Audit Placement Year, September 2025 | HaysMac
Company Description
HaysMac is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with 40 partners and over 500 staff, providing advice and services to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, charities and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally. From our trainees to our partners, our culture of support and progression means we grow together as one firm to best help our clients.
We are a top 30 UK accountancy firm, a leading member of MSI Global Alliance, and advisors to some of the UK's most exciting businesses and charities. Our team of over 500 people all work together in our modern offices located in London and Cape Town.
Job Description
You are our future; so we want to give you the best opportunity to partner with us and grow!
At HaysMac, audit is about more than just reviewing financial records and a company's control environment. It has a true societal impact and purpose - aiming to provide solutions to our clients and adopting an added value approach. Given on-the-job coaching, you will soon be working on client site, learning how to interpret data and understand areas of risk. We have clients across the UK where you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to different environments and projects.
From day one, working from our London office, you will be involved in challenging and exciting engagements in one of our five teams: Creative Media and Technology, Property, Hospitality, Financial Services and Social Purpose. You will be a part of a close-knit graduate cohort, full of self-starters, problem-solvers and collaborators, who strive to continually enhance their skills and knowledge.
The work experience you will gain in our audit department will be first class. Working both autonomously and as part of a team your main responsibilities will be to deliver audit, accounting and advisory services to our clients. On our placement year programme, you will: Gain exposure to a range of clients in a variety of sectors Network with employees of all levels, from graduates up to partners Get the opportunity to visit client site for audits Conduct administrative tasks such as data entry and account preparation Be trained to use the latest auditing software and data analytics tools Have the opportunity to sit several Certificate level ACA exams After completion of your placement year, there is an opportunity to be offered a role on the graduate programme to continue to work towards a professional qualification to become a chartered accountant.
Qualifications
Person Specification
Flexible work attitude, pro-active team player; Great communication skills; Ability to work well under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines; Able to learn, adapt and pick things up fast; Good interpersonal skills; Good telephone manner; Problem solver with strong written and numeracy proficiency; Reflective and innovative mindset; Excellent integrity and ethical standards. Academic Requirements
A predicted 2:2 honours degree in any discipline 120 UCAS points from your top 3 A-Levels or equivalent Additional Information
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please email haysmac@wearewiser.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Company Description
HaysMac is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with 40 partners and over 500 staff, providing advice and services to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, charities and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally. From our trainees to our partners, our culture of support and progression means we grow together as one firm to best help our clients.
We are a top 30 UK accountancy firm, a leading member of MSI Global Alliance, and advisors to some of the UK's most exciting businesses and charities. Our team of over 500 people all work together in our modern offices located in London and Cape Town.
Job Description
You are our future; so we want to give you the best opportunity to partner with us and grow!
At HaysMac, audit is about more than just reviewing financial records and a company's control environment. It has a true societal impact and purpose - aiming to provide solutions to our clients and adopting an added value approach. Given on-the-job coaching, you will soon be working on client site, learning how to interpret data and understand areas of risk. We have clients across the UK where you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to different environments and projects.
From day one, working from our London office, you will be involved in challenging and exciting engagements in one of our five teams: Creative Media and Technology, Property, Hospitality, Financial Services and Social Purpose. You will be a part of a close-knit graduate cohort, full of self-starters, problem-solvers and collaborators, who strive to continually enhance their skills and knowledge.
The work experience you will gain in our audit department will be first class. Working both autonomously and as part of a team your main responsibilities will be to deliver audit, accounting and advisory services to our clients. On our placement year programme, you will: Gain exposure to a range of clients in a variety of sectors Network with employees of all levels, from graduates up to partners Get the opportunity to visit client site for audits Conduct administrative tasks such as data entry and account preparation Be trained to use the latest auditing software and data analytics tools Have the opportunity to sit several Certificate level ACA exams After completion of your placement year, there is an opportunity to be offered a role on the graduate programme to continue to work towards a professional qualification to become a chartered accountant.
Qualifications
Person Specification
Flexible work attitude, pro-active team player; Great communication skills; Ability to work well under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines; Able to learn, adapt and pick things up fast; Good interpersonal skills; Good telephone manner; Problem solver with strong written and numeracy proficiency; Reflective and innovative mindset; Excellent integrity and ethical standards. Academic Requirements
A predicted 2:2 honours degree in any discipline 120 UCAS points from your top 3 A-Levels or equivalent Additional Information
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please email haysmac@wearewiser.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr
