Job Description

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Accounting and Finance team as a Trainee Financial Accountant in Birmingham.

As a Trainee Financial Accountant, you will work within the Accounting and Tax Team to support the delivery of accurate financial reporting and month-end processes across the Group. The role provides hands-on exposure to core financial accounting & tax activities while supporting your development towards a professional accounting qualification

About you:

We’re looking for an individual with a strong eye for detail and a well‑organised, hands‑on approach, who is confident working with data and comfortable using Excel.

You’ll bring strong interpersonal skills and enjoy building effective working relationships, alongside clear and professional communication. A proactive mindset is key, with a genuine willingness to learn, take ownership of tasks and data, and continually look for ways to improve how things are done.

Role Specific Knowledge & Experience

• We are open to applications from both graduate and school‑leaver candidates who can demonstrate a degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline, or an equivalent qualification.
• Commitment to studying towards a relevant professional accounting qualification alongside work

What We Can Offer You:

The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 26 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Equal Opportunities:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Meg Astley at meg.astley@gowlingwlg.com

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