Salary - competitive market rate
Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Holiday - 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
About the Audit Trainee role
Are you an ambitious individual looking to start your career in accountancy? TC Group would love to hear from you!
We have an exciting opportunity for an Audit Trainee to join our Portsmouth office from September 2025. This role would suit a school or college leaver rather than a graduate, but we are open to applications from all backgrounds.
We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We're business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we've honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.
Key responsibilities of an Audit Trainee will include:
1. Assist within the wider team by obtaining audit evidence necessary to support opinions given.
2. Prepare analysis of accounting data from clients' books and records.
3. Ensure audit files have all relevant documentation on the appropriate section; check appropriate and sufficient documentation obtained to support the opinion and document all conclusions.
4. Active engagement with client staff in the gathering of appropriate audit evidence.
5. Involvement in the planning, execution, and finalisation of the audit assignment supporting the audit manager.
6. Ensure compliance with internal (audit methodology and risk management) and external (regulatory) requirements.
7. Identify and understand client needs, including sometimes providing initial solutions to client challenges, then communicating these needs and solutions to the audit manager.
8. Build strong relationships with new and established clients.
9. Travel to local and national clients on a regular basis.
About you
We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:
1. Dynamic individuals with a positive 'can do' attitude.
2. GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English (Grades A-C), A-Level in either Mathematics, Business or Economics, AAT or similar qualification, or a relevant degree at 2:1 or higher.
3. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
4. A very good understanding and knowledge of Excel.
5. Highly personable with excellent communication skills.
6. Own car and full driving licence.
Full benefits available for the Audit Trainee:
1. Pension scheme.
2. Free parking.
3. 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays).
4. Group life assurance 4 x salary.
5. Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days.
6. Access to our employee benefits portal - cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases.
7. Employee Assistance Programme.
8. Employee Referral Bonus - we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team.
9. Regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations.
About us
TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SMEs, and large Corporations, and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.
We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused, and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop, and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK, and unfortunately, we are unable to provide Sponsorship. #J-18808-Ljbffr