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Hurst had welcomed a cohort of 11 new trainees, its biggest ever single intake of trainees yet.
The group was made up of eight university graduates and three sixth-form college leavers.
Five of the university graduates, Antony Vettukuzhiyil, Fahim Ali, Faraaz Iftikhar, Hadiba Ali and Samuel Pakes, have joined the firm after gaining degrees in accounting and finance from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Meanwhile, Taalyah Riaz has joined from the University of Manchester, Phil Rhodes from Sheffield Hallam University and Lucy Deegan from the University of Leeds.
Savera Syed has joined the firm from Loreto College in Manchester, Jacob Rhodes from Ashton Sixth Form College in Tameside and Jacob Popplewell from Ellesmere College in Shropshire.
Anthony Woodings, the partner responsible for trainee recruitment at Hurst, said: “Alongside our intake of university graduates, our latest recruits include three sixth-form college leavers, and we anticipate this proportion will grow in the future. We are consistently seeing this level of recruit turn their backs on the bigger firms.
“The trainees will be working towards qualifications with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and we are delighted that they have made HURST their firm of choice to develop their careers.”
He added: “While this group represents the latest additions to our team, we are constantly recruiting across the firm to keep up with demand for the range of services Hurst offers to entrepreneurial businesses throughout the north west and beyond.”
The 11-strong intake takes the total number of trainees recruited by the firm this year to 15.
Hurst advises entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses with turnover of £5m and above across all sectors. Clients include Kinaxia Logistics, M&I Materials, Beechfield Brands, Duerr’s, Oliver Valves, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Krones UK, Creamline Dairies, Arighi Bianchi, David Luke and Packaging Automation.
