NRB Academy

Applications are open for our September 2025 intake!

Applications for September 2025 will close 30 April 2025

Kickstart your career with the NRB Academy - where learning meets real-world experience

Our Academy is designed to have a keen focus on supporting, coaching and developing our team of Apprentices at NRB.

What is the NRB Academy?

The NRB Academy is all about investing in your future. It is a well-designed levelling system, placing each of our apprentices at a level between 1 to 6. Each level has clear and well-defined targets so you can move through the levels, ultimately progressing through the business. 

At NRB your pay is not just determined by exam success like most other firms, we value the individual and the skills they bring. 

All our apprentices in the Academy are given work that has been carefully planned to coincide and support their studies. We also offer in house training sessions on various topics to help our students on areas they feel further support is needed.

Who is the NRB Academy for?

The NRB Academy is perfect for college leavers, graduates and other trainees that have already started their training. Whether you’re starting your first role or aiming to qualify as a Chartered Accountant, the Academy provides the support, training, and experience you need to succeed in a professional, friendly environment. 

What Can You Expect?

When you join the NRB Academy, you’ll get:

  • Paid study leave and funding for your courses.
  • Practical experience across accounts, audit and tax. 
  • A clear career path with regular appraisals and progression opportunities (see The NRB Pathway below).
  • A friendly, collaborative team ready to help you ever step of the way.

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Want to Join the NRB Academy?

Click below to see a list of our current vacancies and how to apply!

Integrity

Integrity is at the forefront of everything we do as we apply the strongest ethical and moral rigour across how we work and assist our clients.

At NR Barton we understand the importance of trust and through our integrity we make sure this underpins absolutely everything we do.

We like to do the best for our clients and this isn’t always easy. We aren’t afraid to use our integrity to confront difficult situations. We firmly believe that acting with our utmost integrity those difficult conversations will help to build our trust with our clients. Sometimes the difficult option is the best.

It is also our integrity that has helped us to build a strong local relationship in our market place and the thrive as a business for the last seventy years.

We’re here for the long term and our integrity will help us to achieve that.