Cyril Haines Watts founded the firm back in 1930 and what started out small and from humble beginnings has continued to grow over the last 90 years into the Top 15 firm of chartered accountants you see today, with offices throughout the UK.

However, we are more than just an accountancy firm, Haines Watts is known for the personal touch when it comes to helping aspirational owner-managed businesses go from strength to strength; we pride ourselves on being passionate about your business and we value the relationships you, our clients, choose to have with us.

Haines Watts has had a strong entrepreneurial spirit woven into each cycle of our growth, which underpins our DNA and clients know that we’ve got their back. It’s exciting working with owner managers, real decision-makers; the people at the sharp end of their business and being able to make a real difference to their success.

Our Purpose : Look beyond the numbers

Our client’s problems become our problems, they’re never just a number to us – we really care about the success of the businesses we work with and as a lot of our regional partners are business owners themselves, they can really empathise and advise on a peer level.

We really strive to build lasting, valued relationships and to make a tangible and meaningful impact. It is our clients’ success that drives us and we are proactively committed to helping our clients and colleagues achieve their business and life goals in a passionate and authentic way, as these are the key traits that underpin everything we do.

At the heart of our firm is our colleagues, which is why team engagement has become more important than ever before. We have achieved 1-Star recognition from Best Companies for this and we are also one of the Top 10 best accountancy firms to work for in the UK, investing heavily in colleague wellbeing and mindfulness. As the face of the workplace has shifted since the pandemic, we have adapted and challenged what the working environment looks like for our teams, creating an environment fit for the future.

Our Career Growth Proposition is

We want to encourage leaning into who you are as a person. You will build a solid foundation as you progress from Trainee to Manager, but from there, what would you prefer? To become an authority in an accountancy specialism. Or, are you more energised by relationships with clients and teams? There is room for both career paths at Haines Watts.

Are you a recent school leaver, graduate or experienced professional looking to build a rewarding career?

At Haines Watts we are passionate about creating opportunities for people to grow and thrive. Our in-house development programmes will support you with developing both technical skills and discovering the person you are, whilst enabling you to forge strong client and colleague relationships.

Begin your career at Haines Watts today! Take a look at our current opportunities.