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
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.