We regularly take part in local and national fundraising events, and each have the opportunity to take part in one volunteering day each year.
Our team has the opportunity to undertake one day of volunteering per year and is regularly involved in fundraising. Michelle Adams, Senior People Manager
Our team has the opportunity to undertake one day of volunteering per year and is regularly involved in fundraising.
From Coffee mornings to Christmas Jumper days, football tournaments, and tough mudder, our team is often involved in fundraising, volunteering, and charity events, both inside and outside of work. All team members have the opportunity to take part in one day volunteering per year.
In 2021, Shorts also joined the Rise initiative, an ICAEW-led programme that aims to help young people from lower economic backgrounds and the poorest UK households. Volunteers support sessions and develop relationships with schools within their communities with a view to raising the aspirations of young students and helping them understand their career choices.
In 2025, our team voted to introduce an annual Charity of the year, with Sheffield Children’s Hospital receiving the most votes. Stay tuned to see what our team get up to and how much we manage to raise.
Supporting Ashgate Hospice, our team of 9 dressed in everything pink and sparkly for the 10k night walk during a warm June evening.
Members of our team joined others running the 2025 Sheffield Half marathon in support of Rotherham Hospice. Our team raised over £1,425 for the Charity.
Our team donated toys and gifts for children aged from birth to 18. It is the mission of Mission Christmas | Cash for Kids, to make sure that every child in our region wakes up to a present on Christmas morning and no child goes without.
Once again, Shorts entered a team for the Business 5s Football tournament. Having narrowly missed out on victory last year, losing in the semi-final to the eventual winners, this year our team lifted the trophy, raising over £580 for Rotherham Hospice.
Our team were delighted when representatives from Support dogs (four legged representatives as well as the two legged kind) visited our offices earlier this month, raising £497.
We have hosted Macmillan Coffee mornings for a number of years, at both our Sheffield and Chesterfield offices. Our team brought in all their favourite homemade sweets and between both offices, we raised an amazing £376! Thank you to all our wonderful bakers.
Why did you volunteer for the RISE project?
I know that to be successful, programmes such as RISE rely on volunteers. I attended a school that was not known for academic achievement and most of the pupils either took no exams or only sat CSEs. No one from my year at school went to University and I passed my degree as a mature student after I joined HMRC. I, therefore, had been in the pupil’s position and could relate to them.
What did you have to do?
The RISE programme consists of a number of tasks all aimed at developing specific skills such as communication, team working, and problem-solving. The pupils work in small groups and, as a volunteer, I moved between the groups helping with the tasks where assistance was needed and talking to the pupils about how the tasks relate to my job and why the skills are important. There were also opportunities to talk to the pupils about their career aspirations and about my own education and career.
What Qs were you asked?
They asked lots of questions ranging from ‘Did you know what you wanted to do when you left school ?’ to ‘What is your favourite chocolate?’ They made me feel very welcome and were happy to include me in the tasks and their conversations.
Did you feel it had been a worthwhile experience?
I really enjoyed my morning at the Academy and feel it was a worthwhile thing to do. I was busy all morning and would have happily spent more time there. I felt that I learned as much, if not more, from the pupils as they learnt from me. I will definitely volunteer again if the opportunity arises.
Did you enjoy it?
I would recommend being a RISE volunteer but feel that you have to be a confident person and have experience talking to teenagers to enjoy it ( I was a guide leader for nearly 30 years). There were approximately 70 pupils taking part and they were noisy and excitable. It is not for the fainthearted!
Did your experience meet your prior expectations?
The experience far exceeded my expectations. I did wonder whether I was too old to relate to the pupils and whether they would be interested in talking to me. In fact, they were more than happy to talk and listen and I did feel that I had made a difference.
Our recruitment program includes many just starting out on their career journey in accountancy.
Whether joining through our graduate program, as an apprentice, or studying for higher qualifications, all of our trainees are fully supported throughout their training journey, and many stay with us after completing their studies.
Career Progression
For many, completing professional qualifications is only the beginning of their journey. Understanding how to achieve a promotion or climb the career ladder is the natural next step.
So, our Management Development Program is designed specifically for those individuals wanting to understand, plan and navigate their route to promotion.
Through a program of structured courses, mentoring, and training we continue to support our team throughout their development journey.
Career Opportunities
Interested in working at Shorts?
Visit our careers pages for details of our current vacancies.
Healthy life balance
We look after our clients really well, but we also look after our team, because we know that their welfare and development are equally as important.
For everyone, personal time when we are not working is extremely valuable, and it is for that reason, that our zero overtime policy was created. Fundamentally, we do not expect any of our team to work more than their basic weekly hours.
Although this practice is quite unique within the accounting industry, we are proud to consistently see average overtime at less than one hour per employee per month.
Hybrid working, core hours, and zero overtime policies mean that our team manage their time better – both in and out of the office.
Enjoying our work
We don’t work to unrealistic timescales and never accept client work that we are unable to fulfil.
We aim to manage our employee levels to ensure that our team is always around 15% over capacity at any time, meaning that they should never feel overwhelmed or under undue pressure
Consequently, our team have the appropriate time to focus on their work – time to think, time to analyse, and time to bounce off one another with ideas. Not only does this lead to improved job satisfaction, but also results in higher levels of client service.
Employee Benefits
Those who work for Shorts can expect all the stuff you would normally expect from a really progressive form, and lots more besides.
Team News
We work together, celebrate our successes together and always share our team news.
To find out more about what’s been happening recently, visit our LinkedIn page.
Working at Shorts
We have created an environment where our team feel supported, developed and happy.
We provide our team with a blend of interesting and challenging work with time to contribute their own ideas, concentrate on personal development whilst ensuring a healthy life balance, both in and out of work.
Beginning your career
The team at Shorts are delighted to announce the promotion of Ian Robinson to the newly established position of Senior Audit Quality, Technical and Training Lead within the Corporate Team, which takes effective this month.
In the world of accounting and financial management, Malcolm Pope’s story is truly inspiring. This month, we're celebrating his 25th work anniversary. From a fresh graduate to a partner at Shorts, his journey shows his dedication, resilience, and passion for the profession.
From coffee mornings to Sparkle walks and annual Christmas jumper days, we at Shorts take part in numerous charity fundraising events every year. However, we are excited to announce that following a team poll, Sheffield Children’s Hospital will become the first official Shorts charity of the year.
We’re always open to talking to great people. If you feel that Shorts would be a great fit for your next career move, then why not send us your contact details; we’ll give you a call and maybe meet up to chat over coffee? (If you’d prefer to send us your CV, you can add that too) As part of our commitment to promote diversity we ask that candidates remove any personal traits such as name and date of birth as part of our initial screening process thus enabling us to make talent decisions based on skills and experience.
