ACA/ICAEW Graduate Trainee Accountant

You can apply now for our Graduate Trainee Accountant (ICAEW) role to start in September 2025.  We offer fully funded training for the ACA through both in-house mentoring and classroom courses provided by Kaplan.  Our ACA Training Manager will work closely with Kaplan to ensure that you make the smoothest possible progression through your apprenticeship program.  Our trainees have an excellent training and exam pass track record.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated undergraduates/recent graduates to join our team.  You will need to be predicted or have a minimum of 2:1 degree in any discipline and be keen to pursue a career in accountancy.   A professional approach, good communication skills, being highly motivated, ambitious and keen to learn are all key characteristics you’ll need to join us.  Experience is not essential as full training will be given.

At Botham Accounting we believe that the best way to serve our clients is by ensuring the team has a broad range of experience throughout the spectrum of accounting for SMEs.  On this basis, your role day to day throughout your training contract will be varied, gaining experience and knowledge of the following:

• Year End Accounts Preparation
• Corporation Tax computations
• VAT Returns
• Management Accounts Preparation
• Involvement in audits and other specialist assignments

You will have the opportunity to learn from the personal tax and payroll departments to further broaden your experience and knowledge which will also complement your ACA studies.

Botham Accounting is a firm of Chartered Accountants, Auditors and Tax Advisers based in Nottingham city centre.  Our culture is centred around collaboration and the attributes that make us a special place to work.  We like to listen and doing this means that:

• our team have championed our adoption of new ways to help us work smarter. We have operated a paperless, cloud-based office for over 4 years;
• we are able to work remotely from home although the trainee team are office based to make sure that you get the training that you need;
• we will work with you to develop a long term study and development plan that supports your career progression, your interest and your personal circumstances.

Our working hours are 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) and we operate flexitime based around core hours of 9:30am to 4pm.   Your individual needs are important to us and we are as flexible in our support as possible.

We’re a friendly, welcoming bunch of people and in addition to paying a competitive salary and giving you the opportunity to gain experience with a diverse range of clients we organise regular social events and have fruit and cake every Tuesday morning in the office with our weekly meeting.

The closing date for applications is 1 January 2025.  The interview process is a Teams interview in January followed by an assessment day in February at our office in Nottingham City Centre.