Graduate Trainee Accountant

**Graduate Trainee Accountant - Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire**

**37.5 hours per week**

We have opportunities for motivated individuals to join our trainee programme to become the Directors of our future working with clients from a range of industries from companies to individuals.

HWB are a professional, friendly and dynamic accountancy practice based in Chandlers Ford, Southampton. We employ circa 75 people in a wide variety of job roles and have excellent opportunities for highly motivated, dedicated, and talented people. At HWB, we place great emphasis on developing our staff and equipping you with the skills to succeed at everything you do whether that be taking part in our 6 a side football team or meeting our clients’ needs.
- You should have a strong desire to train as an accountant and who has completed a relevant accounting degree at University and achieved a 2:1 or above
- Competent using Microsoft Office packages - in particular Excel. Willing to learn and be trained further on Excel and accounting software such as Xero and IRIS
- Dynamic, intelligent, outgoing and confident
- A good communicator with whom colleagues and clients like to work with
- Willing to listen and learn, with a 'can do’ attitude
- Competent, not afraid to be pushed outside comfort zone & a problem solver
- A team player
- Be in possession of a full UK valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work use and have the right to work within the UK without sponsorship

**About The Role**:

- Preparing accounts for clients including bank reconciliations, control accounts, analysis of income and expenditure and bringing all of these together on a trial balance
- Preparing and understanding a profit and loss account and balance sheet taken from the trial balance
- Preparing draft tax computations based on the accounts prepared
- Being aware of assignment budgets and ensuring actual time is updated on these
- Ensuring that work is completed as directed by the Audit/Accounts Senior on all Audit/Accounts assignments and is ‘ready for review’
- Completing client stock takes as required
- Undertaking administration tasks including, the calling in of books and records from a client and subsequent recording of these within the department's control system

**Why HWB?**:

- Friendly and collaborative office
- 20 days plus 8 bank holidays, further entitlement will accrue of one day per additional years’ service up to 25 days
- Full Study Support with opportunities to progress
- Holiday Trading Scheme (terms and conditions apply)
- Private Medical Insurance (terms and conditions apply)
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Christmas and Summer work parties and team socials
- 6-a-side football team
- Free Parking
- Flexible working hours

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Pay: From £24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chandlers Ford, SO53 4AR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/03/2023
Expected start date: 04/08/2025