Graduate trainee accountant

Old Mill’s Graduate Trainee Accountant Programme is a Graduate role combining hands-on client accounting and tax work with professional study towards becoming an ACA-qualified accountant.

You've done the degree, and now you're thinking about what comes next. If you're curious about business, enjoy solving problems and want a career where you can keep learning, our graduate trainee accountant programme could be the perfect next step.

At Old Mill, you'll learn by doing. You'll work with real clients, alongside experienced accountants and advisers, while studying towards your ACA qualification. You'll earn a salary, gain valuable experience and work towards becoming a professionally qualified accountant. We're not looking for a perfect CV or a particular degree. We're looking for people with potential, curiosity and the attitude to make the most of the opportunities in front of them.

What will you actually do?

From the start, you'll be part of a team doing real work for real clients. Depending on your team, this could include:

• Preparing accounts and tax returns

• Working with financial information and data

• Using technology to solve problems and improve the way we work

• Getting to know our clients and understanding their businesses

• Supporting experienced colleagues with a variety of client work

• Developing your knowledge of accountancy, tax and business

• Taking on increasing responsibility as your experience grows

You'll have support around you, but we also want you to become increasingly confident in making decisions, asking questions and taking ownership of your work.

Our trainees are the future of Old Mill. That's why we invest in your development rather than expecting you to have everything figured out before you start. You don't need previous accountancy experience. What matters is that you're ready to learn, contribute and get stuck in.

So, what are we looking for?

We're looking for graduates who are:

• Curious and willing to ask questions

• Good at spotting when something doesn't quite add up

• Interested in how businesses work

• Organised and able to manage their time

• Comfortable working with numbers and information

• Keen to learn and develop

• Determined when things get difficult

• Good with people and able to communicate clearly

• Open-minded and willing to listen to other people's ideas

• Ready to take responsibility and make things happen

And while your degree is part of your journey so far, it isn't the whole story. We're interested in what you've learned, what you've done with your time and what you could bring to Old Mill.

Your ACA training

You'll study towards the ACA qualification alongside your role at Old Mill, combining professional study with practical experience.

Your training will give you the technical knowledge you need to qualify, while your time with us will allow you to put that into practice. You'll learn from experienced colleagues and develop the commercial, technical and interpersonal skills you'll need for a long-term career in accountancy.

You'll be supported throughout your training, but we'll also give you the opportunity to take increasing ownership of your work and development as you progress.

Old Mill and Kinbrook

Old Mill is part of Kinbrook, a growing UK-wide professional services group. We're still very much Old Mill, with our own name, leadership, culture and way of doing things, but being part of a wider group gives us access to additional expertise, resources and opportunities.

For you, that means you can build your career in a supportive regional business while having the opportunities and connections that come from being part of something bigger.