Azets UK invests in next generation in North East
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UK top 10 accountancy firm Azets has welcomed 22 new graduates and school leavers at its offices in the North East.
It has recruited the next generation of accountants and business advisors across multiple service lines in Newcastle, Durham and Teesside.
Within the new intake, 12 of the new apprentices are in audit, three are in wealth management while there are two each in corporate tax and private client tax plus one apiece in VAT, Accounts and Business Advisory (ABAS), and corporate finance.
Investment in new talent is a key strategy for Azets as it continues to grow, deepen its expertise and expand its high-quality services.
Claire Hinshaw, Newcastle office managing partner, said: “A very warm welcome to our new apprentices.
“Their recruitment represents continued investment in the North East, providing opportunities for both school leavers and graduates across the region.
“Nurturing the next generation of talent with on-the-job training, mentoring and opportunities to gain professional qualifications and hands-on experience is key to the future of Azets and the continued success our clients.
“I am looking forward to seeing our new recruits settle into their roles and follow in the footsteps of the many apprentices who have built rewarding, worthwhile and highly successful careers with Azets in the North East.”
The school leaver route at Azets UK is a six-year programme which includes two apprenticeship programmes leading to the student gaining their Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification and then moving onto their chartered accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CTA or ICAS).
The graduate route is a three or four-year programme where students study toward their chartered accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CTA or ICAS).
Azets has three offices in the North East – at Regent Centre in Gosforth, Newcastle, Wynyard Park in Teesside and on the Belmont Business Park in Durham – where it employs more than 300 people providing tailored accountancy, tax and advisory services to help businesses and individuals thrive.
According to latest annual business activity figures from the Office for National Statistics, as of March 2025, there were 2.73 million VAT and/or PAYE businesses in the UK, with 73,000 (2.7%) in the North East.
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