Audit Graduate Audit Headquarters

Location: Derby

Contract: Full-time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Salary: Competitive starting salary with increases at key milestones to qualification.

Reports to: Audit Manager

If you are a graduate or soon-to-be graduate, our Audit Graduate Scheme is your gateway into a people-focused career with significant earning potential, bringing you new challenges and learning opportunities along the way.
No prior experience
in accounting or a
specific degree is required!

At the heart of successful auditing is a desire to question everything. Our clients will rely on you to challenge their assumptions and adopt an independent perspective to produce thorough financial insights into their accounts. From national companies to entrepreneurial start-ups, no two jobs are the same.

Developing your technical expertise in the classroom and the office, you will learn as part of a close-knit team how to put your knowledge into practice and deliver exceptional results on the job. Our auditors are among the best in the industry and can help you reach your full potential in the field.

Audit is about so much more than numbers – you can have a real impact on the people and businesses behind the figures. By sustaining our clients’ compliance, we open the door to future growth.

For a varied and fulfilling career with significant earning potential, apply to joinour Audit Graduate Scheme today.

On our Audit Graduate Scheme, you will really get to know our clients and build close relationships to better understand their needs. You will provide crucial advice on financial performance, business systems, and risks to help every client achieve their objectives.

You would join us on an ACA or ACCA training contract, which provides you with the opportunity to work with a variety of businesses across different sectors, and develop your knowledge as well as your experience in the process.

You will gain valuable technical skills, a broad commercial understanding, and in-depth knowledge of different industry sectors on your journey to becoming a qualified Accountant at PKF Smith Cooper.

Throughout our Audit Graduate Scheme, you will receive the specialist support you need to reach your full potential in audit. With an ambitious and supportive team behind you, you will become a key player in delivering and developing our audit services. As your experience grows, so will your opportunities.

• Collaborate with experienced audit professionals to plan and execute audit engagements for a diverse range of clients across various industries
• Assist in conducting risk assessments, document systems and controls, and performing substantive testing to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Analyse financial statements and related data to identify trends, discrepancies, and areas of concern
• Contribute to the evaluation of a client's financial health and provide valuable insights to aid in decision-making
• Maintain accurate and organised audit documentation, ensuring it aligns with our standards and best practices
• Interact with clients and team members professionally and effectively, both in written and verbal communication
• Articulate audit findings, observations, and recommendations in a clear and understandable manner
• Collaborate with team members and other service lines to address audit-related challenges
• Stay updated on relevant audit regulations, standards, and industry developments
• Pass relevant professional qualifications the first time

Training with a firm like PKF Smith Cooper offers you depth and variety in your client assignments. Through our Audit Graduate Scheme, you will benefit from exposure to a wide range of work with businesses of all sizes, many of them local to our offices.

Our partners take a direct interest in the development and progression of our graduates. We aim to equip every graduate with the skills they need to become a future leader – our Managing Partner started out at PKF Smith Cooper as a graduate himself, so who knows what you could achieve through our graduate scheme!

As an ICAEW and ACCA Approved Training Employer, we are recognised for our high-quality training and…