Top Employers is the best source on the internet for UK graduates. Graduate jobs for accountants can usually be found in the Accountancy & Actuarial sector.
Accountancy is a great route to self-employment. You may start out in industry, commerce or the public sector but, with determination and experience, setting up a private practice is always a possibility. Starting salaries vary hugely depending on which firm you work for, what qualifications you have etc. Trainee Chartered Accountants can expect a starting salary between £19,000 and £25,000.
Possible jobs in this sector include:-
Actuaries: Making long-term financial forecasts for companies and industry based on statistical and mathematical knowledge
Chartered Certified Accountants: developing and maintaining financial systems, auditing and investigating anomalies
Chartered Accountants: financial reporting, taxation, auditing etc.
Accounting Technician: assisting accountants by researching and examining financial information
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our office and accounting procedures,
and letter and report drafting. Thereafter,
throughout the year, there are regular lectures
and work sessions specifically designed
for your development and progression.
Additionally, the Professional Skills Course
is provided.
Support when needed
As well as having a seat supervisor in each of
the divisions, you will be allocated a mentor
and principal. Job Sector: Law
of a
Times Top 100 Graduate Employer?
About us
Our business is much more than banking.
And our approach is anything but traditional.
With over 40 brands, including NatWest,
RBS, Mint, Ulster Bank Group, Coutts & Co
and RBS Greenwich Capital, we make things
happen for more than 40 million customers
in over 50 countries and 170,000 employees
worldwide.We have the people and the culture
to act with speed, innovation, enterprise and
creativity. Job Sector: Commercial Banking
Our graduate talent programme
You will have ownership and accountability
for real business projects from day
one; building an in-depth knowledge
of one particular function/division, and
experiencing a different function to broaden
and complement your understanding of the
business and drive your career. Our graduate
talent programme aims to recruit our society’s
future business leaders. Job Sector: Commercial Banking
Talent
Graduate and youth marketing
Solutions consulting
Employer branding
Employee communication and
engagement
Research and insight
Our aim is to be the most creative and
intelligent organisation in our industry. Our
business areas work independently or together
to create the right solution for our clients. Job Sector: Advertising, Media & PR
ADcademy, where graduates spend
a fortnight with us learning about advertising
from some of the most senior people in the
business. The two weeks culminate in a
real brief, worked on by real creatives and
presented to one of our clients. Prove yourself
and we’ll offer you a job.
What more reason do you need to buy a
packet of Hula Hoops? Just remember to save
two for your Hula alter ego. Job Sector: Advertising, Media & PR
of graduate positions
Various - Dependant on department
No. of internship positions
Various - Dependant on department
First year usually based location
We have 3 offices throughout the UK in London, Manchester & Edinburgh
Head office location
London
Disciplines accepted
Various according to the role
How to apply
http://mediacomuk.com/index. Job Sector: Advertising, Media & PR
Ketchum Application deadline
Ongoing
Starting salary
Approx. £18k (Account Coordinator Level)
No. of graduate positions
3 annually
No. of internship positions
By special arrangement; apply to Human Resources
First year usually based location
35 - 41 Folgate Street
Head office location (UK)
Ketchum, 35 - 41 Folgate Street, London, E1 6BX
Disciplines accepted
All
How to apply
Website Job Sector: Advertising, Media & PR
Our graduate training programme is designed
to fast track you into a senior role. And if
you’re anything like the trainees we’ve had in
previous years, it won’t be long before you’re
making waves in the industry. You’ll have a
structured development programme, starting
with an intensive three-month induction that
will introduce you to the agency, the industry
and the client business you start working on. Job Sector: Advertising, Media & PR
a career in accounting, business and
finance.
The ACA qualification is made up of 15
examinations, alongside 450 days of work
experience. For graduates with an accounting
or business related degree, or a professional
accountancy qualification, credit for prior
learning (CPL) may be available. Job Sector: Professional Bodies
Risk Management
Accounting / Middle Office / Operations
Legal & Compliance
Application Deadlines
Graduate - usually November
Internship - usually January
Should you have any queries regarding
applications please contact:
campuscareersLN@kbcfp.com
Application deadline
Full time usually November
Internship usually January
Starting salary
Highly Competitive
No. of graduate positions
70+
No. Job Sector: Banking & Finance
we regard
our graduate trainees as the future of our
company. Upon joining you will be part of an
international programme where you will both
train and network with your ING peers from
all over the world, providing you with both
the technical skills and international contacts
to kick start your successful career with us. Job Sector: Banking & Finance
and
management accounting programmes.
After an intensive induction to introduce
you to our organisation, our work, aims and
your peers, it’s straight down to business.
Two placements around the organisation will
give you in-depth exposure to our work, from
developing and enforcing the policies that
supervise the UK’s 30,000 financial services
firms to educating consumers. Job Sector: Banking & Finance
analysis and accounting, computer training and data research tools, as well as an introduction to our different divisions and an opportunity to network with recent graduates and senior professionals. Long Term Interns participate in the general induction programme and join their team directly.
Interns will join a team where they will work for the duration of your internship. Job Sector: Banking & Finance
Accountancy, Actuarial,
Human Resources, Information Technology
Leadership, Legal and Sales & Marketing.
Our internships
Based in Edinburgh, we will give you
challenging paid internships vital to your
professional development. Lasting ten weeks
the summer internships are an amazing
opportunity for penultimate year students. Job Sector: Banking & Finance
Deadline
Graduate programme – 30 November 2011
Summer Internships – 29 February 2012
Starting salary
Highly competitive
No of graduate positions
8
No of internship positions
7
First year based location
Edinburgh
Head office location
Edinburgh
Disciplines accepted
We encourage applications from all
disciplines
How to apply
Visit our website for application details,
www.bailliegifford. Job Sector: Banking & Finance
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