Advice, Audit Accounts AAT Trainee Programme - St Albans - September 2025

We’re an accredited training firm, committed to giving everyone who joins us first class training in a personal and friendly working environment. Completing our comprehensive apprenticeship training programme over 2 years will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to excel in the role, deliver a stellar client service, and the opportunity to progress onto further professional qualifications.

Our Advice, Audit & Accounts team are trained to have broad experience across a range of disciplines, from audit and accounts through to tax and other advisory services, so we can support our clients cross-discipline solutions. These teams work with clients who vary in size, from sole traders to medium and large businesses, across a wide range of sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

From the get-go, you’ll work with our clients, who choose us because we understand them so well. So, you’ll get to know their businesses, uncover the obstacles they face and become familiar with their sectors. The experience is varied. Some projects last a few days, others a few weeks. We encourage you to take responsibility early on, and you’ll get to grips with all aspects of the role. While you’ll predominantly work with our Advice, Audit & Accounts team, you’ll also benefit from exposure across other teams, sectors and services.

In addition to internal and external training, you will be learning on the job through a range of key responsibilities including, but not limited to:

•Preparing a basic set of unincorporated, membership or limited company accounts in accordance with the relevant Financial Reporting Standards/Statement of Recommended Practice and legal requirements.

•Drafting basic corporation tax computations.

•Assisting with managing client expectations and deadlines.

•Drafting of recommendations for improvements to clients’ systems during audit fieldwork completion.

•Attending client sites with the wider team, whilst representing yourself and the firm with professional acumen.

•Building an understanding and carrying out audit testing as part of a wider audit team.

•Supporting with drafting of close out audit meeting agenda and points for discussion.

•Accurately and efficiently process client accounting information using relevant software.

•Using initiative to suggest innovative ideas to improve systems currently in place with regards to client or people matters.

•Maintain knowledge of all relevant ISA requirements and MKS internal policies in producing audit files.

•Demonstrate a solid understanding of double entry accounting/bookkeeping.

•Working with other trainees to deliver assignments and assisting them with their personal development.

•To attend client gatherings or client seminars on an ad hoc basis and to pursue specific areas of interest.

We recruit on a rolling basis, so would encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience to avoid missing out. The application process is made up of four stages:

1.Application

2.Interactive assessment

3.Virtual interview with one of the Early Talent team

4.Final interview in the office which you’re being considered for

If your application is progressed, we will reach out by inviting you to complete an interactive assessment online with more information on how to prepare and what to expect. This stage of the process will begin from Monday 7th October, so you'll receive the invitation for the interactive assessment from this date.

The Early Talent team are here to support you throughout the recruitment process and on the training contract. In confidence, we can discuss the individual support and adjustments you may need. A few examples of the support we can provide include, but are not limited to: providing extra time in our interactive assessment or sharing interview questions ahead of time. If successful in securing a place on our training contract, we will organise a confidential call to discuss how we can work with you on the training contract to enable you to perform at your best. To have a confidential conversation with the Early Talent team before applying, please contact earlytalent@mks.co.uk