CAREERS AT ASHTON MCGILL
A better way to grow as an accountant.
You shouldn’t have to wait years to do meaningful work. At Ashton McGill, you’ll work directly with ambitious founders, build the skills modern accountants actually need & follow a clear path towards the next stage of your career. We’re a team on a mission to redesign accounting for business owners & for the people doing the work.
WHY ASHTON MCGILL
Growth here is designed, not left to chance.
A lot of accounting careers rely on vague promises. You do the work, wait your turn, and hope the next step becomes clear eventually. We think people grow better when they can see the path in front of them.
That means clear progression routes, regular development conversations, meaningful client exposure, and the chance to build skills that go far beyond compliance.
Whether you’re training, newly qualified, or ready to step towards managing client relationships, you’ll know where you are, where you’re going, and what support is around you to help you get there.
We’ve built our employer offer around three things that most accounting firms get wrong.
STUFFY
Energising environment.
A flexible, supportive team where you’re trusted to do great work and encouraged to keep getting better.
BOX-TICKING
Purposeful work.
Impactful work, direct relationships with business owners, and modern tools that help you do work that matters.
SLOW HIERARCHY
Progression at pace.
A visible path, structured development, and responsibility when you’re ready for it.
PURPOSEFUL WORK
Do work that matters.
At Ashton McGill, the work doesn’t disappear into a review pile or stop at compliance.
You’ll work with ambitious business owners who want to understand their numbers, make better decisions, and grow with more confidence. That means the work you do has a real purpose. It helps founders see what’s happening in their business and decide what to do next.
You’ll be involved in performance reporting, review meetings, forecasts, cashflow, planning conversations and the systems that make better financial visibility possible.
And because we use modern tools properly, you’ll spend less time stuck in repetitive admin and more time building the skills that make you genuinely valuable as an accountant.
IMPACTFUL WORK
You won’t be polishing work that disappears through layers of review. The reports, forecasts & analysis you create will be read, discussed & used by founders to make real decisions.
PARTNERING WITH BUSINESS OWNERS
Our clients are ambitious founders who actually want their accountant in the room. You’ll sit alongside them, contribute as the relationship grows & get trusted with bigger conversations over time.
USING MODERN TECH
We’re Xero-native & we use the tech properly: Xero, Dext, Fathom, AI tools & the full supporting stack. The skills you’ll build here are the ones that matter for the next decade.
PROGRESSION AT PACE
Your career should move with your ability, not a slow hierarchy.
We don’t believe in making people wait years to be trusted with responsibility.
If you’re ready to grow, we’ll help you understand what the next step looks like, what skills you need to build, and how we’ll support you to get there.
That might mean technical development, commercial training, client communication, leadership skills, external coaching, or learning directly from someone already doing the role you’re working towards.
The point is simple: your development is not vague. It’s visible, personal and actively supported.
MAPPED PATHWAY
You’ll know where you are & where you’re going. The next step is named, not implied, with real timelines, real criteria & a route you can start walking from day one.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Every six months, we’ll sit down & agree what you’re working on next. Your plan is written down, backed with the time, support & work to make it real.
CLIENT EXPOSURE
You won’t be kept in the back office. You’ll be in client meetings from the start, contributing in real time & building the confidence to lead bigger conversations as you grow.
ENERGISING ENVIRONMENT
A team & environment that help you do your best work.
We’ve designed Ashton McGill to feel different from the inside.
The work is ambitious, but the environment is human. You’ll be trusted to manage your time, supported by people who want you to succeed, and encouraged to bring ideas forward when you see a better way.
We care about quality, growth and impact. We also care about people having lives, energy and space outside work.
COLLABORATIVE TEAM APPROACH
We’re a business going somewhere & we move as a team. You’ll know what we’re building, why we’re building it & what your part in it looks like.
FLEXIBLE HOURS
We treat you like an adult. You’ll have flexibility to manage your week around your life & we’ll trust you to get the work done.
HYBRID WORKING
Some days the office, some days home, some days a client site. You decide what makes sense for the work in front of you & we’ll give you the kit to do it well.
“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
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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Save on a bike and safety equipment.
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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.
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.
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.
For a newly or recently qualified accountant ready to move from technical delivery into real client impact, with a clear pathway towards Account Manager.
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.
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