Want to work for Ashgates?
Our Practice
Ashgates is a progressive, proactive and friendly accountancy and advisory practice with over 80 people based at Pride Park, Derby. Established in 1990 the firm has grown incredibly over the years attracting talented experts providing a broad range of support and advice to businesses and individuals, locally, nationally and overseas. We pride ourselves on client service, building strong relationships that succeed expectation. In addition to our wide range of accountancy and business advisory services we provide independent financial advice and specialist IT advisory services making Ashgates more competitive than ever before.
Our People
Our team culture encourages all our people to contribute to Ashgates, enhancing the diverse environment in which we work and the solutions and best practice we provide for clients. We recruit people on the potential they show for the future, drawing on the widest possible range of talents and backgrounds to bring fresh perspectives. Collaborating with a supportive team of professionals allows all our people the best possible platform to develop their careers.
Read more about what it’s like to work at Ashgates, with the Lisa Lee biography.
Our Benefits
Our long standing relationships with our clients is based upon our ability to retain our people who deliver continuous performance year on year. In appreciation of that performance we recognise our people’s achievements tailoring benefits year or year. Some of our benefits include:
Ashgates is a progressive, proactive and friendly accountancy and advisory practice with over 80 people based at Pride Park, Derby. Established in 1990 the firm has grown incredibly over the years attracting talented experts providing a broad range of support and advice to businesses and individuals, locally, nationally and overseas. We pride ourselves on client service, building strong relationships that succeed expectation. In addition to our wide range of accountancy and business advisory services we provide independent financial advice and specialist IT advisory services making Ashgates more competitive than ever before.
Our People
Our team culture encourages all our people to contribute to Ashgates, enhancing the diverse environment in which we work and the solutions and best practice we provide for clients. We recruit people on the potential they show for the future, drawing on the widest possible range of talents and backgrounds to bring fresh perspectives. Collaborating with a supportive team of professionals allows all our people the best possible platform to develop their careers.
Read more about what it’s like to work at Ashgates, with the Lisa Lee biography.
Our Benefits
Our long standing relationships with our clients is based upon our ability to retain our people who deliver continuous performance year on year. In appreciation of that performance we recognise our people’s achievements tailoring benefits year or year. Some of our benefits include:
Opportunities
Our Trainees
If you are passionate about a career in accountancy lets make sure practice is the right path for you. Here at Ashgates we can provide you with a broad range of experience and exposure to all aspects of accounting, audit, business services, tax and corporate finance. Before applying ask yourself why you want a career in accountancy practice and why you have chosen Ashgates? It is important to understand what you want in the future to ensure happiness and fulfilment. This is how we attract and retain our clients and our people by understanding their needs and exceeding expectations.
Ashgates are formally recognised and have retained the ACCA Approved Employer Status. This means from the start of your employment your training will be of a platinum standard whilst working towards AAT, ATT and ACCA qualifications.
Trainees are recruited into two teams initially, ABS and Tax, where you will learn about our systems and start to gain experience. There are endless opportunities to develop your own career journey and find your specialism at Ashgates.
Money is crucial when starting out in your career, so as an incentive we pay for all professional study fees, exam entry and paid time off to study and sit your exams. On completion of each exam your hard work is recognised by receiving a first time bonus payment.
Each trainee we recruit is completely different from the next, we look for potential, confidence and passion for accounting. One thing all our people have in common is a determination to succeed in accountancy as it can take many years of studying and examinations. Your individuality is key, all our people are from different backgrounds and our interviewers have open minds. Inspire us at interview we can’t wait to be impressed!
Entry requirements:
- 5 GCSE’s graded 9 to 4/A* to C including Maths and English;
- 3 A levels with at least one subject with relevant transferrable knowledge (such as Maths, Accounting or Business) - equivalent to 96+ UCAS tariff points.
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I am given a wide range of jobs to do, helping me to improve all the necessary skills to perfect my craft in the future. At Ashgates, everyone, from the managers to other trainees, make sure you are comfortable with the tasks and are always on hand to give you advice and support, whilst you work through them. There are people to talk to that are a variety of levels within their study and also those that have qualified.
Noah
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Whilst being at Ashgates I’ve spent time in the tax department, I’ve helped out the audit department and even been out on site with them too and more recently I’m helping out with the corporate finance department. I enjoy gaining experience across a range of different departments within Ashgates.
Hannah
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I had been on work experience to a few other offices and I think the main difference is the office atmosphere, I always feel welcome and comfortable when talking to people of different experience levels, which I think helps me progress more as I never feel awkward to ask when I need help.
Charlie
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At Ashgates everything has been positive, my managers have been incredible in the support and trust they have given me, also I have a very good relationship with the Directors. In other firms you wouldn’t know much about the more senior staff, but here you do. Everyone is connected.
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Work Experience
If you are considering a career in accountancy we always encourage you to apply for our one week work experience programme to give you a snapshot of what life is like working at Ashgates. You will meet all our people and have the opportunity to get involved in real day to day activities across a number of teams.
How to Apply
Apply to join Ashgates by sending your CV to Hannah Sharpe, our Head of HR, hsharpe@ashgates.co.uk.
Just so you know, we review CV’s as we receive them, you will receive a response quickly, we don’t use closing dates, if you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best let us know we will be happy to help.
If you are considering a career in accountancy we always encourage you to apply for our one week work experience programme to give you a snapshot of what life is like working at Ashgates. You will meet all our people and have the opportunity to get involved in real day to day activities across a number of teams.
How to Apply
Apply to join Ashgates by sending your CV to Hannah Sharpe, our Head of HR, hsharpe@ashgates.co.uk.
Just so you know, we review CV’s as we receive them, you will receive a response quickly, we don’t use closing dates, if you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best let us know we will be happy to help.
Trainee Tax Positions Available
Start Date July 2022
