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Graduate Trainee ACCA - Outsourcing - Sept 2024 London

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PKF International

Jan 29, 2024

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Accounting & Tax
    Banking & Finance
  • London

Requirements

  • Minimum of a 2.2 degree, attained or expected
  • Minimum of 96 UCAS points (2017 tariff), from three A Levels (excluding general studies), or equivalent
  • GCSEs Grade 5/B in Maths and English Language
  • Able to work on his/her own with limited support and use initiative
  • Team player
  • Enthusiastic
  • Effective communication skills
  • Willingness to ask for help/ask questions
  • Willingness and ability to learn
  • Commercial awareness
  • Good attention to detail
  • Effective time-management skills
  • Flexibility
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Work to deadlines
  • Problem solver
  • The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate core IT skills which include the use of Word, Excel and email.

Responsibilities

  • The Outsourcing team is a growing and dynamic part of the Business Services Division, offering room for career progression. The successful candidate will assist the Manager and Bookkeepers in providing a high quality bookkeeping service to a wide variety of businesses.
  • The post-holder will be taught to assist in all aspects of bookkeeping including:
  • Invoice/Transactions processing/bookkeeping
  • Maintaining cash books/sales and purchase ledgers/nominal ledgers
  • Preparation of bank reconciliations
  • Writing cheques and bank processes
  • Producing aged debtor and credit listings
  • Preparation and processing of journals
  • Use a variety of accounting systems including Xero, Quickbooks, Sage and many more
  • Monthly management accounts
  • Preparation of VAT returns
  • Year-end statutory financial statements
  • The post-holder will also be expected to:
  • Undertake the work allocated by the manager and assignment leader
  • Keep the team informed about progress regularly
  • Complete work within budget and time allocated
  • Adopt high professional standards with a business-like approach to work
  • Develop a basic knowledge of current accounting standards
  • Be able to advise on basic accounting issues
  • Be aware of Institute and internal ethical guidelines
  • To accept responsibility for all work performed
  • Willing to accept feedback/development points and action it
  • Pass relevant professional examinations first time
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PKF International

Accounting
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1969
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

PKF is a global family of legally independent professional services firms bound together by a shared commitment to quality, integrity and the creation of clarity in a complex regulatory environment. With offices in 440 cities, we operate in 150 countries across 5 continents and specialise in providing high quality audit, accounting, tax, legal and business advisory services to international and domestic organisations in all our markets. PKF International member firms have an aggregate fee income of $2.39 billion, and the network is a member of the Forum of Firms - an organisation dedicated to consistent and high quality standards of financial reporting and auditing practices worldwide. Why you should choose PKF: PKF member firms around the world offer a wide range of business advice and accountancy services that meet the needs of individual clients in their local markets. When you use a PKF member firm, you can be confident that the work will be carried out by dedicated professionals with international expertise. Not only do PKF member firms have service and sector specialists in their own marketplace but they can also deliver an international service through their relationships with other network members. Each team is led by a partner who will deal with you directly and be your regular point of contact. As a client of a PKF member firm you are assured of: - A firm that is firmly established and respected in its own country - A partner-led service - Experts who understand your market - Partners who work hard to understand your specific business and its needs - Knowledge of the local business landscape - Rapid access to technical guidance and support from other member firms if required - Seamless continuity of service for your international business needs.

Culture & Values

  • We are curious

    We want to better understand the world around us and enjoy getting under the skin of important issues. This drives us to challenge, explore and ask questions. We never simply assume. We seek out ‘the new’ and ‘the different’ – innovative ideas, original ways of thinking and emerging technologies. Our inquisitiveness helps us to anticipate change and take the lead in shaping its impact.

  • We value authenticity

    We admire character, honesty and courage. We are the type of people who do not compromise, sell out or change our principles. We never feel the need to put on a ‘work persona’ and do not expect anyone else to have to do so either. In fact, we encourage our colleagues and clients to be themselves rather than forcing them to fit a particular stereotype.

  • We are respectful

    We live by the motto that we should treat our clients and colleagues the way we want to be treated ourselves. We recognise that we are at our best when we feel valued, so we invest time and effort to make the people we work with feel valued too. This helps us to build strong, lasting and trusted relationships.

  • We enable

    We are here because we want to make our clients more successful. We are driven to provide clever solutions to complex problems. We thrive when facing a challenge. We are eager to get involved and we’re not afraid to take the lead in making things happen.

Benefits

  • Flexible working

  • Private medical

  • Life assurance

  • Buy and Sell holiday

  • Gym discounts