PKF Francis Clark |

Our vision: Success for our clients, our people, our communities and our firm. A shared ambition.

We were founded in 1919 when Francis Clark, or Frank to his friends, opened an accountancy practice in Newton Abbot. Driven by his commitment to his family, his clients and his community, Frank’s practice steadily expanded. His legacy of shared ambition guides us into a successful future.

We now have over 17,000 clients, 950 people and teams in Bristol, Exeter, Poole, Plymouth, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro; and a thriving hybrid working culture.

In 2016, we joined PKF, an international network of independently-owned accountancy practices with a global presence in 150 countries, and we re-branded as PKF Francis Clark.

Membership of PKF has meant we can better support clients here in the UK and around the world, especially those with international and cross border interests

We’re the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England. We are ranked number 28 on the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list 2023, making this a brilliant place to embark on your accountancy career.

The firm, which celebrated its centenary in 2019, has annual revenue of over £55 million and a 900-strong team based across our offices. Our continuing growth offers you the opportunity to expand and develop your career in a direction that interests you.

We offer a supportive and flexible culture, taking your career seriously to enable you to be the best you can be. In September 2022, PKF Francis Clark was certified as a Great Place to Work. In February 2023 we were ranked as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (40th out of 79 among large organisations). We work hard to ensure that ours is a culture where you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen.

PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF International family of legally independent firms, which together are ranked as the 11th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK by Accountancy Age.

Our values underpin everything we do, guiding the way we interact with each other, how we behave and work together to achieve our ambitions.

• Commitment to put the client first
• Compassion to respect everyone
• Responsibility to care for each other, our environment and communities
• Courage to be ambitious
• Expertise to deliver excellence

We offer a supportive and flexible culture, taking your career seriously to enable you to be the best you can be. In September 2022, PKF Francis Clark was certified as a Great Place to Work. In February 2023 we were ranked as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (40th out of 79 among large organisations). We work hard to ensure that ours is a culture where you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen.

In February 2023 we were ranked as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (40th out of 79 among large organisations).
We have mental health first aiders and have well being Wednesdays where every week something is offered to everyone to take part from talks about finance, mortgages and money to fitness, healthy eating and mental health talks.

Your core benefits will include:
Financial benefits
Pension, group life assurance, group income protection

Health & Wellbeing benefits
Employee Assistance Programme with counselling and support for you and your immediate family, option to buy 5 extra days holiday, virtual GP for you and your immediate family, health cash plan for you (and up to four children) to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare and cycle to work.

Other benefits
Bonuses for career and family milestones, volunteering days, emergency support from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation for current and ex - employees.

When you join as a trainee the firm pays for all your training and examinations. If you are a graduate trainee you’ll study towards the Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA) or ATT/CTA. You’ll spend 80% of your time at work and 20% of your time training with an external training provider, this could be in person or online. You’ll attend the external training in blocks, for days or sometimes weeks at a time.

ACA and ATT/CTA is a level seven qualification and takes three years to complete. Your exams and training are fully funded by the firm.

There is the opportunity to further your ambitions in many ways for example taking further professional qualifications, on-the-job training, soft skills training, mentoring and so on. The possibilities are very open!