Record number join leading accountancy firm as apprentices

A record number of students have joined the professional accountancy training programme at leading East Anglian firm, Larking Gowen.

The 41 students include school leavers, university graduates and placement students, who will be working across the firm's offices in Norfolk, Suffolk and north Essex. They will be working towards a variety of accountancy, taxation and other specialist qualifications.

Julie Grimmer, Managing Partner at Larking Gowen, said: "I would like to extend a warm welcome to our latest intake of trainees. It's refreshing to see so many talented young people coming forward to take their first steps in what should be a very rewarding career."

Julie, who joined the firm as a trainee herself, said the training programmes are not just about passing exams. "Our employment proposition is a commitment to career-long training and development, offering a wide range of experience in the business. They'll be supported and mentored by experienced professionals who'll be looking out for them every step of the way."

She continued, "As with my own personal journey through the business, we want our current crop of trainees to go on to build lifelong careers at Larking Gowen."