Accounts & Audit Placement Student
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What's the Role?
Haines Watts- Leeds
We are recruiting for an Accounts & Audit Placement Student to work within our Leeds City Centre office.
This position would suit a student wanting to undertake a placement year, who is looking to gain a range of experience within different areas of the accountancy industry. The position would involve working alongside our clients, providing support with year-end accounts preparation and the opportunity to go out to client sites on year-end audits. You would also gain experience in personal and corporate tax, bookkeeping and management accounts.
The placement student would gain exposure to the whole range of services offered, as well as experience of working in a professional office environment as part of a young, dynamic team of trainees, graduates and qualified accountants.
Accounts:
- Produce financial statements from a trial balance and make postings using the firm's accounting software, enabling a thorough understanding of financial statements to be made.
- Gain experience in preparing an accounts file.
Audit:
- Carry out audit tests as part of a team, taking ownership of sections assigned to you.
- Attend stock takes.
- Learn how to prepare audit documentation using paperless audit software in line with the current auditing standards
Other:
- Prepare annual returns and other documents for filing with Companies House.
- Identify tax adjustments arising from accounts production and audit work.
- Prepare personal and corporation tax returns using the firm's taxation software.
- Gain understanding of different businesses when working with a range of clients.
- Build rapport and develop relationships with clients and members of the team.
What you will need to be;
- Be authentic in every situation and like to be connected to your team, clients and local communities.
- Like to listen and understand, to show up every day with passion and to stand up for things that matter to you.
- Be driven to succeed, take initiative and want results.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong professional work-ethic, including the ability to be self-motivated and manage workload.
- IT skills including good use of Excel and Word.
- Show approachability, availability and flexibility.
The Haines Watts Way:
Our collective aspirations are simple:
- We strive to build and develop valued relationships as a trusted business advisor to our clients and connections.
- We strive to show passion for our work in helping clients achieve their goals and using our initiative to help solve problems.
- But above all, we strive to be authentic and inclusive as part of our DNA.
What you get back from us;
- Working in our modern city centre office, close to Leeds train station.
- Birthdays are important, so each year take the day off to celebrate
- Regular social events such as the annual Christmas party, summer gathering and team building days out.
- Special recognition, we celebrate big birthdays, long service, retirement and great performance.
- Employee introduction and client referral bonuses.
- Personal development programmes to support career growth.
- Access to an instant voucher and cash back app.
- Strong emphasis on wellbeing, access to services such as 24/7 access to mental health helpline and legal/financial help.
- 5% employer pension contribution, income protection and life assurance.
- A flexible benefits programme to opt into further benefits which you can tailor to suit your lifestyle such as bike to work, gym membership, private medical insurance, dental insurance and restaurant card.
Upon a successful placement year, there is an opportunity to be offered a permanent role as an Accounts and Audit Graduate Trainee.
You can also find out more about Haines Watts Leeds by visiting: https://www.hwca.com/accountants-leeds/
We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Haines Watts by any means. For any CVs which are submitted without instruction from the Haines Watts Recruitment team, Haines Watts reserves the right to contact and work directly with these candidates without payment of any agency fee.
Who We Are
It starts with you!
Some people think being an accountant is all about numbers. Here at Haines Watts we don’t! We believe it’s all about our people and the relationships they forge as well as the specialist insight that they might build over time. We’ve been around for 90 years, so we must know a thing or two.
Our clients come from all walks of life. They have different backgrounds, experiences, talents, skills and goals. Just like our people.
So, we have a question for you: are you looking for a job that’s just about the numbers? Or do you want a career which leans into who you are as a person. You will build a common foundation with your colleagues whilst progressing from Trainee to Manager, but from there, with our in-house programmes to help you, we actively encourage you to discover who you are as a person.
Is your preference to become a foremost authority in an accountancy specialism or someone who is energised by relationships with clients and teams? We value either career path equally, but we know that you will value one more than the other and we will support you on that journey of discovery.
You can find out more about us and our story here.
Our People Stories
What We Get Up To
Our Benefits
Flexible Working
Training and Development
Health & Wellbeing
Pension
Private Healthcare
Employee & Client Referral Schemes
Enhanced Family Leave
Haines Watts Rewards Scheme
*Dependent on office/role.
Meet Some of Our People
Sara oversees our tax incentives and reliefs team and works closely with innovative and creative businesses across the country. By getting to know her clients and their businesses on an individual basis, she is able to understand their goals and tailors her advice accordingly.
Sara ensures that businesses are benefitting from the wide range of incentives and reliefs that are available, from research and development (R&D) and patent box, to creative industries tax relief.
I began looking for alternative options, and after getting in touch with Haines Watts, I was fortunate enough to get myself an apprenticeship position in the Launceston Office. Four and a half years later and I’m now a manager, I’ve completed my AAT qualification and I am now studying to be a chartered (ACA) accountant.
In that time, I’ve gained a wealth of technical knowledge and developed an array of skills, I’ve been provided endless opportunities and faced a variety of challenges. All while earning on the job, meeting new people and enjoying (almost) every step of the way.
With Haines Watts, the thing I enjoy most is the people. It’s a family-like team, we all get along and look out for each other. I also enjoy that no one day is the same. Our clients are from a variety of industries, we get to visit many different client offices and meet different workforces.
Study and working can be challenging. As I’ve got further through my exams, I’ve learned how to manage my time better and be more disciplined, although it’s still very tough! Studying does also help with work, as it adds to your technical accounting knowledge and soft skills through apprenticeship modules.
Katherine joined Haines Watts as an Accounts Senior, and has experience of working with a variety of clients on both accounts and audit engagements, including charities, academies and solicitors.
What do you enjoy most about your job?:
Problem solving, and building rewarding, long-term relationships with clients.
Lisa re-joined Haines Watts in 2021, as Marketing & Business Development Manager working across our Derby, Nottingham and Leicester offices. Lisa’s role involves managing the marketing activity of our offices, working closely with our directors and bringing a fresh new focus to the promotion of our business.
What do you enjoy most about your job?:
The variety of the role which means there is never a dull day, speaking to businesses and individuals to find out what they are looking for from their accountant and taking time to find out what matters to them. I also enjoy building lasting relationships with all our clients old and new, whilst at the same time working alongside a great team of colleagues.
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