Baker Tilly

Baker Tilly is a mid-tier accountancy and business advisory firm, with a fee income of over £200 million and over 2,000 employees and 260 partners in 28 locations across the country.

Baker Tilly Application Process

Applying to Baker Tilly

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All applications to Baker Tilly should be made on the firm's website.

Candidates are allowed to make multiple applications, to more than one location.

Following a rejection, candidates are not allowed to re-apply for 12 months.

Application deadlines

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Graduate assessment centres take place as soon as the firm has received sufficient applications from suitably qualified candidates. Once vacancies are filled, they are removed from the website and cannot be applied for.

There is no deadline as such for Baker Tilly graduate jobs although the firm does recommended that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Baker Tilly Graduate Schemes

Graduate Schemes at Baker Tilly

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Baker Tilly hire approximately 100 graduates each year. Assessment centres and interviews run throughout the year, as and when vacancies become available.

Graduate Schemes Available

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Graduates can choose from six career paths at the firm:

Application Requirements

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Studying towards a professional qualification with Baker Tilly requires strong academic ability. All candidates must have (or be expecting) a minimum of a 2:1 degree (or an ordinary degree if studying at or obtained from a Scottish university), at least 280 UCAS points (excluding General Studies) and a B or above in GCSE Maths (or Scottish or other equivalent, eg O’ level) in order to apply.

Training

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At Baker Tilly graduates take a three-year course to qualify as chartered accountants. The firm pay for all study and revision courses at your first attempt only and support you through courses and exam leave.

Graduates can choose to study for any of the following qualififcations:

  • Certified Accounting (ACCA)
  • Accounting Technician (AAT)
  • Public Finance Accounting (CIPFA)
  • Chartered Institute of Taxation (ATII/CTA)
  • Restructuring and Recovery (JIEB and CPI)
  • Marketing (CIM)
  • Human Resources (CIPD)
  • IT qualifications

The three-year training programme includes in-house tuition in commercial awareness and business skills, audit and tax, management development, business development and personal skills.

Secondments

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Secondments are available at Baker Tilly offices, or with the firm's clients across the UK. Graduates can also work overseas within the Baker Tilly International network.

Qualification

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Once graduates have completed the Baker Tilly training programme they can follow one of two routes:

  • Executive Development Programme (EDP)
  • Transition
Both routes aim to develop potential Partners, Managers and Senior Managers for the future of the firm.

Baker Tilly Interview Questions

Baker Tilly Graduate Interview Process

The application process for Baker Tilly is as follows:

  • Online application
  • Assessment day
  • Interview day

Assessment Day

The Baker Tilly assessment day consists of:

  • Company presentation
  • Verbal reasoning test
  • Numeracy test
  • Group exercise
  • Lunch with current associates and candidates
  • Interview

Following a successful assessment day, you will receive a call to organise a second stage interview within 72 hours.

Verbal & Numerical reasoning tests

The verbal reasoning test will last 30 minutes. The numerical reasoning test is 20 minutes.

Group exercise

You will be separated into groups of around four candidates and asked to decide the best way to invest some money, from three options given to you. Your group must come to a unanimous decision.


Make sure you both speak and allow others to speak. If you can, subtedly lead the conversation. If you do lead the conversation, it helps to get your points across early in the discussion.

Make sure you reach a decision in the time allocated.

Interview

In your assessment day interview you will be asked questions about your education, experiences and motivation for a career in accountancy. Typical questions you may be asked include:

  • Tell me about your education (and grades)
  • Tell me about your degree
    • Why did you choose this subject?
    • Why did you get a 'your grade'?
  • Are you satisfied with your academic achievements?
  • Name a time you have had to give a presentation
    • Did it go well?
  • How has accountancy changed over the last ten years? (Sarbanes-Oxley Act amongst others)
  • What do you like about accountancy?
  • Why Baker Tilly?
    • Where else have you applied?
    • Why do you think you would suit Baker Tilly?
  • What can you bring to Baker Tilly?

Interview Day

Competency based interview

Your interview will be two on one. You will be interviewed by a partner and a member of HR.

Case study

You will be required to read through a business case study scenario for 45 minutes. You will then have to prepare a one page executive summary. You will then discuss the case study and your summary report with an interviewer. The questions that will be asked will force you to back up the conclusions you have drawn from the case study. There may also be a few competency based questions.

Questions you may be asked include:

  • How would Baker Tilly be involved in the situation? (referring to the case study)
  • How would you chair a meeting? (referring to the case study)
  • Why would you be an asset to Baker Tilly?

If you have been successful, you should receive an offer within a week of your assessment day.