Accountancy specialist Johnston Carmichael hails major intake of students as part of bid to foster diverse talent pipeline

The recruits will be spread across the firm's offices in Scotland plus Newcastle, and include interns, school leavers, and graduates. Picture: Ross Johnston/Newsline Media.The recruits will be spread across the firm's offices in Scotland plus Newcastle, and include interns, school leavers, and graduates. Picture: Ross Johnston/Newsline Media.
The recruits will be spread across the firm's offices in Scotland plus Newcastle, and include interns, school leavers, and graduates. Picture: Ross Johnston/Newsline Media.
Johnston Carmichael has welcomed 90 students into the accountancy firm as part of its “commitment to fostering a diverse and vibrant talent pipeline”.

The recruits will be spread across its offices in Scotland as well as Newcastle, and include interns; school leavers joining via the firm’s JC Futures scheme, a four-to-six-year training opportunity offering a route to full qualification as an accountant; and graduates who will undertake training to become qualified accountants.

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The Aberdeen-headquartered business says that in recent years, it has placed an increased focus on removing barriers to entering the accountancy sector. Among the measures it has introduced are implementing student open evenings across its key offices, allowing attendees to meet other students and senior people at the firm.

It has also just announced a partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (Icas) Foundation to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and promote greater social mobility in the profession. The firm, which bills itself as a top ten UK accountancy and business advisory specialist, said the tie-up will see it provide bursaries to two accountancy students for up to four years along with internship experience, mentoring support, and an introduction to its networks.

Kimberley Watson, head of early careers at the business, said: “The doors are wide open for a young person looking to start their business and accountancy career with Johnston Carmichael – regardless of background or education level. Our student recruits get the opportunity to work directly with well-established accountants and build strong peer connections. We are a close-knit organisation with strong working relationships between colleagues across all our offices, which helps students as they take their first steps in their new career.

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“The Early Careers Team are looking forward to continuing to work closely with our new student intake across the coming weeks and months, and we hope they thoroughly enjoy their time at Johnston Carmichael.” The firm (which has a team of 850 spread across 14 locations, including 12 in Scotland, and a London office) says its 2024 graduate scheme is currently open for applications, with a deadline of Friday October 27.

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