Tax - Tax Reporting School Leaver Apprenticeship - London - September 2027

About the role

🚀 Kickstart Your Career: School Leaver Apprentice, Tax Reporting 🚀

Ready to dive into the world of business and make a real impact? As a School Leaver Apprentice in our Corporate Tax Reporting team, you’ll be at the forefront, helping businesses understand, calculate, and report their tax responsibilities with pinpoint accuracy. 🎯

You'll uncover the fascinating connections between tax, financial performance, regulations, and strategic business decisions. Get ready to work with an awesome range of clients, from ambitious owner-managed businesses to massive multinational corporations. 🌎 Plus, you'll be studying towards a fully funded professional qualification, all while building the confidence to shape the future of tax. 💪

Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

• Tax Investigations: Get hands-on with preparing corporation tax computations, tax returns, and all the important supporting documents, using real client financial data. 📊
• Business Analysis: Dive deep into accounts, financial statements, and tax data to understand how clients' businesses tick and pinpoint key tax reporting needs. 🧐
• Digital Toolkit: Master tax software, spreadsheets, and cool digital tools to organise data, ensure accuracy, flag any issues, and boost reporting efficiency. 💻✨
• Legislation Navigator: Stay ahead of the curve by researching changes in UK tax law and helping to translate them into clear, practical advice for our clients. 💡
• Client Collaboration: Be a key player in client communications, gathering info, answering questions, and contributing to reports and meeting prep. 🤝
• Team Synergy: Work alongside specialists in tax, audit, and advisory teams to get a 360-degree view of client challenges and contribute to innovative solutions. 🧩
• Growth Journey: Start by supporting compliance work and gradually take on more responsibility, managing tasks, building client relationships, and contributing to exciting advisory projects. 📈

Why You'll Thrive Here:

• No Tax Guru Needed: We'll equip you with all the knowledge through professional study, hands-on client work, and dedicated team support. 🌱
• Professional Qualification: Get fully funded ACA/CTA study, structured training, and study leave to achieve your professional goals. 🎓
• Digital Fluency: Boost your tech skills by learning how data, automation, and cutting-edge tax technology are revolutionising client work. 🤖
• Support System: Join a supportive team with a dedicated buddy and mentor to help you settle in and feel right at home. 🤗
• Real Impact: Apply your learning to real client projects and see the direct, valuable outcomes of your contributions. 🌟
• Work-Life Blend: Enjoy a balanced approach to study and client work, with consistent support and regular check-ins. ✅

Who You Are:

• You’re naturally drawn to numbers, love analysing data, spotting patterns, and solving problems with precision and a keen eye for detail. 🔍
• You’re genuinely curious about how businesses operate and how tax plays a crucial role in financial performance, reporting, and big decisions. 🤔
• You can communicate your ideas clearly, build awesome relationships, and explain complex topics in a way that’s easy to grasp.🗣️
• You’re excited by how technology is transforming tax, including data analytics, automation, digital reporting, and AI. 🚀
• You’re adaptable, motivated to learn, and ready to commit to a professional qualification alongside your day-to-day role. 💯

What You'll Need:

• GCSE Maths and English Language at Grade 4/C (or equivalent).
• Achieved or predicted a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points from your top three Level 3 qualifications (e.g., A Levels, BTECs, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers).

If you're curious, analytical, and eager to learn, this is your chance to build specialist skills, work with real clients, and grow your confidence in a dynamic career shaped by data, technology, and continuous change. ✨

Apply now and let's shape a better future, together! 🤝

Key responsibilities

• Prepare corporation tax computations, tax returns and supporting schedules.
• Analyse accounts, financial statements and tax data.
• Use tax software, spreadsheets and digital tools to support reporting processes.
• Research changes in UK tax legislation and summarise their meaning for clients.
• Support client communications by gathering information and responding to queries.

Skills