CAREERS AT ASHTON MCGILL
Make an impact on the businesses & the career you care about.
We're a team on a mission to redesign accounting. You'll work directly with ambitious founders, grow faster than you thought possible & do it in an environment that genuinely respects who you are.
We’ve built our employer offer around three things that most accounting firms get wrong.
STUFFY
Energising environment.
The culture, the flexibility, the people.
TRANSACTIONAL
Real client impact.
Advisory work that matters to real people.
SLOW HIERARCHY
Progress at pace.
Your development, your career, your pace.
ENERGISING ENVIRONMENT
An accounting firm you actually enjoy being part of.
Most accounting firms are stuffy, hierarchical & built around the partners– not the people. We’ve designed ours differently. You’ll work with people you like, in a place you want to be, with the flexibility to live your life.
OFFICE & SOCIALS YOU WANT TO ATTEND
Team lunches, barista coffee & events that people actually look forward to, not awkward mandatory fun. The culture here isn’t manufactured, it’s genuine.
A LIKE-MINDED TEAM
Fourteen people who are curious, driven & genuinely enjoy what they do. Small enough that everyone matters. Big enough that there’s always someone to learn from.
TIME FLEXIBLITY
A modern working environment that respects your time, your life & your individuality. We care about what you deliver, not when you log on or where you sit.
Everything we do is built around delivering total financial clarity.
That’s our core tool for impacting the businesses we work with and it’s what makes your work here meaningful. You’re not processing transactions. You’re helping people see, understand, and act on their numbers.
REAL CLIENT IMPACT
Advisory work that clients genuinely value– not transactional box-ticking.
You won’t be buried in a back office processing journals for a partner you never see. You’ll be in the room with founders, helping them make decisions that shape their business. The impact is real & you’ll see it every week.
ADVISORY WORK CLIENTS VALUE
Your clients will see you as their trusted advisor, not their compliance provider. You’ll discuss strategy, review performance & help them plan their future– work that matters.
DAILY CLIENT INVOLVEMENT
Regular review meetings, management accounts conversations & real relationships with the business owners you serve. You’ll know their business as well as they do.
HELP US REDESIGN ACCOUNTING
Every piece of work you do proves that a different model works. You’re not just doing a job– you’re helping build something that’s changing how an entire profession operates.
Some of the businesses you’ll work with.
These are the founders you’ll sit across from, helping them build something they’re proud of.
PROGRESS AT PACE
Your career moves at the speed you want– not the speed of a slow hierarchy.
We don’t make you wait years for responsibility. If you’re ready, you’ll get it. Your development here is personal, invested in & designed to make you genuinely more valuable– not just more qualified.
EXTERNAL COACHING
Access to coaching outside the firm to help you grow as a professional & as a person. Your development isn’t limited to what we can teach you internally.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
A real plan for where you want to go, with a dedicated budget to get you there. Books, courses, conferences– whatever helps you grow, we’ll find it.
WORK DIRECTLY WITH THOSE A STEP AHEAD OF YOU
You’ll learn from directors & senior team members daily– not wait months for a review. There’s a real path to ownership: our Operations Director earned his stake after four years.
“Most accounting firms are reactive. Ashton McGill is different– the team focus on helping business owners make sound decisions based on up-to-date financial data. It’s important to me to work somewhere that’s genuinely challenging the status quo.”
- KYLE GORDON
Senior Accountant • Joined 2024
OUR VALUES
Five values we live by & hire for.
EMPATHY
People first, always.
COOPERATION
Part of the team, not outside it.
NEVER SETTLE
Always looking for better.
CLARITY
In everything we communicate.
RELIABILITY
Do what we say, every time.
WHAT YOU GET
The practical stuff matters too.
Here’s what comes with being part of the team.
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Peace of mind when you need it.
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Monthly budget for your development.
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Respects your time and individuality.
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The real stuff, all day.
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Good food, great company.
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Qualification support and mentoring.
OPEN ROLES
Current opportunities.
Apply directly– no recruiter, no middleman. Just a conversation about whether it’s the right fit for both of us.
Senior accountant.
A role for a qualified accountant ready to grow from technically excellent to commercially impactful & take the next step towards managing your own client portfolio.
Don’t see the right role?
We’re always interested in learning from people who want to do accounting differently. If this page resonated with you, get in touch.
Ready to do work that actually matters?
Whether you’re experienced and looking for something better, or just starting out and want to learn differently, we’d love to hear from you.