About the role...
Within our fast-growing Business Services & Outsourcing team, we are looking for someone who is currently studying for their ACA/ACCA qualification.
Day to day, you'll be working with a range of entrepreneurial, owner-managed businesses from Early Stage through to SME. Getting involved with a variety of opportunities from:
* Management accounts and VAT returns
* Preparation of unaudited statutory accounts as well as statutory accounts for audit
* Assisting our clients through a range of responsibilities to help them meet their compliance requirements
* Be at the forefront of digital advancement using the very best in market-leading accounting software to assist our clients in understanding their financial performance and position
* Supporting the implementation of new technology within clients’ accounting systems
We support our people to work to their strengths so that they can help growing businesses succeed through better technology, information, and processes. Because when they thrive, they make a difference, and that is why we do what we do!
By joining us, you will be working with a team and company that inspires you and be given an active opportunity to shape the future of our company and encouraged to be innovative.
You'll also have access to the largest entrepreneurial client base in the Midlands, making a genuine impact on their success. We deal with a range of clients in every sector with a key focus on owner-managed fast-growing entrepreneurial businesses.
About you...
We are looking for someone with a bit of umph! Emphasis on the umph!
Someone who takes ownership of their workload, communicating realistic timescales, with a genuine passion and drive for getting things done to help deliver AMAZING client service and experience. You will:
* Be studying for your ACCA/ACA qualification
* Know your way around your basic debits and credits – whether that’s having bookkeeping experience or having an understanding of the process of preparing an ETB from client records.
* Have a passion for tech and be interested in making an impact on our clients’ systems and processes!
* Have the ability to spot a needle in a haystack (not literally… but you catch our drift)
* Be passionate about client experience, be curious, and constantly look for ways to add more value to our clients
You'll also be partway through your ACA/ACCA qualification. You could currently be in a similar Outsourced Finance team, in industry, or maybe you're in Audit and fancy a change of scenery?
About us...
We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. So, we don’t give run-of-the-mill advice.
We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.
That’s how we’ve become the fastest-growing accountancy firm in the UK, and we’ve never been the type to rest on our laurels.
Over the last couple of years alone, we’ve achieved some fantastic feats:
* Partnered with Waterland Private Equity in July 2022, and are now on a lightning-fast growth journey
* Ranked No.1 in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index in 2022
* Best Companies’ No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK
* Became B Corp Certified in 2023 and we’re still the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
* Came No.3 overall at the Inspiring Workplace Awards in 2024, against all businesses of all sizes in the UK and Ireland. We were recognised as “Best-in-class” for Inspiring Culture and Purpose, Wellbeing, Employee Voice and Employee Experience
What's in it for you?
Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you’re given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you’ll produce amazing results.
That’s why we offer things like:
* A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office, or with clients
* A generous holiday entitlement
* An enhanced parental leave policy
* No dress code – just “wear something!”
* A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
* Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
* Cooper Parry social/sports clubs
Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.
Get in touch if you have any questions about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion or about accessibility/accommodations during your application process.
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