School Leaver Scheme – Audit (September 2025 Start)

London
08 October 2024
  • Audit
About the Firm

haysmacintyre is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with 40 partners and over 500 staff, providing advice and services to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, charities and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally. From our trainees to our partners, our culture of support and progression means we grow together as one firm to best help our clients.

We are a top 30 UK accountancy firm, a leading member of MSI Global Alliance, and advisors to some of the UK’s most exciting businesses and charities. Our team of over 500 people all work together in our modern offices located in London and Cape Town.

The role and responsibilities

You are our future; so we want to give you the best opportunity to partner with us and grow!

At haysmacintyre, audit is about more than just reviewing financial records and a company’s control  environment. It has a true societal impact and purpose – aiming to provide solutions to our clients  and adopting an added value approach. Given on-the-job coaching, you will soon be working on client site, learning how to interpret data and understand areas of risk. We have clients across the  UK where you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to different environments and projects.

From day one, working from our London office, you will be involved in challenging and exciting  engagements in one of our five teams: Creative Media and Technology, Property,  Hospitality, Financial Services, and Social Purpose. You will be a part of a close-knit graduate cohort, full of self starters, problem-solvers and collaborators, who strive to continually enhance their skills and  knowledge.

Over the course of your 4.5-year training contract, you will have access to personal development programmes and high-quality training whilst working towards your internationally recognised ACA  professional qualification, alongside mentoring and support from peers and leaders alike. You will  be assigned a line manager and a buddy from day one to support your career and development,  and help you transition into the world of work.

We host events so you can socialise with your colleagues outside of work, and network with other  people at haysmacintyre. From our summer sports day party to events organised by our Connect  committee such as cycling at the velodrome, puppy yoga and pottery painting, we pride ourselves  on making time for one another.

We give you the opportunity to support local communities through our Corporate Social  Responsibility (“CSR”) programme. We highly value supporting local causes, and we welcome and  encourage our staff to participate in charity events and fundraising they are interested in.

As a firm, we are committed to environmental and sustainability initiatives. We demonstrate this  commitment through several schemes, such as implementing energy-efficient practices and  technologies throughout our operations. We also encourage everyone to play their part in the  office, promoting recycling, reusing materials and reducing the amount of paper used in day-to-day  operations.

We are looking for candidates who want to kickstart their career in Audit by being exposed to a wide  range of UK and international clients. Our firm values are very important to us, and we are seeking  candidates who equally value these. You will be motivated by having hands on experience working  with clients, as well as collaborating with Seniors, Managers, Directors and Partners across the firm.  In return, we offer a supportive environment whereby working together with you, we can propel your  personal and professional development for a successful career in Audit at haysmacintyre.

The Candidate
Person Specification
  • Flexible work attitude, pro-active team player;

  • Great communication skills;

  • Ability to work well under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines;

  • Able to learn, adapt and pick things up fast;

  • Good interpersonal skills;

  • Good telephone manner;

  • Problem solver with strong written and numeracy proficiency;

  • Reflective and innovative mindset;

  • Excellent integrity and ethical standards

Academic Requirements
  • 120 UCAS points (obtained or predicted) from your top 3 A-Levels or equivalent

  • B at Maths GCSE

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities.

We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles.

If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please email recruitment@haysmacintyre.com

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    Why HaysMac?

    Welcome to the friendly face of exceptional tax advice and financial know-how.

    Energised by the opportunity of perpetual change and the need to solve significant problems, HaysMac is a community of experts who get where you’re coming from – then get you where you need to go.

    We do serious work, seriously well. This is a cutting-edge firm with traditional priorities like hard work, helpfulness and staying true to our word.

    We provide tailored support to a diverse clientele across various sectors and markets

    The HaysMac approach is grounded in knowledge. Whether you’re a UK or international business, an organisation with social purpose or a private client, you’ll be supported by people who bring the right blend of expertise and enthusiasm.

    Whilst located predominantly in the UK, with a strong client base in the capital and South East, we also bring a global outlook. As co-founders of MSI Global Alliance (MSI), we make it easier for our clients in overseas jurisdictions to access trusted advisors in areas such as law, tax, audit and accountancy. We can act as a single point of contact to keep services clear and manageable.

    We constantly engage with influential bodies, including corporate-wide partnerships

    Combined with our participation in industry events, this gives us invaluable specialist knowledge which we’ll share with you, during our conversations together and though our seminars, insights and opinion pieces.