Tax Apprentice
HARRIS & CO LTD
BARNSLEY (S70 2LW)
Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 25 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 March 2025
Contents
Summary
Are you looking to develop your career in tax? We are seeking a motivated individual to support our busy and expanding tax department. Your role will involve preparing personal tax returns, liaising with clients and HMRC, and assisting with various ad hoc tax-related tasks.
- Wage
- £14,722.50 a year
- Training course
- Assistant accountant (level 3)
- Hours
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Days to be confirmed between the hours of 9.00am - 5.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Thursday 24 April
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
To support our busy and growing tax department with tax compliance work to include:
- Preparation of personal tax returns for a range of partnerships, directors of OMBs, Sole Traders, BTL landlords and HNW individuals
- Maintaining good client relationships by taking calls from clients and assisting with their adhoc queries
- Checking tax computation, statements of account and tax repayments, dealing with HMRC enquiries
- Providing adhoc support to the Partners and Senior Managers in the team as required
Where you’ll work
MARLAND HOUSE
13 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD
BARNSLEY
S70 2LW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BARNSLEY COLLEGE
Your training course
Assistant accountant (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
- Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.
- Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.
- Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.
- Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.
- Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.
- Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.
- Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.
- Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Your training plan
- Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Delivery to be completed on site and off the job training either at Barnsley College or your place of work
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Any Subject (grade 4)
- Any Subject (grade 4)
- Any Subject (grade 4)
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
BTEC in:
- AAT (grade pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Work independently
About this company
Harris + Co is a firm of Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers based in Barnsley looking after a broad range of clients from individual tax return clients through to audits of multi million pound turnover businesses. We care about our clients, our team and our community.
https://www.harrisaccounts.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
23 days rising to 25 after 2 years service plus statutory bank holidays. Westfield Health, various team social events, flu vaccinations.
After this apprenticeship
- Future potential to take Chartered Tax or Chartered Accountancy qualifications, subject to performance
- On the job training to further develop tax knowledge and experience
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BARNSLEY COLLEGE
Amanda ogley
apprenticeships@barnsley.ac.uk
01226216166
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308979.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 25 March at 11:59pm)
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