Accounts Associate

Accounts Associate - Ipswich

About the Role

Ambition is working with one of the UK's top-ten accountancy firms to recruit ambitious and motivated individuals. With a wide network of offices and a broad, diverse client base, they offer an environment where early-career professionals can develop real skills, earn a respected qualification, and build a career with genuine momentum.

This is a fully supported, entry-level role. You will offered a clear pathway towards ACA or ACCA, and you will have the mentorship, coaching, and paid study leave to help you get there.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assisting with the preparation of statutory and management accounts and maintaining accurate client records
• Supporting colleagues in gathering the information needed to complete tax and VAT returns
• Preparing basic computations for review by senior team members
• Managing your own chargeable time budget, developing commercial awareness from an early stage
• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping tasks, ensuring all financial data is recorded and reconciled correctly.

Why Join

• A structured route towards ACA or ACCA qualification
• Hybrid opportunities after a short training period
• The opportunity to be part of one of the UK's most established SME accountancy networks, with access to a wide range of clients
• Good commuter options - Train Station close to office and parking nearby

What We're Looking For

• A motivated individual with a genuine interest in building a long-term career in accountancy
• Strong attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to liaise professionally with clients and external bodies
• Close to finishing to AAT exams, or only a few exams into ACA or ACCA qualification

Ambition is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you know someone who would be great at this role, why not take advantage of our referral scheme? We offer £200 in shopping vouchers for every referred candidate who we place in a role. Terms & Conditions Apply.