Graduate recruitment brochure

Graduate careers
in accountancy
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PRECISE. PROVEN. PERFORMANCE.
Graduate careers
in accountancy
Are you considering a career where you can use your communication,
problems solving and numeracy skills? Have you considered a career in
corporate audit, business tax or public sector audit?
What we do
Corporate audit – in this department you’ll
Moore Stephens LLP is the UK’s 9th largest
need an analytical mind as you join a pool
accounting and consulting firm, comprising
of trainees who provide audit and accounting
some 1,700 partners and staff in 39
services to managers and partners. You will
locations. We have built our business by
work with a broad range of clients covering
focusing on key business sectors, enabling us
a variety of sectors from financial services to
to deliver practical, commercial solutions to
technology companies and sports clubs.
our clients’ unique issues. Moore Stephens
International is the 10th largest accountancy
Public sector audit – provides audit and
network comprising over 600 offices in
consultancy services to the public sector
103 countries.
principally across the UK.
Key statistics
Number of
employees
Starting salary
for graduates
771 London staff
83 Partners
Competitive
Number of
graduate vacancies
What are the advantages
of commencing a career at
Moore Stephens?
The role of an ACA trainee will equip
successful applicants with the necessary
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broad experience to start your career on
the right track.
Graduate opportunities
In addition to a competitive salary and
Moore Stephens has a graduate intake
flexible benefits, we offer full study support
every September, with associates going into
towards gaining your ACA qualification and
the corporate audit, tax and public sector
internal training to maximise your personal
audit departments.
and technical skills. The life of an ACA
trainee at Moore Stephens LLP is a busy
Business tax – provides bespoke taxation
one, full of client work, travel, study and
services to clients and deals with all queries
socialising!
from basic compliance through to high-level
advisory work. The department prepares tax
returns and computations, carries out tax
planning/consultancy work, and deals with
HMRC, clients and third parties.
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“I initially applied to Moore Stephens because I was attracted by the scope of work
on offer; the ability to work on a variety of different clients and sectors. After the
recent merger with Chantrey Vellacott, I saw it as a firm that was aspiring to grow
and establish itself within the mid-tier – an exciting time to join!
Despite doing a degree in French I felt that audit would be an interesting and varied
place to work and this has proved the case, as I have already worked on clients in
numerous different sectors. There are also regular internal training from a number
of Senior Managers across several different topics to help us with our job, which I
have found particularly useful coming from a non-financial degree. There have also
been a number of social events to help the trainees settle in and meet people from
across the different service lines which has made me feel at home within the firm. I
am constantly learning on the job and given new work to do which will prove
invaluable in the long term.”
ACA Associate
James
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“If you are interested in accountancy, Moore Stephens offers
an invaluable graduate programme consisting of varied
work experience, a worldwide recognised qualification and
full personal support and development.”
Selection process
We will also contact you via e-mail if you
Assessment centres usually start at 9.30am
So you know what to expect, here’s a little
haven’t met our minimum selection criteria
and finish around 2.30pm and are held at
more information on the five stages of
and as such will be unable to progress your
our 150 Aldersgate Street office in the City
Moore Stephens LLP’s application process:
application further.
of London.
1. Application form
4. Assessment centre
Remember, assessment centres are a great
The first stage is to apply using our online
Assessment centres are normally held
opportunity for you to learn more about us,
application form, once submitted you will
throughout the year and are an opportunity
as well as the other way round, so come
receive an email confirmation to let you
for you to learn more about the firm and
prepared with your questions!
know your application is in process.
the Group you’re looking to join as well as
demonstrate your strengths to us. Our
5. Outcome
2. Review
assessment centres include:
You’ll be pleased to know that the
All application forms are read and assessed
• presentations about the firm, the
assessment centre is the final stage of the
by a member of our Graduate Recruitment
qualifications and training contract;
process. We know you’ll be keen to learn the
Team. Once your application has been
• an interview with a partner or manager;
outcome, and as such we aim to inform you
reviewed and scored successful candidates
• a financial reasoning test;
of the results within a week of meeting us.
will receive an email inviting them to sit our
• a tour of our offices;
Financial Reasoning Test (FRT).
• a team exercise; and
• an opportunity to meet current trainees.
3. Financial Reasoning Test (FRT)
Instructions on how to complete the test
are included in the FRT invitation e-mail.
When you’ve completed the FRT you will be
notified via e-mail of your results. Please
note, unfortunately we cannot progress
your application until you have fully
completed the test. Your test score will be
combined with your application form score,
and if you’re successful in meeting our
minimum criteria in both areas we will
contact you to invite you to the next
available assessment centre.
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“Having worked in a finance role for three years and studied a related degree at
university, the ACA felt like the most natural next step to take. Moore Stephens
seemed to provide the perfect platform for this (and they haven’t disappointed so
far!), especially now that it has merged with Chantrey Vellacott making us the
9th largest accounting firm. My experience with Moore Stephens so far has been
incredible. I’ve spent a lot of time in training both at college and internally as I
have exams approaching very soon. Although it can be challenging at times, it
has definitely been an enjoyable experience.”
ACA Associate
Jade
Entry requirements
• degree educated, 2:1 or above;
• 300 UCAS points gained within the same
year excluding general studies.
Candidate profile
• team worker;
• good communication and presentation
skills;
• strong organisational and time
management skills;
“I decided to join Moore Stephens over other firms because of the very flexible,
friendly and open working environment that I spotted during my assessment
centre. Everybody was very welcoming and eager to help us throughout the
whole recruitment process.
It has been a great experience so far – we have been involved in number of
intensive and in-depth training courses, welcoming social events, and opportunities
to work on assignments at both the office and the client’s site. This exposure to
varied and interesting experiences in a lot of different industries is something that
many university graduates could not find at such an early stage of their career
development.
• proven planning and prioritising skills;
• able to work under pressure with
accuracy and focus.
If you want a challenging and commercial
career, take a look at our careers page on
our website (www.moorestephens.co.uk/
careers); we would love to hear from you.
Social media
The firm is not only focused on providing excellent services to its clients, but
also emphasises the professional and personal development of its employees.
The accountancy qualification is recognised all over the world and offers many
advantages – you learn more about the business itself, acquire soft and technical
skills and focus on professional values, ethics and governance. It also provides a
number of business and networking opportunities, and room for progression
once you qualify.”
ACA Associate
Daniel
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LinkedIn
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Moore Stephens
in the UK
9th largest independent
accounting and consulting
association, comprising over
1,400 partners and staff in
Charity of the year
39 locations.
Examples of events:
Upcoming events
Dress down day (6 November)
Moore Stephens
globally
Fire Walk and BBQ (12 November)
Santa Run (6 December)
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International Limited is
Past events
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Charity Golf Day (8 May)
and consulting association
ArcelorMittal Orbit abseil (2 October)
with its headquarters in London. With
Quiz night (7 October)
fees of US$2.7 billion and offices in 103
countries, you can be confident that we
have access to the resources and capabilities
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Moore Stephens in the UK
Moore Stephens is the UK’s 9th largest
independent accounting and consulting
network, comprising over 1,700 partners and
staff in 39 locations.
Our objective is simple: to be viewed by
clients as the first point-of-contact for all their
financial, advisory and compliance needs. We
achieve this by providing sensible advice and
tailored solutions to help clients achieve their
commercial and personal goals.
Clients have access to a range of core and
specialist services including audit and tax
compliance, business and personal tax, trust
and estate planning, wealth management, IT
consultancy, governance and risk, business
support and outsourcing, corporate finance,
restructuring & insolvency and forensic
accounting.
Contact information
If you would like further information on graduate careers,
please contact:
Sarah Scarlett
careers@moorestephens.com
Lizzy Jones
careers@moorestephens.com
Our success stems from our industry focus,
which enables us to provide an innovative
and personal service to our clients in our
niche markets. Specialist sectors include
charities & education; culture, entertainment
& media; energy, mining & renewables; family
offices; financial services; hotels & hospitality;
insurance; manufacturing & engineering;
member organisations & trade unions; owner
managed businesses; professional practices;
public sector; real estate & construction;
shipping & transport; sports & leisure; and
technology.
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