PKF Francis Clark
PKF Francis Clark is the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in the Southwest of England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you. Established in 1919, we’ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay, and Truro. This means we’re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture. For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces.
In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list. We’re also in the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces for Women (6 out of 100 large organisations), as well as being ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services. All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Our rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey. The success rates of our trainees mean we’re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025. We offer trainee accountancy opportunities to study for the AAT, ACA, or ATT/CTA qualifications and fully fund and support your training to become a qualified accountant or tax advisor.
Our trainee roles are advertised, each September and, you can learn more about our roles and, apply here Trainee accountant jobs | PKF Francis Clark Careers
Category:
Work Experience Opportunities
Higher (L4/5) Apprenticeships
Degree/Professional (L6/7) Apprenticeships
Graduate Recruitment
Career Paths:
Legal, Finance & Accounting
Website: careers.pkf-francisclark.co.uk/early-careers/
Contact email: careers@pkf-francisclark.co.uk
Location:
Hitchcock House
Hilltop Park
Devizes Road
Salisbury, Wiltshire
SP3 4UF
More information
We also offer a range of work experience and placement opportunities across some of our offices. We offer a Year 12 work experience programme, a six-week summer placement for students in their penultimate year of university and also, a Year 10 insights programme. You can find out more about these opportunities on our website Work experience and placements | PKF Francis Clark Careers