Access Accountancy Work Experience Programme – October 2024

About us

Who are Blick Rothenberg?

Blick Rothenberg are a leading tax, audit, accountancy and business advisory firm founded on personal integrity and technical expertise. Many of our clients are part of substantial groups with strong international connections. Others are SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) operated by their owner-managers, High Net Worth individuals, professional firms and charities.

Blick Rothenberg is part of Azets, which is itself a leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across the UK, Nordics and the USA. We have approximately 750+ people located in our Covent Garden, London office.

Blick Rothenberg is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce across all levels by building a culture that’s genuinely inclusive, a culture where everyone can fulfil their potential and can be themselves.

We seek to attract smart talented people from the widest talent pool as well as those that reflect the diversity of the communities we live and work in.

BR supports flexible working (BRighter working) and aims to allow you to balance your life with the needs of colleagues and the high expectations of our clients.

The Opportunity

As part of our partnership with Access Accountancy, we’re excited to announce we’re hosting our paid work experience week from 28 October – 1 November 2024 at our Covent Garden, Central London office.

This is a unique experience to gain a genuine insight into both Blick Rothenberg and the accountancy and tax industry. The aim of the work experience is to equip you with the knowledge to make informed decisions on your education and work, post school.

From hearing from our CEO to chatting with our trainees who have recently joined BR, you will have the opportunity to hear first-hand from people across our firm about what they get up to day to day and to expand your personal network.

Our Early Careers Talent Acquisition Team will also help you build your interview skills, demonstrate how to make your application stand out, and discuss your career options with you. You can expect to receive some extremely valuable feedback and advice which you can use throughout your entire career. We will even help you enhance your CV!

What will you be doing?

• Learning about Blick Rothenberg as a business.
• Hearing from our senior leaders as they tell you about their accountancy career journey.
• Learning about the different career options of accountancy.
• Shadowing our business professionals.
• Work alongside other year 13 attendees.
• Participate in a recruitment and employability skills workshop. This will include mock interviewing and CV building.

People Requirements

As a signatory of Access Accountancy, a collaboration of more than 26 organisations and professional bodies dedicated to improving access to, and progression within, the accountancy profession in the UK for people from all social backgrounds, we can only offer placements to students who meet a specific criteria, see below:

To apply for a placement, you will need to match the following criteria:

• Attend a state school or college and;
• Will be in Year 13 at the time of the programme in October and meet one or both of the following;
• Are/have been eligible for free school meals and/or;
• Neither of your parents/guardian have been to university.

As part of your application, we ask you to answer three questions included on the application form which will help us to determine your interest and commitment to the programme. Please make sure you answer all questions to the best of your ability.

Applications close 6 September 2024.

Please note that this role may close earlier than the date specified, so if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible. 

Note – we host a work experience programme for year 12 students in April of each year. Applications for this programme will open early 2025. Please keep an eye on our website for more information.