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Our recruitment experience in newly qualified accountancy jobs 

Leveraging our 50-plus years of recruitment expertise, we provide expert career advice and professional development opportunities to help you find and grow in a suitable accountancy role across private and public sector organisations and the professional services sphere.  

Our specialist newly qualified accountancy job recruiters are hiring experts; some of whom completed their own accountancy studies. Get access to jobs as a management accountant, commercial analyst, financial reporting accountant, finance manager, audit expert and many more - available on a temporary, interim, or permanent basis. 

Our 300+ strong team of expert consultants will guide and advise you throughout the entire recruitment process, offering support that includes top tips for assessment centre work and long-term strategies to help you progress in your career. Think of us as your lifelong partner in your accountancy career. 

We have nearly 100 offices across the UK, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bournemouth, Crawley, Glasgow, Chelmsford and Oxford, so you’re sure to find a career opportunity locally to you. 

Browse our latest newly qualified accountancy opportunities here, or explore other careers in accountancy and finance.

 

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We’re proud to work with exemplary organisations across the private and public sectors, from prestigious advisory firms to established non-profits, as well as the professional accountancy and consultancy firms.

Our 300+ strong team of expert finance recruitment consultants will guide and advise you throughout the entire recruitment process

 

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NEWLY QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANCY JOBS FAQs

There are many benefits to studying for an accounting and finance qualification: 

  • You’ll earn employer trust when an external body has verified your professional skills to a certified standard. 
  • It enhances your technical knowledge in the field of accountancy and will keep you up to date with changes. 
  • You’ll stand out over candidates without qualifications, while also enabling you to secure a higher salary level and progress up the career ladder faster. 
  • You can gain a global qualification that employers across the world will recognise, giving you greater mobility. 
  • Statutory accounts must be done by law; it is reassuring to an employer that you are doing this correctly if you have a qualification.

The average salary for an accountant in the UK is £55,000-£60,000 per annum, but this can be much higher if working in London. 

Use our salary checker to see if you are being paid in line with other professionals at your level. 

The shift from part qualified accountant completing their studies to a qualified accountant usually results in a significant increase in your salary.  It’s worth noting that the salary you earn varies depending on several factors such as location, market cap of the firm you work for, working hours and overtime, and the field you work in. 

Browse our Salary Guide for a breakdown of what you could be earning further into your career. 

Qualifying as an accountant puts you in great stead for a wide variety of job opportunities across the industry. With the right combination of qualifications and skills, you can almost immediately venture into roles including: 

  • Audit Manager 
  • Commercial Analyst  
  • Corporate Finance  
  • Finance Business Partner  
  • Finance Manager  
  • Financial Analyst  
  • Financial Accountant  
  • Group Financial Reporting Accountant  
  • Internal Auditor  
  • Management Accountant  
  • Systems Accountant  
  • Tax Accountant 
  • Treasury Accountant  

As a newly qualified accountant there are multiple options available to you in your career.  

Regardless of the pace and shape of the economy, one thing remains certain: the contribution that a talented finance professional makes to an organisation has never been so highly valued or universally acclaimed. 

Business leaders tell us that their priority is to identify finance professionals who can apply their technical expertise, business awareness and communication skills to a range of tasks and responsibilities. These include supporting strategic decision making, reinforcing growth and profitability, identifying new revenue streams, driving efficiencies, implementing major transformations, and assessing and mitigating risks. 

You can find out more about the different career paths here in our guide for Newly Qualified Accountants: https://www.hays.co.uk/job/accountancy-finance-jobs/journey-ahead/newly-qualified-and-ready