Smailes Goldie: does its trainee accountant apprenticeship sponsor a UK visa?

No published policyTrainee Accountant apprenticeship (school or college route: AAT Level 3 and 4, then ICAEW ACA or ACCA; tax trainees can take ATT and CTA)

Unconfirmed. Smailes Goldie publishes no sponsorship policy for its trainee accountant apprenticeship, so we cannot state a firm answer. A separate graduate route (any 2:1 degree) leads to ACA or ACCA in up to four years. Its careers page and brochure say nothing about visas or sponsorship.

Sponsors grads?: Not published
Pay vs threshold: Not published
Opportunity: apprenticeship
Pay: Competitive salary (no figure published)
2027 cycle: Applications by CV at any time, no closing date published; annual trainee recruitment evening held in February each year (no year or day printed)
Confidence: medium

Smailes Goldie Trainee Accountant apprenticeship: at a glance

Locations: Hull, Scarborough, Selby, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside, Barton-upon-HumberSource
Degree requirement: School or college route: three A levels at grade B, or 120 UCAS points (the brochure states three A levels at A to C)“3B’s or 120 Ucas points which equals the same as 3B’s.”Source

The catch: There is no online application form or fixed deadline: you send a CV and covering letter to the recruitment inbox, and the firm holds an annual trainee recruitment evening in February. The school route takes up to seven years to full chartered status, against up to four on the graduate route.

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What Smailes Goldie publishes about this programme

Checked against Smailes Goldie's own careers pages on 2026-10-12. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

Visa sponsorship policy: not published
Application dates: published
Programme description: not published
Duration and start date: not published
Who can apply: not published
Pay: published
Locations: published
Degree requirement: published
Recruitment stages: not published

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Verdict last checked 2026-10-12. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does Smailes Goldie sponsor visas for its trainee accountant apprenticeship?

Unconfirmed. Smailes Goldie publishes no sponsorship policy for its trainee accountant apprenticeship, so we cannot state a firm answer. Smailes Goldie, an independent firm of chartered accountants with offices in Hull, Scarborough, Selby, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside and Barton-upon-Humber, offers its professional training as an apprenticeship. On the school or college route, trainees study AAT at Level 3 and 4 and then ACA or ACCA over up to seven years of paid work experience, with the firm paying for study at an external training provider and giving study leave. Its 2026 careers brochure also lists the Association of Taxation Technicians and Chartered Institute of Taxation qualifications for tax trainees. Trainees work across audit, accounts, agriculture, corporate finance, tax and payroll. A separate graduate route (any 2:1 degree) leads to ACA or ACCA in up to four years. The firm placed 6th in a Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers list. Its careers page and brochure say nothing about visas or sponsorship.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Smailes Goldie?

There is no online application form or fixed deadline: you send a CV and covering letter to the recruitment inbox, and the firm holds an annual trainee recruitment evening in February. The school route takes up to seven years to full chartered status, against up to four on the graduate route.

When do applications open for the Smailes Goldie trainee accountant apprenticeship?

Applications by CV at any time, no closing date published; annual trainee recruitment evening held in February each year (no year or day printed). Checked on 2026-10-12 against Smailes Goldie's own site.

Where is the Smailes Goldie trainee accountant apprenticeship based?

Hull, Scarborough, Selby, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside, Barton-upon-Humber, according to Smailes Goldie's own careers information.

What degree do you need for the Smailes Goldie trainee accountant apprenticeship?

School or college route: three A levels at grade B, or 120 UCAS points (the brochure states three A levels at A to C), according to Smailes Goldie's own careers information.

How should I confirm Smailes Goldie's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Smailes Goldie's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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