Launching your professional career from the secondary school gates, for those who do not wish to pursue a university degree
School Leavers
Committed to nurturing talent
We are committed to nurturing talent to bring forth the next generation of client-focused, technically outstanding advisers
We know that no two career journeys are the same. At Blick Rothenberg there are different routes available for you to enter the profession whether you are interested in pursuing a career in audit, accounting or tax. If you have decided not to pursue a university degree, we provide a range of post-A Level (or equivalent) trainee career opportunities to train towards a professional qualification whilst working full time. This is a great opportunity to kickstart your career with no university student debt.
When you apply to join Blick Rothenberg, you join the Blick Rothenberg culture and way of life, which you will find to be supportive and nurturing.
Our people – their stories
Not sure what to do after school? You’re not alone.
Some of our people joined straight after school, others went to uni first, and some switched from totally different jobs.
Whatever the journey, they’ve each brought their own strengths and experiences and we celebrate that individuality.
We want to give you the real picture of what it’s like to start a career in accountancy. No jargon, no sugar-coating – just honest advice from people who’ve been where you are now.
Hear their stories in their own words: how they got started, why they chose Blick Rothenberg, and what tips they’d share with anyone thinking about a career in accountancy.
Your journey won’t look like anyone else’s – and that’s the point.
School Leaver Pathway Options
Audit ACA School Leaver Pathway Recruitment
Working as an Associate within our audit team, you will gain exposure to all facets of preparing and auditing year-end financial statements as well as preparing the related corporation tax returns.
You will gain a genuine mix of experience across different business sectors and from large international corporates to small and medium sized UK businesses.
Upon joining our entrepreneurial services or corporate audit team, you will be fully supported to achieve the ICAEW’s ACA professional qualification via the school leaver pathway.
Outsourcing AAT School Leaver Recruitment
If you join our Outsourcing team, you will be involved in tasks such as bookkeeping, preparation of management accounts, account reconciliation, completion of VAT returns and reconciliation, payroll processing, arranging bank payments and liaising with the wider accounts team.
You could also manage ad hoc queries from clients and work directly with HMRC.
Joining our Outsourcing team will see you complete the AAT Level 3 & 4.
You may have to opportunity to continue to complete the ACCA following successful completion of the AAT.
Private Client Tax ATT School Leaver Recruitment
Your role as an Associate within the Private Client team will consist of corresponding with clients on a daily basis, assisting the partners and senior managers with UK and international tax advisory projects, and attending client meetings and conference calls with senior team members.
As an Associate you will be fully supported to achieve the ATT qualification.
Following success in the ATT qualification, there is an opportunity to go on to achieve the CTA qualification (Chartered Tax Advisor).
Global Mobility Tax ATT School Leaver Recruitment
As a Global Mobility Associate, you will work across the employment tax and expatriate tax teams which form the wider Global Mobility Team:
Employment Tax
As an Associate, your role will be to support clients with tax responsibilities related to employment. Meeting deadlines and compliance standards for these responsibilities is crucial to clients to avoid complex penalties.
Expatriate Tax
The Expatriate Tax team support clients with a range of international and domestic financial affairs across the Americas, EMEIA and the Asia Pacific region. This can range from employer services, where you will be supporting an employer that may have an employee working outside of their normal country of employment. These could be employer tax compliance issues, assignment policy and planning or employee services.
You will be fully supported to achieve the ATT qualification. Following success in the ATT qualification, there is an opportunity to go on to achieve the CTA qualification (Chartered Tax Advisor).
Training
Our commitment to your development shows in the consistently high pass rates our students achieve in examinations–something we are very proud of.
We pay for all courses, exam fees and study leave so that you can focus on achieving success.
You will attend courses delivered by a leading financial training company in London to prepare you for your professional examinations. These comprise long periods of full-time study, progress examinations and home study.
We also run a series of in-house practical training courses as well as personal development training including managerial skills such as communication, assertiveness, teamwork, critical thinking and negotiation.
Types of work
As a trainee, you will be exposed to a variety of client work, providing accounting, corporation tax, management advice and due diligence services.
We do not split the varying facets of our practice into separate compartments or training ‘seats’ as it creates barriers to collaboration.
Over the course of your training, you will be exposed to a variety of client work, providing accounting, corporation tax, management advice and due diligence services.
Broad client base
We act for clients ranging from substantial businesses with international connections and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), professional firms and charities, to high net worth individuals.
Our clients cover a wide range of industries, from heavy engineering and advanced computer technology, nationwide insurance operations and charities, to professional firms such as solicitors.
Our ‘typical’ client is a large, privately owned business.
For many, business ownership rests in another part of the European Union (EU), giving you a unique opportunity to see how the EU impacts upon business in Britain and how other nationalities approach businesses here.
This will continue to be the case, even as the UK leaves the European Union. It is a unique opportunity to see how businesses will react to this change.
Access to multi-disciplinary teams
We have a highly regarded taxation consultancy department and you will liaise with this and draw on its expertise as required.
In the past, we have been able to offer secondments to corporate and personal tax to those students interested.
We also handle litigation support work, personal tax, personal financial planning, company registration work, trust administration and fully outsourced business services solutions for clients expanding across multiple territories.
Support for School Leavers
Our talent acquisition team are here to support you through the application process should you decide to apply for one of our early careers opportunities.
We know that deciding on your pathway after school can be a daunting prospect. There are several options available to you and decisions to be made.
If you are a parent, carer or teacher supporting young people transition from school, you may have questions about the recruitment process or about individual programmes we offer.
Learn more about the recruitment process and top tips for your applications
Please feel free to reach out to our early careers talent acquisition team for further guidance and support using the form below.
Build your future with us
We want to grow and retain our talent and provide development and promotion opportunities for you throughout the whole lifecycle of your career.
