part of our wider community.

We want you to be challenged, to learn and grow while you’re with us, to have fun in the workplace, work with like-minded individuals, and deliver great services.

Are you looking to join a team that:

• is values driven?
• believes in and delivers a culture of work-life balance, with a focus on wellbeing?
• provides a clear career framework and routes to progress?
• understands the importance of rewarding and retaining high calibre teams?
• delivered 20% growth in the last 12 months?

If so we would love to hear from you.

Job description

As a trainee, your typical daily duties will include;

• Checking a client’s financial information, purchase and sales invoices;
• Checking bank balances and bank statements
• Reviewing client payroll records for accuracy
• Ensure sound knowledge of a client and its industry by researching background information and useful publications
• Develop communication skills and build relationships with key stakeholders
• Utilise accounts software
• Attend client meetings and social activities
• Develop and apply technical knowledge gained from studies and on the job experience
• Attend in-house technical training as required
• Ensure timesheets are completed on a weekly basis.

Training

The firm provides full support, study leave and tuition costs, for the first attempts at all the exams and assessments that go towards the AAT Level 3 and Level 4 Qualifications. With first attempts it will take between 18-24 months to pass.

We also provide practical training internally. Immediately on joining us, you receive two weeks of training in accounting and our business language. This lays the foundation for your first year’s practical experience.

Working arrangements

The working week: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) to be worked from 9.00AM to 5.30PM with occasionally some flexibility of hours to meet specific work demands.

Location: Your principal work base is our Nottingham Office, all employees are required to do a minimum of 3 days in the office per week. However, you will be required to spend time working at client premises and studying for your professional examinations.

At UHY it’s all about you – our benefits

• Study Package, including TOIL (Time off in Lieu)
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Discretionary Christmas shutdown not counted as part of holiday entitlement
• The ability to ‘purchase’ extra days leave in salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance at discounted rates
• Private medical insurance (Assistant manager and above)
• Private dental cover at discounted rates
• Subsidised corporate gym membership at Fitness First
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Season ticket loan (for travel)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
• Pension Scheme arrangements
• Employee discount platform UHY Plus
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric Car Scheme Coming Soon