Trainee Corporate Tax Adviser - Aug/Sept 2024 Start

Trainee Corporate Tax Adviser

Be free to be yourself

‘We put our people first’ may not be something that you expect to hear from a firm of accountants and tax advisers. But we understand that doing this helps our business to succeed, our clients to flourish and our communities to thrive. We work together to make a difference. Here’s your opportunity to do the same.

Inclusion, diversity, and talent development are a fundamental aspect of who we are, and we welcome applications from candidates who share and champion these values. You will play an integral part in helping to make BKL a great place to work with a sense of equity and belonging for everyone.

The opportunity

Being bright, professional, and a clear communicator is what matters to us - no matter the subjects you’ve studied so far. We like working with people who are, ready to be inspired, keen to collaborate and willing to challenge and be challenged.

We’re pleased to invite applications from either school leavers or graduates, who have an interest in working within BKL. This role is an opportunity in our Corporate Tax department .

Working within the Corporate Tax team you will learn valuable skills in tax compliance before gaining wider experience in consultancy and offering bespoke advice to our clients. They range from small owner-managed businesses to multinational corporations, and as you develop we will give you as increasing expose to them, their needs, and the areas of compliance and consultancy they require.

Your training will be provided on an apprenticeship scheme, and your progress will be measured through a combination of your day-to-day achievements and those attained via your ongoing exams.

Full support will be available at all times from our award-winning team.

Formal training and beyond

We’ll provide structured development to guide you along your tax career. Your IT training will come from our own experts and other experienced trainers. We work closely with Kaplan, whose apprenticeship training encompasses leading online learning technologies, award-winning study materials and highly experienced tutors.

You’ll develop your wider interpersonal and professional skills, again with internal and external providers.

After you’ve qualified, we’ll continue to support your growth through additional professional qualifications, new development programmes, a range of work opportunities and careers guidance.

  How you’ll make a difference

These roles are particularly suited to people who like problem solving and a fast-changing environment. In all our roles, we value people who are happy to work independently while recognising that BKL thrives on teamwork.

You will be expected to develop and deliver technical excellence, which means you’ll need the qualities that this will demand: resilience is important. You need to be able to study and to advance your thinking. We’re open to how you demonstrate this.

Qualifications: what you’ll need

If you are a school leaver and will join on the AAT pathway:

• GCSE grades A* to C (including a B or above in Maths and English Language, or a 5 for those who passed exams from 2017 onwards) or the equivalent qualifications.

For graduates who would join on the combined ACA/CTA pathway:

• Minimum 2:1 degree in any subject

  What we offer

As trainees at a leading accountancy firm, you'll enjoy:

• Paid study support and development opportunities
• Private medical cover
• A healthcare cashplan
• A wide suite of family-friendly policies
• Life Assurance
• Season ticket loan
• Holiday entitlement that increases the longer you work with us
• A varied calendar of social events during a typical year, including many with wellbeing and inclusion in mind
• Paid volunteer days with our sponsored causes

Take your next step

If you’re interested in building your professional career at BKL and making a difference to our team, our clients and our firm, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

This application is for our August and September 2024 intake. We will be undertaking initial phone screening in November 2023, with assessment days in January 2024.

Application and selection process

We expect you to explain your motivation to apply for a role at BKL and we need you to share your (expected) grades in your CV with us.