School leavers

 

The School leavers scheme

Achieve a globally recognised AAT qualification and transform yourself into a strategic business adviser. Our training programme will equip you with the skills you need to be the very best.

Apply now

Email your application form

Andy Hawkes

Senior Recruitment Advisor

* If this link fails, please copy this address and send the email manually: aat@target-accountants.com

 

The package

Daily contact with inspiring and successful entrepreneurial clients will fast make you not just an accountant but an intuitive, proactive and trusted business adviser. Your depth of commercial knowledge combined with first rate technical skills will set you far apart from your peers in other firms and lead to a wealth of career opportunities.

  • 3 year training contract with full study support to achieve AAT
  • Opportunity to progress to ACA
  • Structured development programme
  • 20 days' holiday
  • Pay progression, reward and visible recognition
  • Plenty of social events with other graduate trainees

What we're looking for

We look for bright, ambitious and focused school leavers with fresh ideas and a keen interest in business, not just accountancy, plus the following essentials:

  • 3 B's at A-level (or equivalent)
  • Confident, relaxed communication skills
  • Problem-solving ability coupled with a can-do attitude
  • Humour, fun and bags of energy

Why come to Target?

Reasons to work at Target Chartered Accountants

Target is a thriving entrepreneurial business with an ambitious vision for the future which you can be a part of.
At larger firms you can be just another number but here you're part of a close knit team with your own identity. We get to know you, your strengths and your interests so that, together, we can achieve your aspirations.

  • Gain experience in different disciplines
  • Take early responsibility with quality clients
  • Stretch yourself to your full potential
  • Perform with down to earth management style of supervisors
  • Fine-tune your business acumen not just your calculator skills
Find out more about us

Associated with

Association of Accounting Technicians
www.aat.org.uk

A day in the life...

Joining from school can give you a great head start in your accountancy career.

Lee Robson

School leaver, Reading office

See the full case study

Steps to success

01

Apply to join the programme by returning your completed application form to us.

02

Complete some online numeracy and literacy tests as part of your application.

03

Attend your first interview with a manager to talk through the role in detail.

04

Attend a second interview to meet the rest of the team and to chat further.

05

And finally... if successful, we offer you a place on the trainee programme.

 

After each stage, we'll let you know if you have been successful and can move to the next one.