Outsourcing & Corporate Advisory School Leaver Apprentice - September 2025 - Leeds

As a school leaver apprentice here's what will await you during your four-year training contract. The role of a trainee is to ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial records, management accounts, VAT returns and other financial information for a range of clients. You will be a key point of contact for your portfolio of clients, providing high quality advice on their month end accounting and year-end compliance process, and you will work with other teams to deliver an excellent client experience. In Financial Outsourcing we serve a range of clients, you may work with some or all of the following types of clients;
- Financial Services - providing expert services to banks, investment firms, asset managers and payment institutions.
- Industry and Services - working with companies of varying sizes, from FTSE 350 companies, to smaller companies with turnover of £3bn or lower.
- Privately owned businesses - at Mazars in the UK, we work with over 13,000, family-owned, private equity backed and privately owned businesses.
We are now operating a hybrid working model, so as a trainee you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office, client sites when required or studying for your professional exams.
During your first and second year you will:
- Learn how to use accounting software and systems in order to prepare financial records and information for clients;
- Develop an understanding of financial statements as they relate to sectors in which your clients operates;
- Join client meetings and therefore enhance your understanding of our clients' needs;
- Co-ordinate with other service areas to deliver all round client experience; and
- During your third year you will:
- Take greater responsibility for the production of client deliverables, such as management accounts, VAT returns and year end files
- Self-review your own-work, ensuring minimal review points are raised by managers; and
- Have confident knowledge of accounting standards which you apply to clients with whom you work
In your fourth year you will:
- Take responsibility for the junior members of your team;
- Manage your workload and portfolio of clients; and
- Train more junior members of the team and review their work.  
Who we're looking for
- On track or have obtained A-levels, BTEC or equivalent qualifications. Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. You can read about our approach to academics in our FAQs.
- Deep curiosity to learn new things and is naturally inquisitive;
- The ability to think critically solve problems and share knowledge with others;
- A commitment to self-development and learning;
- Strong sense of ownership of duties and high levels of responsibility to deliver on promises;
- Always looks to try their best in all they do and always looking for ways to improve;
- Enjoys meeting and engaging with new people with an underlying respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity;
- Works well under pressure and have a positive ‘can-do' attitude if faced with challenging situations;
- Excellent time management skills;
- A willingness to travel and adhere to our flexible working environment.

Location: Leeds, GB

Posted Date: 11/5/2024