ACA Training

ACA training with our Nottingham office

The most obvious element of your training is the need to study for and pass the professional exams. Our Nottingham office provides full support, study leave and tuition costs, for the first attempts at all the exams and assessments that go towards the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) qualification. With first time passes it takes three years to complete your studies. Tuition is given by one of the leading external providers.

By the end of your first year you can expect:

  • to have received two weeks of training at our London office in accounting, our business language, and auditing.
  • to have worked in audit teams of up to 5 people, assisting more senior members of staff on several different clients of varying sizes in a range of sectors; and
  • to have liaised internally with staff at all levels and partners, as well as externally with client staff from junior accounts assistants through to owner managers and directors.

By the end of your second year you can expect:

  • to have been involved in the main component parts of an audit and completed some audit assignments in full, from beginning to end;
  • to have been involved in explaining to more junior members of staff what work needs doing and the purpose of that work; and
  • to have assisted more senior members of staff with technical queries.

By the end of your third year you can expect:

  • to have run audits and been the main point of contact for clients both on site and in the office.
  • that you will be developing your commercial acumen and skills and have a greater understanding of business; and
  • to take full responsibility for the preparation of financial statements for some clients.

Typical clients you will be working with include sole traders, family businesses, medium and large companies and partnerships.

For more information on the ACA syllabus, please visit the ICAEW website: www.icaew.com/students