HURST welcomes latest trainees
Independent accounting and business advisory firm HURST has welcomed its latest group of trainees, comprising five university graduates and a teenager who has joined from sixth-form college.
The firm has recruited graduates Alyssa Broughton, Benjamin Harrison-Mirfield, Liam Lloyd and Simone Soni to its business services team to train towards becoming chartered accountants. Lewie Ridgway has joined the tax department. He will be studying for the Association of Taxation Technicians’ qualification.
Emily Combs has joined the firm’s outsourcing team HOST after completing her A-levels at Ashton Sixth Form College in Tameside, Greater Manchester.
Meanwhile university students Lewis Clough, Anya Lloyd and Maysa Machachane in the business services department and Tobias Graham in HOST have begun one-year placements at the practice.
HURST received more than 300 applications for this intake of graduates and placement students.
Simone and Lewie graduated in accounting and finance at Manchester Metropolitan University. Alyssa has a degree in maths with financial mathematics from the University of Manchester.
Benjamin graduated at the University of Newcastle in economics and finance, and Liam has a degree in accountancy and financial management from the University of Sheffield.
Tobias and Anya are studying at the University of Liverpool, Lewis is an undergraduate at the University of Sheffield and Maysa is undertaking a degree course at the University of Salford.
Senior manager Jon Ward, who heads the graduate and placement recruitment programme at HURST, said: “We are delighted to welcome our latest graduate trainees, and students on our placement programme.
“Following intakes in January and April, this brings our 2025 cohort to 20 trainees and placements, which is an increase on last year. This growth reflects our commitment to building the firm’s future and ensuring we have the talent to deliver our strategic plans.
“We recognise that today’s trainees are tomorrow’s managers and partners. By offering opportunities to school leavers and graduates, we ensure we attract the very best talent at all entry points.”