Trainee Client Support

Sumer

Trainee Client Support opportunity at Scrutton Bland, seeking candidates with finance experience. Hands-on role offering structured training and professional development in a collaborative environment.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeColchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomEntry LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take the next step in your accountancy career with an exciting opportunity at Scrutton Bland, a forward-thinking and well-established practice, and part of the wider Sumer Group. We are seeking a motivated and ambitious individual to join us as a Trainee Client Support. This opportunity would suit candidates with prior experience in an accountancy or finance environment who are ready to build on their existing knowledge.
**This role offers a strong combination of hands-on experience, structured training, and professional development, supporting you as you progress towards your chartered qualification. If you are detail-oriented, eager to develop, and looking to grow within a supportive and collaborative team, we would love to hear from you.

Requirements

What you’ll need

The successful candidate will:
- Be partway through studying towards their ACCA or ACA qualification or be AAT qualified as a minimum
- Have work experience in a similar environment
- Be able to analyse and interpret information
- Be personable and enjoy building and maintaining client relationships
- Be able to demonstrate their ability to use their initiative in the application and use of technology
- Be competent using Microsoft Office and ideally, have experience of Xero and other cloud accounting software packages.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We offer an attractive reward and flexible benefits package which you can tailor to suit your needs.
- Flexible working alongside a culture that promotes work life balance
- Commitment to continued learning & development
- 36 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays and 3 days Christmas closure)
- Option to purchase a further 5 days holiday
- Life Assurance up to 4x salary and contribution towards the Firm’s pension scheme
- Access to our health cash plan (Health Shield) day one, where you can claim towards your dental, optical, health and wellbeing expenses – we believe health and wellbeing is so important
- Amazing employee referral scheme, paying up to £5,000 for a successful referral
- Access to mental health support
- Employee health and wellbeing program
- Regular social and informal events within the organisation

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountancyfinancedata analysisinformation interpretation

Soft Skills

detail-orientedmotivatedambitiouspersonableclient relationship buildinginitiativecollaborative

Certifications

ACCAACAAAT