AOS - Accounting & Outsouring School Leaver Apprenticeship Rotation Programme - Edinburgh - September

Kick-start your career with hands-on experience in our Accounts & Outsourcing Services (AOS) Programme. You'll gain experience across our teams while working towards a professional ICAS qualification.

You will work with a diverse range of clients, from fast-growing entrepreneurial businesses to large international organisations, helping them manage their finances, improve processes, and make informed business decisions. You will develop technical expertise, digital and project management skills, build strong client relationships, and gain valuable insight into how businesses operate both in the UK and globally.

This programme is designed to help you become more than a qualified accountant. You'll develop the skills, confidence, and commercial understanding needed to build strong client relationships and progress towards future leadership opportunities.

What you'll do:

• Gain experience supporting fast-growing businesses with an effective finance function.
• Work with international businesses, preparing financial information, delivering valuable business insights, and working on advisory projects.
• Develop technical expertise, build sector knowledge, and learn how technology, automation, and AI-enabled tools are transforming finance functions.
• Rotate across different AOS teams, working with a variety of clients, industries, and projects.
• Support finance functions using the latest technology, automation, and AI tools.
• Provide clients with insightful management information to help them make key business decisions.
• Produce financial statements and work alongside clients to project manage their audit process.
• Work with international clients, global teams, and Forvis Mazars colleagues, supporting clients with global coordination activities.
• Develop expertise in sectors such as financial services and healthcare.
• Support the delivery of advisory projects, such as reviewing a client's finance function and providing recommendations for improvement, utilising the latest technology and AI-enabled tools.
• Analyse financial data to solve business challenges.
• Build client relationships and become a trusted part of their finance team.

Your Development and Benefits:

• Develop technical knowledge through funded ICAS study, structured training, and study leave.
• Build digital confidence by learning how tax technology, data, and automation support modern client work.
• Learn in a supportive team environment with access to a buddy, mentor, and colleagues.
• Apply your learning through real client work.
• Benefit from balanced study and client work with structured support, regular check-ins, and practical guidance.

Entry Requirements

• GCSE Maths and English Language at Grade 4/C (or equivalent qualifications).
• Achieved or predicted a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points from your top three A Levels, BTECs, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, or other recognised Level 3 qualifications.

We know everyone’s circumstances are different. If exceptional circumstances have affected your academic results, we’ll consider the context you provide as part of your application.