Tax Assistant Opportunity - Sherborne Reports to: Head of Tax Salary: £25,000-£35,000 DOE Flexible Working: Option to work from home one day per week after training/probation. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive team and advance your tax career in a mixed role with a strong personal tax bias. You will work on a variety of tax compliance tasks, including: Maintaining personal tax records for UK self-assessment returns, ensuring timely submission of all returns and payments. Assisting with complex areas such as capital gains computations, income forecasts, and implementing Making Tax Digital (MTD). Preparing income and expenditure information for tax purposes. Managing EIS/SEIS relief tax records for qualifying investments, preparing claim forms, and tracking claims and withdrawals. Preparing VAT returns for sole traders, integrating VAT data into tax returns, and assisting with VAT-related queries. Completing international tax reporting forms (FATCA/CRS/AEI) for individuals and businesses. Contributing to ad-hoc tax and investment-related research and projects.Additional Opportunities Based on Experience: Gaining hands-on experience in UK trust and inheritance tax, including trust tax returns and computations. Reviewing corporation tax returns and computations, alongside maintaining corporation tax records. Providing technical support to the payroll team, researching questions on payroll taxes and staff benefits.About You: You should be enthusiastic about progressing your career in tax and eager to take on a varied role that will broaden your experience. The ideal candidate will have: Attained or be working towards an ATT qualification with at least 18 months of relevant experience, ideally in a Practice environment. A professional, approachable manner with the ability to develop relationships across teams and with clients. The initiative to take ownership of tasks, see them through to completion, and seek feedback for continuous improvement. Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office; knowledge of accounting software is a plus. A collaborative, team-focused attitude.Benefits Include: Study support for ATT qualification. Payment of your professional membership subscription. Ongoing CPD to support your career development. Competitive salary with annual reviews, including salary and bonus. 10% employer pension contribution, with the option to make additional contributions via salary sacrifice. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with an additional 3 discretionary days at Christmas. Individual BUPA cover with unlimited outpatients and dental care. Life insurance (4x gross salary). Access to cycle-to-work and electric car salary sacrifice schemes. Free car parking.This is a great opportunity to develop your tax career in a supportive and dynamic environment. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we'd love to hear from you