School Leaver/Apprenticeship Programme

Applications for our 2024 Apprenticeship Programme are now closed.

The AAB Apprenticeship Programme is a fantastic alternative route into a career in accountancy and business advisory. Our apprenticeship programme allows you to earn a competitive salary and develop new skills while working in a progressive, diverse, energetic and stimulating environment. After gaining valuable knowledge and practical experience, you will start to study towards your chosen professional qualification.

We also delighted to offer Graduate Apprenticeships and through this programme you will be able to work towards a university degree and either ICAS or ACCA.

There are a number of professional qualification options to choose from which are dependent on the department you join:

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
  • Association of Taxation Technician (ATT)
  • Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)

Your training will be fully funded and generous study leave is provided. While studying you will be supported by encouraging and approachable team members, most of whom will have been through studies themselves.

We encourage our trainees to become all-round business advisors and so along with professional study we place equal priority on providing support to enhance the development of professional skills, including presentation, communication and teamwork.

As part of our apprenticeship programme, you will also be joining our other trainees undertaking internship, student placement and graduate trainee roles and learning alongside them. We are a very social firm, value good relationships and encourage participation in the numerous sports, social and fundraising events organised by Social Club and through AABIE.

AUDIT (ABERDEEN & EDINBURGH)


Auditing involves the examination of clients’ accounts to ensure that the financial statements provided by the organisation are accurate. Additional services provided by our Audit team are Audit fraud prevention and whistleblowing services. As an Apprentice in Audit you will be a key member of the team and will complete chargeable work for our clients.

GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TAXES (ABERDEEN, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW OR LONDON)


Our Global Mobility Tax team, provide services to clients with internationally mobile employees. This can lead to global compliance and tax implications for both the employee and the employer to consider. You will be involved in the end-to-end process with these clients from advising them on their requirements, to day-to-day delivery of wider compliance processes.

PAYROLL (ABERDEEN, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW OR LONDON)


If you’ve ever had a part time job you probably received a pay slip, but did you ever think about how the figures were calculated?  Our payroll team provide payroll services for a variety of clients.  This includes calculating how much employees need to be paid, calculating how much tax and National Insurance needs to be deducted from their pay and reporting the details to HMRC.  Payroll is a fast-paced environment, with no two days the same which makes working in payroll a motivating and stimulating career choice.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and the most important part of our recruitment process is finding students who can demonstrate our people qualities. A growth mindset with a desire to learn and grow professionally along with a passion for providing a client service that goes above and beyond is also a must.

Our application process is straightforward and designed around the fact that we want to get to know you.

Our application process consists of:

  • Online application form
  • Video exercise – the elevator pitch
  • Interview
  • Job offer

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage candidates from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application and assessment process and upon joining AAB.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact HR@aab.uk

Please note at the time of starting your employment, you must have the right to work in the UK.’