Dixon Wilson |

We are Dixon Wilson. A specialist firm of accomplished accountancy and tax advisory professionals offering a bespoke and personal service to private clients – their families, trusts and businesses. Determined problem solvers since 1888, we are proud to be an independent firm. Our heritage is important to us. What we’ve learnt from our past we bring with us to create our future. Core to our business is unravelling complexity for the clients we serve. Our culture is built on finding answers. Listening. Questioning. Exploring possibilities. This is an environment where individuality is championed, where learning is our focus, where variety thrives.

As a firm, we depend on having great people. People who are able to solve the complex challenges of our clients, and keep up with the pace of how we operate. People who guide our purpose by demonstrating three important values that sit at our core, Seek the solution, Solve together, Be curious.

As people are at the heart of what we do, we place a strong emphasis on ensuring our staff enjoy the work they do to remain happy, engaged and motivated.

The variety and range of clients we deal with results in plenty of interesting and varied work across accounts, audit and tax. There is ample opportunity to be exposed to new challenges.

The technical expertise of our partners and staff is outstanding. This is supported by the number of industry and professional prizes awarded to the firm and staff.

We have 16 Partners and approximately 200 employees in total. With over 70 trainees at varying stages of a training programme the firm recognises the importance of life beyond learning. Our active social committee, with the support from our partners, delivers a wide range of social and charitable activities such as our annual charity poker night, chess evenings, monthly drinks, puppy yoga, netball, cricket and tennis to name a few! These events are a great way to get to know colleagues at all levels.

Our office in London, occupying the upper floors and roof terrace of a modern development on Chancery Lane, is an impressive and fun location to work with views across the city.

A three-year ACA training contract with Dixon Wilson offers the following:

All-round experience

Our provision of tax, accountancy and advisory services to high net worth private clients, including their families, trusts and businesses means that your work will be challenging and varied. Be it micro accounts, very large accounts, trusts, partnerships, personal and company tax returns, as well as audits, you will learn from, and collaborate with, experienced colleagues to grow your skills and knowledge.

Clear progression pathway and a supportive environment

Our ACA graduate programme is well structured and you’ll have a clear progression pathway throughout and beyond. It has been designed to ensure you grow your technical abilities, learn from experiences and build the personal and professional skills you need to progress. Many of our senior staff and partners trained at Dixon Wilson and will be there to guide you through.

Our application process is in 4 stages:

Stage 1: Online application form . You’ll start the application process by completing our online application form. This helps us get to know you and provides you with the opportunity to tell us why a career in accountancy appeals to you.

Stage 2: Online Assessments . If you are shortlisted and have met our academic requirements you will be invited to take an initial numerical reasoning test (NRT). Upon successful completion, you will be invited to sit a verbal reasoning test (VRT) and a critical reasoning test (CRT).

Stage 3: HR Interview . Candidates who successfully complete our assessments will be contacted and invited to an interview by one of our HR team. The interview is conducted by our Senior HR Advisor or HR Manager and held virtually via Microsoft Teams. It will take approximately 45 minutes and will explore your interest in completing the ACA qualification and accountancy in general. We will also ask you some competency based interview questions. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions, so please do! This is a chance for you to learn more about our graduate programme.

Stage 4: Final Interview . You may be invited back to our final stage interview where you will meet a partner or director. This is your chance to impress. They will want to hear about your career aspirations, the skills you can bring to Dixon Wilson and your understanding of the commitment required to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.

You will also get the chance to meet one of our current ACA trainees. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and get a real understanding of our ACA graduate programme & culture at Dixon Wilson.

If you are successful one of our HR team will contact you with an offer to join us.

Support needed?

If you need to request an adjustment or additional support in the recruitment process due to a disability, health condition and/or being neurodivergent, you just need to let our HR team know. They will ask you some questions to better understand your request and to ensure we provide personalised support.

We strive to create an equal, diverse and inclusive workplace. Our D&I committee supports the partners in implementing real change. Our people are everything – we respect them, we value them, we support them. They feel able to give their best. Whatever background you are from, Dixon Wilson welcomes you.

The support and training Dixon Wilson invest into our trainees is commitment and engagement to naturing current talent into the future continued success of the Firm.

Our three-year graduate programme recognises, rewards and nurtures your talent. Within an inclusive culture that values collaboration, learning, and a commitment to problem solving. You’ll study towards the ACA to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Welcome to your future.

We are a firm that that welcomes conversation. We’re inclusive and supportive and you will find our managers and partners approachable, open and honest and collaborative. You will have support at hand no matter what - be it a from a buddy, your trainee co-ordinator, managers, training partner or our dedicated professional development team.

Further details of our ACA graduate programme can be found by visiting our website.