Careers

At David Allen, we believe it is our people and not just our products and services that set us apart.

We are always on the lookout for excellent people to join our teams and often advertise our latest vacancies below.  We want to talk to the right people... so if you are interested in making a difference and developing your own career in one of our areas of expertise, we want to hear from you. 

We have always had a commitment to the development of our people, creating a strong foundation for improvements in technical excellence and great client service and this has resulted in us being awarded Employer of The Year Award at The Cumbria Business Awards.

Thriving innovative businesses are essential to the recovery of the country's economy - as they grow they employ more people and as they employ more people, the growth of the business is accelerated.

David Allen is one of these businesses.  Our ongoing growth and expansion offers exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and ambitious people, looking for challenging careers in a progressive firm where you can expand your skills, and rapidly increase your responsibilities, both in terms of team and client management.

At David Allen, we are passionate about our values – enthusiasm, inspiration, commitment and practicality. Your career with us is enhanced through working in a unique and modern environment with training and development programmes, support for work/life balance and numerous social activities – all contributing factors to our low staff turnover.

Whether you are an experienced Accountant looking for a new challenge or a trainee looking for an opportunity to develop your skills, we are always happy to speak to you and provide guidance and information on the training programmes available.

If you want to work for a progressive company that puts their employees first, please email julie.campbell@david-allen.co.uk.

Training

At David Allen, we are committed to developing and training our people.

Michael Peile, a 27 year old Agriculture & Business Adviser, initially came to David Allen for two weeks work experience whilst waiting for his GCSE results at the age of 16.  He always thought about a career in Accountancy and soon decided that going into practice and learning whilst on the job was the right way to develop his career rather than going down the university route.

After successfully completing the AAT with System Training in 2004, Michael then studied towards his Chartered qualification in Newcastle which he completed in 2006.  Michael is now the Manager of our Agriculture team and has recently be named as an Associate of the firm.

At David Allen, you can join our AAT-ACA training programme at 16.

Becky Bowness joined David Allen almost by accident during what was meant to be a gap year following the completion of her A levels at the age of 18.  However, she soon realised that accountancy was the right career for her when she was offered the opportunity to train as a Chartered Accountant.  After looking at the different options of study she chose the AAT-ACA Fast Track route as this route accredited any prior learning, therefore reducing the number of exams and length of time it took to qualify.

After several happy years working at David Allen, Becky has since moved on to work for one of the big four, PricewaterhouseCoopers in Newcastle as their International Tax Services Manager.  In April 2012, Becky will join PricewaterhouseCoopers New York office to manage their UK tax team. 

Training as a Chartered Accountant with David Allen can lead to an international career. 

We are able to provide a range of different training schemes including:

• the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
• the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
• the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA)
• the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)