Graduate Accountant | STEM Pathway
2026 Intake (May–September)
Not Just Another Graduate Role
Imagine a graduate role where you are consistently challenged. Where your work goes supports the infrastructure behind modern financial systems, from crypto exchanges to decentralised protocols. You will build technical and analytical skills by working with complex data, real world constraints and proprietary in-house technology that enables near real time audit, verification and reporting.
A Web3 Accounting Powerhouse
You will join a globally operating digital assets firm with significant institutional backing, working with a wide range of established Web3 organisations. The team combines deep professional services experience with blockchain-native expertise, operating in live production environments and supporting complex platforms, protocols and infrastructure businesses at scale.
Growth, Learning & Long-Term Opportunity
This is an environment designed for individuals who want to learn quickly and take on meaningful responsibility early. You will work on complex, real-world problems, build deep technical and professional capability through structured training, and develop a career with clear progression over time. Performance is recognised, development is prioritised, and learning continues well beyond qualification.
Graduate Accountant | ACA Training Pathway | 2026 Intake
This pathway is designed for STEM graduates who want to build a future-facing career at the intersection of technology, data and emerging financial systems. You will join a specialist London-based firm working at the heart of Web3, blockchain and digital assets, where technical thinking and real-world application sit side by side.
From an early stage, you will work on live digital asset businesses, including exchanges, protocols and Web3-native platforms, helping them meet the financial, regulatory and assurance standards required to operate at scale in global markets.
Why This Role Matters
This role is built for graduates who want to engage with complex, intellectually demanding problems from the outset of their career. You will work in environments shaped by live data, evolving systems and emerging regulation, where progress is driven by analysis, judgement and structured thinking.
The experience you gain is directly aligned with the future of finance and technology, developing skills that compound over time and remain valuable across fintech, digital assets and advisory careers well beyond qualification.
The Firm You Will Join
You will join a globally operating digital assets firm with strong institutional backing and a long-term view of the sector. The firm is trusted by established Web3 organisations to provide assurance, verification and insight in technically complex and high-stakes environments.
Its culture combines rigorous professional standards with a technology-led mindset, creating an environment where precision, learning and accountability are genuinely valued.
Who You Will Work With
You will work alongside other high-performing STEM graduates from leading UK universities, as well as experienced professionals with backgrounds across audit, advisory and digital assets.
Day to day, this means learning directly from people who operate at a high level in demanding environments, while building strong working relationships with innovative clients shaping the future of Web3 and decentralised systems.
Your Role in Practice
- Support audit and assurance engagements across Web3, crypto and digital asset businesses operating in live production environments.
- Work directly with blockchain transaction data and digital asset balances to support verification, analysis and reporting.
- Use programming, scripting or data tools (such as Python, SQL or similar technologies) to analyse datasets, automate processes and support technology-led audit work.
- Prepare and review financial information under UK GAAP and IFRS, building familiarity with emerging digital asset accounting approaches.
- Engage directly with clients to understand how their platforms operate, including transaction flows, risks and controls.
- Progress through the ICAEW ACA qualification while applying learning continuously to real client work.
Technology & Applied STEM Focus
This role suits candidates who enjoy working with systems, data and abstraction, and who want to apply STEM thinking in real-world financial and infrastructure contexts.
The work sits closer to applied fintech and financial infrastructure than traditional accounting, combining technology, data and professional judgement in environments where accuracy and insight matter.
Training, Support & Sponsorship
You will join on a fully supported ICAEW ACA training contract, designed specifically for graduates from non-accounting backgrounds. Exam fees, study support and dedicated learning time are provided, alongside close mentoring from experienced colleagues.
For international candidates, visa sponsorship is available. Start dates are agreed flexibly to align with academic timelines and personal plans, providing a clear and supported route to building a long-term career in London.
Academic Background & Fit
This pathway is well suited to graduates in mathematics, computer science, engineering or physics from academically rigorous UK universities.
Applicants should be on track for, or have achieved, a First or high 2:1 degree in a STEM discipline from a leading UK university. The firm typically hires from institutions where analytical depth and technical challenge are central to the curriculum.
A Day in the Life
Your day will blend technical, analytical and client-facing work. You might begin by working with blockchain data or internal technology that supports near real-time audit and verification, before moving into live client engagements analysing digital asset transactions and balances.
You will work closely with other graduates and senior colleagues, testing ideas, refining analysis and building confidence over time. Alongside this, you will progress through ACA study, applying what you learn directly to real situations in an environment shaped by evolving technology, regulation and global markets.
Hands-On Experience in Web3
Work with a broad portfolio of established Web3 organisations, including crypto exchanges, decentralised protocols and digital asset platforms, gaining exposure to live systems and real-world data that is rarely available at graduate level. You’ll join a fully supported training contract that enables you to progress through ACA qualification while developing specialist technical and analytical skills.
Decentralised Finance Opportunity
Work within a specialist digital assets team focused on blockchain audit, token analysis, proof-of-reserves and crypto financial reporting. You will engage with complex transaction data and decentralised systems, learning alongside experienced professionals from established professional services and financial institutions applying rigorous standards to emerging Web3 environments.
Grow Within a Global, Expert-Led Firm
Progress through a structured ACA training programme with full exam fee coverage, dedicated study support and close mentorship. You will work alongside high-calibre peers and experienced professionals in a collaborative, technically focused environment that applies established standards to the evolving world of digital assets and decentralised systems globally.
Salary, Training & Sponsorship
Starting salary is £27,500, with structured pay increases linked to each ICAEW ACA exam milestone. As you progress through the qualification and take on greater responsibility, total remuneration typically reaches circa £55,000 on qualification.
Alongside salary, you will receive a fully supported ACA training contract covering all exam fees, tuition and study materials, paid study leave and ongoing mentoring. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible international candidates.
Work Environment
This role is based in central London (Fitzrovia) and is intentionally office-led. You will work closely with colleagues and clients in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where learning happens through proximity and shared problem-solving.
You will work alongside some of the strongest early-career STEM graduates and experienced professionals in the sector, many educated at leading global universities. The environment is demanding, collaborative and intellectually rigorous, offering daily exposure to people operating at the top of their field.
Why Coding Matters Here
The firm builds proprietary technology at the intersection of finance, data and software. Coding matters because modern audit and assurance increasingly operate as financial infrastructure problems, requiring automation, data engineering and systems thinking.
Graduates gain early exposure to production systems supporting high-frequency proof-of-reserves and near real-time reporting, developing skills directly transferable across fintech, digital assets and financial infrastructure roles.
Stage 1: Introduction & Initial Discussion
An introductory conversation with Paul Owen FCA, an ACA-qualified advisor has supported graduates into successful fintech and digital assets careers. The discussion is designed to explore your background, interests and alignment with the pathway.
Stage 2: Partner Discussion (Online)
An online discussion with a company Partner focused on full transparency around the role, your career aspirations, and how your technical, analytical and coding capabilities align. This stage ensures mutual fit, clarity on expectations and practicalities around role.
Stage 3: In-Person Final & Alignment
An in-person meeting at the London office to ensure full alignment on the role, expectations, team and company culture. You will meet team members and graduates who joined in previous intakes, with time to discuss career, onboarding and how the role fits your longer-term goals.
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