Accountancy Apprentice

Department/Division: Finance
Duration: Five Year Program
Location: Glasgow 
Reports to: Senior Financial Operations Manager
Direct Reports: None 
Type of Role: Hybrid 

Reference Number: 10007

The Team

The Finance Team at Dentons plays a crucial role in maintaining the firm’s commercial and financial health. The team manage and forecast revenue and costs, analysing financial data to help the firm make informed business decisions, optimize profitability, and improve cash flow. Their work directly supports the firm’s growth, helping maintain financial integrity in a high-stakes environment.

The Role

We are seeking an Accountancy Apprentice to join our Finance Team. As a Dentons Accountancy Apprentice, you’ll embark on a unique five-year journey. You’ll start working towards a university degree alongside your day job in our Finance team. It’s an opportunity to learn, grow, and earn simultaneously, without the burden of student debt.

As an Apprentice within Dentons Finance Team, you will be enrolled in an Accountancy Graduate Apprenticeship. Over the five-year program you will work four days a week in our Scottish offices and study one day per week towards your degree. This apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to bridge academic learning with real-world application in a specialized and highly technical field.

By the end of the program, you will have earned a Masters Accountancy degree and your Accountancy professional qualifications, complemented by five years’ worth of practical, technical, and professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Enroll in and complete the Accountancy Graduate Apprenticeship program.
• Work four days per week in the Finance Team.
• Study one day per week towards an Accountancy degree.
• Apply academic learning in a real-world finance environment.
• Build practical, technical, and professional experience over the course of the program.
• Work towards obtaining Accountancy qualifications as part of the apprenticeship.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

Technical skills

• Keen interest in accountancy and finance.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Desire to learn and grow.
• Ability to work in a busy and forward-thinking environment.

Personal attributes

• Motivated to learn while working alongside study commitments.
• Able to bring unique experiences and ambitions to the role.
• Interested in developing within a commercial finance environment.
• Committed to personal and professional growth over a five-year programme.

Key facts

• Five year programme.
• Designed for school leavers.
• Four days per week working in our Finance Team.
• One day per week studying towards an Accountancy degree.
• Accountancy qualifications included (ACCA).
• No university fees.
• Glasgow based. 

Eligibility

• BBBB or equivalent incl. Higher in Maths or Accountancy.
• No existing undergraduate degree.
• Ready to start in September 2026.
• Glasgow based.

Application Questions

Applicants should submit their CV and a Cover Letter as part of their application on our Careers Page. In your Cover Letter, please answer the screening questions:

1. Why are you interested in applying to Dentons? 
2. What motivates you to work in a Finance Team within a law firm?
3. Please provide an example of a challenge you have overcome that demonstrates your ambition, drive and resilience.

Please ensure your answers are clearly structured, written in your own words, and kept to a limit of 200 words per question. We will consider the quality of your communication alongside your motivation for the role.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you. www.dentons.com

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurotype, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We are also “Happy to Talk Flexible Working” and welcome conversations about flexible working arrangements.

Dentons is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates with a disability may choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where application volumes are high, we may offer interviews to those who best meet the minimum criteria, consistent with our approach for all candidates.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. 

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email  recruitment.matters@dentons.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.