2024 Audit and Accounts Industrial Placement Programme

Job Description

When you work for Moore Kingston Smith, you will become part of a team that strongly encourages individual thinking and an entrepreneurial attitude. The environment is friendly, stimulating and progressive. You are treated as a person, not a number. With over 700 people across six offices, we are large enough to provide you with exposure to a huge variety of opportunities and responsibilities, but small enough to know who everyone is.

Joining Moore Kingston Smith on an Industrial Placement means you will gain experience working in audit and accounts for a variety of businesses across a wide range of sectors including technology, charity, healthcare and renewable energy. We are committed to giving each person that joins us first class training in a personal and friendly working environment.

Right from the start you will be working with clients, getting to know their business and understanding their challenges. You will be encouraged to take responsibility early on and you will be exposed to all aspects of a job. Your experience will be varied; sometimes you will be working on projects lasting a few days, other times a few weeks. Whatever you are doing, you will always be making a direct impact on our clients’ business.

Whilst on placement, key responsibilities might include:

• Preparing a basic set of unincorporated or company accounts with reference to the relevant Financial Reporting Standards/Statement of Recommended Practice and legal requirements
• Drafting basic corporation tax computations
• Assisting with managing client expectations and deadlines
• Supporting drafting of recommendations to management following audit fieldwork completion
• Attending client meetings with the wider team
• Building an understanding of audit testing and approach when assisting the audit team
• Supporting with drafting of close out audit meeting agenda and points for discussion
• Accurately and efficiently process client accounting information using relevant software
• Using initiative to come up with innovative ideas to improve systems currently in practice with regards to client or staff matters and a platform to be heard in regular team meetings.

In addition to gaining a breadth of experience and learning on the job, you’ll also attend a thorough Induction and some training. Throughout your placement, you’ll have support from a Buddy, Training Manager and dedicated Early Talent Team.

Moore Kingston Smith also offers a number of social activities, which is a great way for you to get to know other colleagues and vice versa. Social events at Moore Kingston Smith come in many shapes and sizes, from our annual charity day, sporting events and clubs, informal team socials after work, and our summer ball that has previously taken place at the Tower of London.

Who are we looking for?

These 12-month placements are for students who need to complete a placement as part of their undergraduate degree and we are looking for students who are interested in pursuing a career in accountancy. Our people possess an enthusiasm for working in collaboration with their colleagues, supported closely by partners and managers. Our key focus is to provide excellent client service, meaning a ‘can do’ attitude is vital. We’re looking for people who are adaptable, enjoy building relationships and are passionate about developing themselves.

In order to be eligible for this programme, you will also need:

• Be on track for a 2:2 or above in an undergraduate degree
• Will be available to work from September 2023
• Have permission to work in the UK by September 2023

Recruitment process

For more information about the recruitment process, please see our website.

The Early Talent team are here to support you throughout the recruitment process and on the training contract. In confidence, we can discuss the individual support and adjustments you may need. A few examples of the support we can provide include, but are not limited to: providing the application form in a different format, providing presentation slides in advance, scheduling regular comfort breaks, or printing copies of presentation slides. If successful in securing a place on our training contract, we will organise a confidential call to discuss how we can work with you on the training contract to enable you to perform at your best. To have a confidential conversation with the Early Talent team before applying, please contact us.