Careers in Assurance: making sure vital business information is accurate and reliable
In global economy we all have a vested interest in understanding factors such as risks, investments and values in relation to all economic matters – from individual retirement plans to the financial stability of regions like the Eurozone.
This makes Assurance a highly stimulating working environment. You may work across a wide range of industries with equally varied clients, helping them grow their businesses.
Assurance is extremely broad, giving you the opportunity to develop a general grounding in business, take part in world-class training and open the door to many career paths. Following this route, you will become an assurance professional or once qualified can move into other areas of the business.
This is your gateway to a wide range of opportunities, enabling you to gain an important accountancy qualification at the end.
Where you can focus
When you first start, you’ll develop broad assurance skills across many areas – covering both audit and non-audit work. You can then call on this experience when it becomes time to narrow your focus.
You might work in the following areas of Assurance:
- Audit
- Audit – Government & Public Sector
- Assurance/Government Public Sector (Summer Internship)
- Financial Audit IT Integration
- Financial Audit IT Integration (School Leaver Programme)
- Financial Services Audit
- Forensic Technology and Discovery (Industrial placement)
- Forensic Technology & Discovery Services (School Leaver Programme)
- Fraud Investigations and Dispute Services
- Internal Audit and Controls
- Japanese Business Programme
Benefits
- Salary ( location dependent): £20,000- £26,500
- Full ICAEW or ICAS
- Graduate loan: up to £7,000 interest-free, repayable through your salary over 48 months
- Holiday: starting at 25 days a year
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Personal accident insurance
- Life assurance
- Illness pay and prolonged disability insurance
- Leisure facilities (at some offices)
- Subsidised restaurants (at some offices)
- Access to the Xexec Lifestyle Management website that gives you free access to online discounts on a wide range of products and services including a no charge concierge service
- And more!
Entry Requirements
- 300+ UCAS points with a predicted or achieved 2:1 degree (from any discipline)
- Available to work in Birmingham, Cambridge, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle, Reading and Southampton.
- Permission to work in the UK
- Business acumen and interest
- Energy, drive and enthusiasm
While academic achievement is important, we also look for individuals who are committed, ambitious with a self-managed approach to their own learning and professional development.
To Apply
Interested? Contact Charlie on 020 3179 4515 or email cw@futureboardconsulting.com