Audit Trainee - Industry Placement (Summer 2026)

Price Bailey LLP; Norwich; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Norwich is seeking an Audit Trainee for a summer placement in 2026. This role offers the chance to learn from a variety of businesses, perform audit testing, and draft accounts. Ideal candidates are undergraduate students in their penultimate year with a strong interest in accountancy. The position includes benefits like 25 days of annual leave and contributions to a pension scheme, promoting flexibility and personal growth.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

4x life assurance

2 days paid for volunteering

Qualifications

• Undergraduate in your penultimate year of study required.
• Minimum of 112 UCAS points at A-Level or equivalent.
• Strong interest in an accountancy career is essential.
• Excellent written and oral communication ability required.
• Good IT skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Introduction to businesses of various sizes.
• Substantive audit testing on financial accounts.
• Drafting straightforward accounts and basic tax computations.
• Opportunity for a graduate role post-placement.

Skills

Team player

Interest in accountancy career

Excellent communication

Good IT skills

Education

Undergraduate in penultimate year

112 UCAS points at A-Level or equivalent

Job description

Audit Trainee - Industry Placement (Summer 2026)

Join to apply for the Audit Trainee - Industry Placement (Summer 2026) role at Price Bailey.

At Price Bailey, we provide exciting opportunities for training, personal growth and career engagement. We believe in fostering happiness and fulfilment in your work, whilst supporting and inspiring you to grow. We understand that your life extends beyond the workplace, which is why our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility, allowing you to choose when and where you work, whilst still providing excellent client care.

A well‑established firm of chartered accountants and business advisors, we offer a wide range of services, including auditing, accounting, tax and corporate finance. We proudly serve a diverse client base across the UK and internationally, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial owner‑managed businesses that share our passion for innovation.

What does the team do?

The Audit & Assurance team predominately undertakes audit and other assurance work on behalf of our clients, and is also responsible for accounts preparation and tax computations. We have audit clients across a range of sectors, from smaller not‑for‑profit organisations to entrepreneurial SMEs and through to large listed groups. No job is the same and we can guarantee variety, plus the opportunity to learn from a range of talented individuals, no matter your level.

What will I be doing?

• An introduction to businesses of various sizes from a range of sectors.
• Substantive audit testing on financial accounts prepared by our clients.
• Drafting of straightforward accounts and drafting basic tax computations.
• A placement with us may lead to an offer of a graduate role.
• The start date for this industry placement will be a date to be confirmed in summer 2026.

What experience do I need?

• An undergraduate in your penultimate year of study (minimum criteria).
• Achieved a minimum of 112 UCAS points at A-Level or equivalent (minimum criteria).
• A team player with a strong interest in an accountancy career.
• Excellent written and oral communication ability.
• Good IT skills.

What's on offer?

• 25 days annual leave.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• 4x life assurance.
• 2 days paid for volunteering.

As part of your application you will be required to write a covering letter (no more than 250 words) setting out why you are interested in the opportunity and what you hope to achieve from it.

Seniority Level

Internship

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Accounting

Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.