Accounting & Business Advisory Trainee
Dains Accountants
Sponsorship status
The employer explicitly states that sponsorship is unavailable for this role.
Last verified: 21 September 2026
Three-year school-leaver accounts advisory trainee route in Leicester leading to AAT and ACA; no closing date stated. Sourced 21 Sept 2026.
Full job description
Dains, a UK accountancy group, is hiring an accounts and business advisory trainee at its Leicester office for school leavers who prefer not to go to university. Trainees prepare accounts, learn how client businesses perform and support advice on reporting, compliance and cloud accounting, starting with the AAT qualification and progressing toward ACA chartered accountant status over a three-year programme. Entry requires GCSE grade 6 in maths and English and at least 112 UCAS points excluding General Studies, with no degree needed. The advert lists 25 days of leave plus bank holidays, a structured induction, hybrid working options, paid professional subscriptions, regular development reviews, paid volunteering days and access to the Dains Academy learning platform. It requires eligibility to work in the UK without sponsorship, so it does not offer visa support. No closing date, start date or salary is stated; the vacancy was posted on 21 September 2026.