Accounting Trainee

Lubbock Fine is a successful 22 Partner accountancy and tax advisory practice based in the City of London. We are also a founder member of the award-winning global network Russell Bedford International. Continuing our successful organic growth, we plan to expand our team to 200 professionals in 2025. The overarching strategy of the firm at the heart of our success is our vision to ‘redefine exceptional’. Now is a perfect time to join us to be part of that success and to help shape the future.

We have a diverse range of clients, both within the UK and around the world. Our specialist business desks look after clients in France, Portugal, India, the Middle East and Africa, we have a newly launched German desk and business operations in the Cayman Islands. Our Dubai office, established in 2006, was one of the first to register as auditors with the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Our clients cover an array of sectors including property investment businesses, natural resources, and renewable energy firms, the media & entertainment sector, technology, FCA registered firms, charities and not-for-profit and large funds with up to £4bn in assets. With such a diverse client base our work is both challenging and gratifying and offers our people many opportunities to gain exposure to new industries, or to specialise.

We take CSR seriously and are a carbon neutral firm. We are heavily engaged in social mobility and charitable activities giving you the opportunity to give back. Employee wellbeing, flexibility and a quality working environment are at the core of the firm’s values. We have an extensive range of benefits. LF understands that everyone will have different long-term personal goals. Consequently, each team member is able to develop a tailored development plan to help them reach their specific career goals. Some of our team members who moved into Industry are now our clients. After a period of time with the firm we offer sabbaticals and international secondments within the RBI network.

If you are looking to take your career path all the way to partnership, the path to achieving this will be completely transparent. LF operates a unique ‘Path-to-Partner’ training and mentoring programme, allowing you to progress from trainee, into management and then Partnership as fast as you are capable of doing so.

Our Business Services Team

Our Business Services Team has around 35 staff, ranging from Trainee through to Partner. As a member of our Business Services Team, you will be reporting to Managers, Associate Directors and Partners, depending on the assignment.

We have an interesting and diverse client base ranging from SMEs, corporate entities, OMBs and funds. Working in the Business Services team, you will become an integral part of the clients’ teams as trusted adviser and first point of contact. The main services that we provide are year-end accounts, VAT, cash flow and management accounts. As well as compliance, we help our clients fulfil their ambitious growth plans by providing projections. We have a varied client base operating in a number of different sectors including property, professional services, entertainment and hospitality, leisure, PR, IT and technology.

Start-up companies are an interesting and rapidly growing section of our client base. In addition to assisting entrepreneurial businesses with the initial set-up of their business, we help them with their ongoing financial planning as well as finding suitable finance and investors.

Accounting Trainee - Job Specification

You will be working with a diverse range of SME’s and corporate clients across a variety of sectors. You will be involved in completing a range of bookkeeping, VAT returns, management accounts and statutory year end accounts with the team often acting as the first contact for all client queries. You will be in constant interaction with the team and working on larger assignments with experienced colleagues and managers. You will have the opportunity to further develop your accounting, financial and business inter-personal skills, and build your career within the firm. You will get the chance to enjoy and participate in a wide range of firm social events and external networking.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

Degree result of 2.1 or above, ideally in a related subject A passion to study for the ACCA professional qualification to include progressing through your exams, professional development courses and hands on experience Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal Ability to work under pressure Adaptable and a “real team player” Ability to work on own initiative Attention to detail Excellent IT skills including a thorough knowledge of Excel along with a keen interest in developing knowledge of various accounting software packages.

What can we offer you in return? A competitive salary and full range of benefits to include:

Smart Working with core hours from 10am to 4pm Discretionary bonus scheme Matched pension (either 4% or 5%) Private medical insurance Dental insurance Interest free season ticket loan Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave packages Flexible benefits: including healthcare assessments, cycle to work, childcare vouchers and health cash plan Employee assistance programme Fresh fruit and snacks in the office every week Massage Angels quarterly Annual away day and Christmas party as well as numerous other socials Annual wellbeing calendar with free seminars, handouts and lunch and learn sessions A supporting working environment where development and progression are actively encouraged!