Audit Graduate Trainees

In Audit, you will join a growing team of over 650 relationship driven, curious, problem solvers who add value to their clients on a daily basis. Our Audit Teams provide audit assurance services which are vital to our clients’ business control and credibility. Our expertise range from servicing private, entrepreneurial companies through to UK listed companies, financial services and some of the largest FT Global organizations in the world. By joining a unique integrated structure you will benefit from working in collaborative teams and be given responsibility for delivering robust and independent audit services in a supportive environment. In a rapidly changing business world, we also care about our industry and have long pressed for a debate on audit competition. We believe that companies and their shareholders alike deserve the benefits that increased competition can bring and are committed to playing an active role in shaping its future. In our Birmingham office, Audit Trainees will work across large and listed, public sector and entrepreneurial business clients. Large & Listed The Large & Listed team provides audit services to companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 350, Small Cap, and Fledgling), AIM, and large companies/groups with turnover of more than £150m. The team also work closely with overseas teams to audit UK based subsidiaries of major global groups. Services The Services group covers clients in a range of sectors including media, technology, retail, professional practices, and broadly any company providing services to its clients. Industry The Industry group covers clients in a range of sectors including manufacturing, transport, hospitality and leisure, energy and utilities, property and broadly any company providing a product to its clients. Public services Any public entity or entity concerned with providing governmental services. Any government body (local or central), NHS entity, not for profit entity education institution (other than for-profit), charity, housing associations, political company, chamber of commerce. Entrepreneurial businesses are a significant proportion of our client base, not just in the UK, but globally: The Entrepreneurial Business team work with - Any privately-owned business/group by an individual(s) family, board of directors, private equity or venture capital backed with revenue between £10m - £150m - Unregulated asset managers/owners privately owned with assets under management/ownership under £1bn Job purpose The role of an auditor is to ensure financial statements produced by clients is ‘true and fair’ and an accurate representation of the transactions and balances they claim to represent. In the Milton Keynes team, you can expect to be part of highly engaged teams, working together to deliver high quality audits in line with client expectations and deadlines. As an Audit Trainee, your time will be split between working at client premises, working in the office and studying for your professional exams. We are looking for candidates with a strong desire to learn and progress, and we give increasing responsibility when an individual is ready rather than at pre-determined times. However, our broad expectation of roles and responsibilities during the three-year training contract is set out below. During your first year you will: - Work with various clients across a range of sectors, building a strong understanding of their business; - Learn how to prepare professional audit documents in line with our audit methodology using audit software and systems; - Develop a thorough understanding of financial statements; and - Be able to obtain relevant information from clients whilst building effective rapport with clients. During your second year you will: - Build and develop audit skills in increasingly complex and technical areas; - Be able to take ownership for sections allocated in an audit file; - Self-review your own-work, ensuring minimal review points are raised by managers; and - Be able to help less experienced team members. In your final year you will be expected to take on significantly more responsibility. Depending on the client, this may involve taking lead on a technical area or a team to ensure the entire audit file is completed. This will include a combination of working to stated deadlines, managing the work of junior members in the team, taking responsibility for the budget, and presenting in both team and client meetings. Training We will fund for you to study towards the ACA qualification (CA in Scotland). You will receive a full study package to ensure that you successfully complete your professional qualification. This includes time off to study, attend college and complete online courses. Your professional qualification is only part of the story at Mazars; we support all of our trainees with a blended approach to training and development including classroom study, 1:1 coaching, and soft skills training. You will be supported by a mentor and an appraising manager to keep your career and aspirations on track. Culture and reward Diversity and inclusion Mazars is committed to a 360 degree diversity approach, from building diverse leadership teams which reflect our clients and society, to creating an open, inclusive, culture where individual voices are heard. Our client-facing people can be required to travel regularly or may be based at client sites - our approach to agile working (see benefits) can help achieve a lifestyle balance without compromising on client service. We welcome applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers. Visit our D&I page to see the ways we are driving diversity Bespoke benefits that work for you We recognise that benefits are important to you and our aim at Mazars is to give you as much choice as possible and to allow you to benefit from our buying power. We offer core benefits to all employees – 25 days holiday, pension, life assurance and income protection insurance. Beyond that we want you to be able to choose benefits that you want, rather than have all benefits chosen for you. As a Mazars employee you also have access to a range of voluntary benefits including a shopping-discount platform, discounted phone contracts, gym memberships and interest free season ticket loans.