Accountancy Summer Internship

**Opportunity**

Internship

**Location**

Inverness

**Opportunity details**

**Ready to discover your potential?**

Are you looking to gain insight in **Accounts,**Audit and Corporate Tax?** We’re seeking ambitious penultimate year university undergraduates from all backgrounds to join our team as a Summer Intern.

**Who we welcome**

**About the internships**

Our summer internships run for a period of **six to eight** weeks each summer, providing a valuable insight into the workings of Saffery.

You’ll be partnered with a dedicated mentor who will ensure your internship is both enjoyable and challenging.

**Key dates to apply**:
19 August 2025 - 7 September 2025

**Start date**:
June/July 2026, exact date to be confirmed. We recommend you remain free where possible across this time period.

**Your role and development**

Your growth**will incorporate an exciting blend of valuable work experience and real-world learning. We will where possible offer you a rotational placement, gaining exposure into multiple service lines.

**Audit**:

- You'll be taken through the various stages of an audit from planning to completion.
- Work on**audit and accounts preparation assignments for clients across diverse industries.
- Learn how to conduct client reviews, audit testing, and financial analysis.
- There may be opportunities to visit client sites and see first-hand how relationships are built and managed.
- Progressively take on more responsibility, enabling you to understand the full audit cycle.

**Accounts**:

- You’ll be exposed to a range of key areas such as compliance.
- Work on year end compliance and accounts preparation assignments and ad-hoc advisory with an opportunity to work on project work also.
- Gain insight into a varied client base, ranging from sole traders, partnerships, limited companied, limited liability partnerships, trusts and smaller private charities.
- Progressively take on more responsibility, enabling you to understand core regulatory compliance work. There are many factors to consider when reviewing files and we’ll introduce you to these during your internship.

**Corporate Tax**:

- You’ll gain exposure to core areas within Corporate Tax, ranging from compliance to administrative matters.
- Work on corporation tax compliance, including preparation of corporation tax returns and computations, advising on payment dates and dealing with other administrative matters.
- You will gain exposure to clients from a range of different industries, so we guarantee an exciting and varied learning experienced throughout your internship

We’ll support you every step of the way through mentorship, structured training, as well as regular social events to build friendships with colleagues.

**What you'll need**
- 2:1 undergraduate degree (expected) in any discipline,
- A minimum of 120 UCAS points from your top 3 A Levels (or equivalent), excluding General Studies and AS Levels.
- A minimum of 6 (or B) in GCSE Maths and English Language (or equivalent).

**Want to return to Saffery?**

If you’re thinking about switching offices, you’d just need to have a quick interview with the new team.

When you return, we offer three year training contracts to help you become a qualified accountant or tax advisor, with full support for professional qualifications.

**Where potential meets personal meets you**

At Saffery, we look for people who share our values - those who are collaborative, enthusiastic, and act with integrity while always striving for excellence.

You’ll be approachable and committed, ready to take ownership and go the extra mile to deliver our signature service. You won’t hesitate to speak up when something could be better and you’ll help to make it happen. We value drive, focus, and a positive attitude.

Here, you’re never just a number. You’re valued for who you are. We want your personality and style to shine, because we believe in caring more and letting egos take a back seat. We work hard, we support each other, and we enjoy the journey together. You’ll thrive in a close-knit team that takes pride in delivering high quality work.

There’s real mutual respect here and a two-way relationship where we bring out the best in each other.

We’ll help you get to know our clients, but it’s even better if you’re already curious about the broader economic landscape they operate in. Do your research. Ask questions. Be inquisitive.

You’ll be surrounded by people who value you, your contributions, and your potential.

**What we’ll offer you**

We believe that**supporting our people leads to success, so we provide both core and flexible benefits tailored to your needs:
**Financial support & flexibility**
- Competitive salary & paid overtime
- Paid travel expenses if visiting clients

**Work life balance & wellbeing**
- Buddy scheme and/or line manager support
- Agile working policy (up to three days working from home, we do encourage up to 4 days in the office to reap the benefits of learning from you