Tax Assistant Apprentice (Irwin Mitchell)

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest national law firms in the UK. The team deals with a wide range of work for its high net worth, Court of Protection, trust and estate clients. Could this be the role for you? Apply today!

Wage: £21,840 a year
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Training course: Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 30 June
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

We're a full-service law firm, which means whatever advice is needed we can help. Giving the best possible advice is about more than knowledge and expertise. We seek to understand the people and business we work with as deeply as possible and take time to listen to what matters most to them.

Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

Your Role

Due to the growth of our Private Client division, we are looking to recruit a Tax Assistant to join our friendly boutique accountancy and tax team based in Chichester in June/July 2025. The team deals with a wide range of work for its high net worth, Court of Protection, trust and estate clients. As part of a dynamic law firm, we work closely with our lawyer colleagues, helping the firm’s clients with their tax compliance.

This would be an ideal opportunity for someone who is keen to progress their career specifically within the Tax arena
Working within the tax and trusts compliance team, this role provides accounting and tax return support to senior fee earners to service a wide variety of personal tax clients. The role involves a mix of compliance and advisory services support to the senior fee earners and their clients. You will be expected to draft tax returns and eventually review tax returns drafted by others. You will also eventually manage your own caseload and work to fee earning targets

What you’ll be doing:

Preparation of tax returns using software
Running reports and filing tax returns
May involve preparation of accounts depending on role
Drafting correspondence to clients and stakeholders
Dealing with phone calls to and from clients
Dealing with phone calls to HMRC
Attend client and internal meetings and take notes and actions
Generally, provide support and assist with achieving the objectives of the team including client billing
Deal with relevant administration duties including photocopying, scanning documents, amending documentation, archiving; filing; file maintenance and opening files
Process incoming post and ensuring outgoing post is dealt with efficiently
Assist with BD&C activities and arrange training where applicable
You’ll be expected to provide efficient, cost-effective work using commercial software
You will learn how to prepare annual self-assessment tax returns, capital gains returns, and provide advice, for a portfolio of clients

Where you’ll work

Chichester

PO19 1UF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your training course

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Your training plan

Professional Accounting or Taxation Technician Level 4.

More training information

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4 or equivalent))

A Level in:

3 x A Levels or equivalent (Exclu General Studies) (grade (A*-C/9-4 or equivalent))

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
Team working
Good verbal communication
Professional telephone manner
Face to face manners
Manage positive relationships
Good computer skills
Positive & can do attitude
Enthusiastic
Confident
Professional
Work on own initiative
Genuine passion for finance

Other requirements

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders. The background checks made will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks ¬with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws. Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

About this company

Founded in 1912, Irwin Mitchell has helped over one million clients so far. These include individuals, small businesses, as well as national and international organisations. We currently employ over 2,500 people across 14 offices. The IMCF (Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation) was set up in 1997 and has so far donated over £1 million to local and national causes. We give all our employees 14 hours a year to use on voluntary work, to give back to our communities.

Company benefits

25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy additional leave. 2 volunteering days a year to give back to the community (fully paid!). Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services.

After this apprenticeship

Many people accept permanent roles with us after completing their apprenticeship. We’ll help you develop your skills further and you will have opportunities to advance to more senior positions. Wherever your career takes you, you’ll have an industry-recognised qualification and training from one of the UK’s top law firms as proof of your skills and knowledge.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

La'Kei Scott

La'Kei.Scott@estio.co.uk

0203 834 2872

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000298597.

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Closes in 17 days (Monday 17 February)

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