Trainee Chartered Accountant

We have a unique and exciting opportunity for a graduate to join our Forensic Accounting, Corporate Finance and Business Restructuring & Insolvency teams. Sitting across all three departments, the successful candidate will undertake their Chartered Accountancy training whilst gaining experience of these specialist departments. The position will initially be offered on a three-year fixed-term training contract. With continued support and mentoring, we aim to make the transition from university to work life as smooth and enjoyable as possible.

Forensic Accounting

Henderson Loggie is one of the few independent Scottish accountancy firms with a specialist, full-time, forensic accounting team. You will be working on cases that cover all aspects of civil litigation where expert accounting input is required from contentious share and business valuations to consequential loss claims and investigations into potential frauds or wrongdoing.

Corporate Finance

In Corporate Finance you will be working in Mergers & Acquisitions (company sales, acquisitions and management buy-outs), preparing financial due diligence reports for fund raising projects and assisting clients in preparing business plans and financial projections.

Business Restructuring & Insolvency

Our Business Recovery & Insolvency team works with businesses in distress, helping work out what the options are and then implementing those options. This often involves formal insolvency processes. You will develop quick commercial thinking, problem solving and interpersonal skills.

About Henderson Loggie

Henderson Loggie is an independent, owner-managed accountancy firm which was established in 1909. We have more than 180 partners and staff and we serve clients of all sizes.

Our vision is to be the first choice in Scotland, as a place to work and for our services to owner-managed businesses. Along with this, our purpose is to help our teams and our clients achieve their potential, to create wealth for the local economy now and to leave a legacy for the future in the communities where we are located. We hope that by achieving this, there are opportunities for everyone to succeed.

We are proud of our approachable, straightforward, and collaborative style of working and are always keen to meet with people who share our values and commitment to providing awesome client service. Our people are at the very heart of what makes us stand out from our competitors. We provide a wide range of services and work collaboratively across the Firm to ensure that our clients receive the very best advice.

Our position in the market and our client base contribute to a fantastic training environment. You will be given the opportunity to work on a wide range of clients, working closely with business leaders and other professional advisers. At the same time, our size and values ensure that you are doing so within a supportive environment where individuals genuinely matter.

During your training contract you will be:

• Working across three departments (Forensic Accounting, Corporate Finance and Business Restructuring & Insolvency)
• Given the opportunity to work directly with partners and heads of departments to gain invaluable and unique experience
• Working on a variety of types of work for a range of clients, from owner managed businesses to major family-owned and multinational companies
• Developing your business advisory skills through our internal training programme and HL Training Academy
• Covering a variety of tasks, enabling you to grow personally as well as professionally
• Attending client meetings or preparing reports for presentation to clients and referrers of work
• Involved in business development, networking and pitching for new work
• Working in busy, high performing teams, constantly learning from those around you as part of your on-the-job training
• Given study and exam leave to ensure you pass your exams
• Supported throughout your training contract, both financially and by people who have successfully completed the ICAS qualification

What we are looking for:

• A good level of education and academic ability (Minimum 2:1, any subject)
• Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
• A demonstrable interest in business and financial issues
• A well-developed sense of client service
• Excellent attention to detail
• A proactive and analytical approach to problem-solving
• Works well under pressure and rises to a challenge
• Adaptable and flexible – willing and able to move between departments to meet business needs

In addition, you will share our values, be approachable and able to work collaboratively, and demonstrate a desire to contribute to the ongoing success of the firm.

The start date for this position is 28 August 2023.

Henderson Loggie is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 36 months

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Life insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 28/08/2023