Looking to embark on the first steps in your career? Your story starts here. We offer different study paths to suit your experience and area of focus. Whichever route you take, we ensure you have the support and time to attend college and complete your development programmes.
We offer our trainees a supportive and collaborative working environment in which you can learn, gain experience and progress. Your training will not only include the specialist knowledge and tools you will need for your role, but we will also coach you in client management, service, personal and business skills, forming a strong foundation to your career.
Nicola Lovett, Practice Manager
A solid foundation to your career
Every year, a number of school leaver, graduate and post-graduate placements are available at Rouse. But however you join us, we will train you.
As an authorised training employer, we offer ACA qualification programmes and we are also an ACCA Platinum approved employer for trainee development and professional development. These accreditations recognise us as a provider of quality training and development, and offering the highest levels of employee support.
Whilst you’re working towards your professional qualification you have the benefit of being able to turn to colleagues who have been through it themselves. This means that they can share their experiences, offer guidance, or just be available a friendly chat whenever you need it, as you progress each level.
We will fully support you throughout your training, with access to:
- Quarterly meetings with our training provider and skills coaches to monitor progress and support you
- Six-monthly progress reviews with your line manager / mentor
- Guidance with the scheduling of examinations and payment of exam fees
Upcoming Graduate Programme
Combine your studies with invaluable commercial experience
Nothing can substitute experience
At Rouse you can combine your studies with interesting and challenging work to gain invaluable commercial experience.
We are keen for our trainees to really build their experience in the industry. This means you won’t just be working on mundane or low-level work. You will face a range of different stimulating challenges and hands-on assignments, helping you to think outside the box, solve problems and find solutions.
Equipping you to succeed
Whether in audit, accounts, tax, or any other department across our firm, as a trainee, you will work alongside experienced professionals across all levels of our team, a wider community of international counterparts, and cutting-edge tools and software packages.
We regularly test and invest in the latest software and technologies and we are always open to suggestions from our team.
Career pathways
We offer different study paths to suit your experience and area of focus. Whether you are joining us as a school leaver, university graduate or making a move from another line of work, we ensure you get the support and training that you need to progress.
We launched our careers at Rouse
Carolyn
Joined Rouse: 2010
Team: Audit & Accounts
Role: Director of Audit & Accounts
I joined Rouse as a school leaver in 2010 and spent the first 2 years working mostly in accounts and completing my AAT levels 2, 3 and 4. I then completed my ACA qualification and went on to specialise in Audit, gaining promotions to my current role as Director of Audit & Accounts in which I mentor junior team members and manage a portfolio of clients.
Rouse has a strong student culture, which means that you will be amongst a group of colleagues studying and working together, as well as alongside qualified colleagues, who have been there before. I feel that I also benefited from the training support and exam study leave, which helped me focus on my studies.
The mix of industries we work in means that you keep on learning and your days are usually varied and interesting. This allows you to gain hands-on experience, responsibility and recognition for your work.
Hannah
Joined Rouse: 2020
Team: Audit & Accounts
Role: Assistant Manager
I graduated from University of Surrey in 2020 with a Masters in Chemistry, and no knowledge of accounting or audit at all. From discussions with friends and other recent Chemistry graduates, I learnt that the skills gained in STEM subjects are easily transferable to the accounting and finance world, so I took the jump and started my ACA journey.
I joined Rouse in July 2020 and started my ACA Certificate level exams shortly after. Working at Rouse and having opportunities to work on a wide variety of tasks greatly improved my understanding of the technical knowledge gained during my studies. It was helpful to be able to see how concepts are applied in ‘real world’ situations and understand the impact of business decisions for our clients.
Three years on, in December 2023, I passed my final ACA Advanced level exam and officially qualified as an ACA Chartered Accountant! I am now an Assistant Manager in the Audit & Accounts team at Rouse, and thoroughly enjoy the diversity of tasks/clients I get the chance to work on each day.
Whilst the journey was long (and sometimes a little stressful!), it was well worth the time and I’m glad to have found a role that appeals to my scientific background, offers a varied workload and the opportunity to chat with different people every day!
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