Graduate Programme - Shine as an individual
ACA training provides an exceptional foundation for any business career. Each year we select a cohort of graduates and final year students to join our highly sought after Audit Training Programme. You’ll be immersed in our world and guided by our supportive team, working with some fascinating clients – from entrepreneurial businesses to international groups, spanning restaurants, luxury retail, tech, music, entertainment and more.
Life at SRLV
Based in contemporary open plan offices in London’s vibrant West-End, our working environment is varied and engaging but nurturing too. Our 300 strong team, with over 20 languages between them, is diverse and inspiring. You’ll make friends, gain industry knowledge and learn new skills, but you’ll also kick-back and have some fun too; we’re a pretty social bunch.
We value unique traits and strengths. We see everyone as individuals, shaping our graduate application process to find the right character fit for our team, not just the best number crunchers around. Over four years, we help you to hone your technical skills and achieve your ACA (Associate Chartered Accountant) qualification, as well as building belief in yourself and exploring your interests, so you can decide where to take your career next and where you’d like to specialise.
We support you to progress in ways that work for you; to become the professional you want to be and the trusted advisor our clients need. Freedom to be yourself and feel you belong.
Your Training & Development
Guided and mentored through your studies over four years by a technically excellent team, you’ll progress from Junior to Senior with rewards to match. In our engaging but supportive learning environment, no two days will be the same.
You’ll finish as an exceptional auditor but more than that, you’ll know what makes a business tick; you’ll understand its systems and appreciate the complexities, the risks and the people running it. We believe the audit pathway will equip you with the strongest foundation of technical and practical expertise for any accountancy or business career. We also hope that, like many of the ACA graduates here, you’ll be inspired to stay with us as an auditor, or explore the opportunities qualified staff have to move into other specialist areas, such as Tax or Business Management
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Graduate Pathway
Your mental and physical well-being matters to us. We know that studying and working can be challenging at times, plus a lot can change in your personal life, which is why we’ve extended our programme to four years. This gives you the highest chance of completing your qualification to the best of your ability without unnecessary pressure. There is no single career path at SRLV, so for those looking to fast-track their ACA graduate programme to three years, there is an option to do this.
We take a flexible approach so that you can work through your exams at your own pace. Trainees also benefit from hybrid working arrangements, including days in the office, at college, from home and at clients’ offices, as well as paid study leave.
Year Two | Semi Senior
Year Three | Senior
ROLE DEVELOPMENT
Once qualified, Seniors will start supervising jobs and managing teammates. Those who stay on after year four then move into our Career Progression Framework.
My immediate impression from the assessment day was how personable and polite everyone was and how easy SRLV’s team were to chat to.
Zac Moughton | Audit Junior | Second Year Graduate Trainee
Studying Audit is an excellent way to understand business. With this technical knowledge you can look at what makes a business tick and encourage it to be exceptional.
Marc Voulters | Partner & Executive Chairman
My interviewers looked beyond whether I had a financial background and were interested in me as an individual and where I wanted my career to go.
Jess Jones | Audit Senior I Third Year Graduate Trainee
It can get very competitive when you’re a trainee at larger firms in terms of what exam results you get and the hours you work. It’s not like that here; we encourage each other to do well and everyone has a life outside work.
Danielle Pike | Assistant Manager I Former ACA Trainee (2017-2020)
Package & Benefits
Based in our contemporary open plan offices in London’s vibrant West-End, our graduates enjoy a range of benefits throughout their training contract, including:
- Competitive salary with opportunities for promotion and annual pay-rises
- Full ACA study support, with paid study leave
- Discretionary bonus scheme for those gaining their ACA qualification
- 3% pension contribution
- 20 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays & 3 additional days over Christmas
- Flexible leave and hybrid working
- Wellbeing support, including counselling, gym & other fitness discounts
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans
- Regular socials and community events – pizza Fridays, rooftop drinks, firmwide parties and fundraisers
- Fully funded professional membership
- BUPA medical insurance and options for family cover
- BUPA cashback scheme for medical expenses, including dental & optical treatment
- Aviva Group Life Insurance
Real life stories
Hear from recent graduates about their experiences at SRLV, what they’ve gained and the aspects they enjoy most about training here.
Join our talent pool
If you have a question or the programme is currently closed for applications, drop us a line. We’re always keen to hear from motivated people who like the sound of our business.