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Trainee Chartered Accountant (ACA) – Level 7 Apprenticeship with Upstreamly Ltd

Weekly Hours Worked: Monday - Friday 9 - 5.30

About Company

Upstreamly is a modern chartered accountancy and advisory firm helping ambitious businesses grow with confidence. Headquartered in London, with offices in Aberdeen and Porto, we support clients across the UK and internationally with accounting, tax, advisory and outsourced finance services. We are regulated by ICAEW and are an authorised training employer, committed to developing the next generation of chartered accountants.

Our clients range from entrepreneurial SMEs and fast-growing businesses to international groups operating across multiple jurisdictions. Many operate in innovative sectors including technology, fintech, energy, renewables and university spin-outs.

Many of our clients view us as an extension of their finance function, relying on us not only for compliance services but also for commercial insight and practical business advice. Clients choose us because we combine technical expertise with commercial pragmatism, helping them make better decisions and build stronger businesses.

We are an ambitious and growing firm. In recent years, we have expanded our team, locations and service offering by focusing on client experience, technology, company culture and developing great people.

The Role

Start your career in accountancy while working towards becoming an ICAEW Chartered Accountant.

We are looking for an ambitious graduate to join Upstreamly as a Trainee Chartered Accountant through the Level 7 ICAEW Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship. You will combine hands-on experience within our team with structured professional study through BPP, working towards the ACA qualification.

From the beginning, you will gain practical experience working with real businesses and alongside experienced accountants. Rather than specialising too early, you will have the opportunity to build a broad foundation across accounts, tax and advisory work and understand how different parts of a client's finance function fit together.

Your experience will include areas such as:

• preparation of statutory and management accounts
• VAT and corporation tax
• payroll and tax compliance
• management reporting
• supporting client queries and day-to-day financial matters
• exposure to advisory and wider business projects as your knowledge and experience develop

Our diverse client base means you could be working with businesses across technology, fintech, crypto and blockchain, energy and renewables, software, real estate, manufacturing, FMCG and professional services. While many of our clients are UK-based, a significant number have international operations or ambitions, giving you exposure beyond purely UK accounting.

Who We're Looking For

We are looking for someone at the beginning of their professional career who is ambitious, curious and genuinely interested in developing as a Chartered Accountant.

We will consider graduates from a range of disciplines who can demonstrate a strong interest in accountancy and business and a clear commitment to pursuing the ACA qualification.

You will ideally:

• Have a strong academic track record and the ability and commitment to succeed in a demanding professional qualification
• Be comfortable with numbers, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Communicate clearly and confidently and enjoy working with different people
• Be organised, attentive to detail and take responsibility for your work
• Be curious, willing to ask questions and keen to learn
• Be comfortable with technology and interested in how businesses operate
• Previous practical accounting experience is not required, although relevant internships or work experience would be an advantage.

Please note: As this role forms part of the Level 7 ICAEW Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship, applicants must meet the relevant eligibility requirements for the apprenticeship and associated training programme.

What we Offer

• Fully funded ACA training through BPP, with structured study and exam support alongside your on-the-job development
• Career and salary progression throughout your training, linked to exam success, performance and professional development
• A competitive starting salary plus a discretionary annual bonus based on company performance
• 20 days' annual leave plus flexible bank holidays
• Private health insurance, including wellbeing benefits, discounts and rewards
• Hybrid working, combining office-based learning and collaboration with the flexibility to work from home on agreed days
• A supportive, collaborative team with a flat hierarchy and the opportunity to learn directly from experienced professionals
• A central London office in the heart of the city with excellent transport links

Future Prospects:

Career and salary progression throughout your training, linked to exam success, performance and professional development.

Training Provided:

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Skills Required:

• Have a strong academic track record and the ability and commitment to succeed in a demanding professional qualification
• Be comfortable with numbers, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Personal Qualities:

• Communicate clearly and confidently and enjoy working with different people
• Be organised, attentive to detail and take responsibility for your work
• Be curious, willing to ask questions and keen to learn
• Be comfortable with technology and interested in how businesses operate

Qualifications Required:

We will consider graduates from a range of disciplines who can demonstrate a strong interest in accountancy and business and a clear commitment to pursuing the ACA qualification. Previous practical accounting experience is not required, although relevant internships or work experience would be an advantage.

We kindly request that applicants answer the screener questions independently, without the assistance of generative AI, to ensure your authentic voice and qualifications are represented.

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Pay: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Can you give an example of when you used analytical or problem-solving skills, either during your studies, work experience, or extracurricular activities?
• The ACA qualification is a demanding professional programme requiring study alongside full-time work. What makes you confident you can successfully balance both commitments?

Work Location: In person