Audit Intern

About us:

Bookkeeping clients still drop off receipts in a shoebox now and then. Busy season means 55-hour weeks from February through April 15, and summers are lighter.

The internship:

Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. Remote within the UK. The team meets in Reading once a quarter, travel covered. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Day to day:

• Help prepare the trial balance and supporting schedules for month-end close
• Update the fixed asset register
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit
• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals
• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027
• Based in the UK for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Available for the full internship period
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries
• Laptop and stable internet. Some tools need a Windows machine
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables

Bonus points:

• Articleship or internship experience at a CA or audit firm
• Familiarity with Xero

What you get out of it:

• Month-end close and audit preparation from start to finish
• Strong Excel habits for accounting work
• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: £12,500-£13,000 pa

Perks:

• Flexible working hours
• Home working allowance
• Access to online training
• Laptop provided

You must have the right to work in the UK.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Reading Associates.