Forvis Mazars

Tax - Corporate Tax Compliance School Leaver Apprentice - September 2025 - Edinburgh

Job posted: Oct 04, 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Salary average
    -
  • Type of employment
    Full-time
  • Remote
    n/a

Company

At Forvis Mazars, we celebrate individuality and we thrive on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and make an impact, so that everyone can reach their full potential.

That's why Forvis Mazars is the smart choice.

Discover your potential with Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading international professional services firm. We are a united partnership delivering exceptional quality in audit, accounting, tax, financial advisory, outsourcing and consulting.

At Forvis Mazars, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to gain experience in a firm that truly cares about your aspirations. Forvis Mazars is an amazing place to learn and grow, we are known for giving ambitious people responsibility and exposure early in their career.

Our culture is all about, celebrating individuality and we thrive on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We work together to deliver quality, create change and make an impact. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and make an impact, so that everyone can reach their full potential.

We have various Graduate Traineeships, Industrial Placements, Internships, Apprenticeships and Work Experience opportunities available throughout the year within Audit, Tax and Advisory Services. We employ into 13 of our offices nationally, meaning there is an opportunity to suit you in whatever field and location you wish to start your career in.

Perks and Benefits

  • Annual Leave +
  • Charitable giving
  • Dental insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • Virtual GP
  • Cycle to work
  • Gym discounts
  • Life assurance
  • Pension
  • Flexible benefits
  • Access to our additional benefits platform

Staff testimonials

Prerak story - “There are no limits on the ways you can make an impact at Forvis Mazars”.

Laura story - “I have been supported every step of the way and I want to inspire other women to join the technology industry”.

Donay story - “At Forvis Mazars, I get more exposure to senior leaders and more opportunities to progress”.

Ruth's story - “Finding a culture that shared my values was really important to me”.

Culture and values

Strong values have been at the heart of our organisation since its creation. They guide us in our daily actions, providing a common base of values that all Forvis Mazars' partners and teams share and respect.

Integrity - ethical and moral rigour guide how we work and assist our clients.

Responsibility - we treat our clients' challenges as our own and we care about how our work may affect our communities.

Independence - we always think independently, and in our roles as auditors and advisors we always act independently.

Technical Excellence - technical excellence is one of the founding principles applied at every level in the Forvis Mazars Group. This constant search for the highest standards of quality leads to client satisfaction, improvement in business lines and staff development.

Diversity & Respect - looking beyond borders and cultural differences, we make respect for the individual and sharing the cornerstone of all human relations. United in diversity, we see our capacity to listen and our open-mindedness as a true lever for innovation.

Continuity - as new faces come and go, as one generation hands over to another, our relationships, experience and knowledge survive. We learn from the past but look to the future.

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with our clients and begin developing relationships with those clients to deliver on repeat engagements
  • Enjoys meeting and engaging with new people with an underlying respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity
  • Coach and lead more junior team members on advisory engagements
  • Begin to manage tax reporting engagements, including planning, budgeting and project managing different service lines
  • Support the team with client relationships and requests
  • Help write reports and produce other client deliverables to assist the client in explaining issues, risks and solutions in easily understandable language that they can act on

Contract

40 hours per week

Candidate requirements

  • Develop a strong technical knowledge of the UK tax legislation
  • Strong sense of ownership of duties and high levels of responsibility to deliver on promises
  • The ability to think critically solve problems and share knowledge with others
  • Develop a strong understanding of our control and risk management procedures
  • Develop a thorough understanding of financial statements and the nature of the clients' business to complete corporation tax computation
  • Have experience in supporting business development to bring new client wins to the team and to your portfolio
  • Be able to obtain relevant information from other departments and clients whilst building good communication with both
  • During your first three years you will
  • On track or have obtained A Level, BTEC or equivalent qualifications

Skills used at work

  • Client relationship
  • Integrity

Job description

The role of a Tax School Leaver Apprentice is to assist in the provision of corporate tax compliance and advisory services as part of a specialist team to a portfolio of clients. They are to assist in the preparation of company's corporation tax computations and returns and to ensure that they show a true representation of the company's tax position and provide bespoke advice to clients on their tax affairs. You will be provided an opportunity to work with colleagues in different tax disciplines during your time on our graduate programme, resulting in a broad understanding of the services we can offer our clients.

During your first three years you will

  • Learn how to use Alphatax (the tax software) and processes in order to prepare a corporation tax computation and return and learn how to prepare tax numbers for financial statements.
  • Develop a thorough understanding of financial statements and the nature of the clients' business to complete corporation tax computation.
  • Be able to obtain relevant information from other departments and clients whilst building good communication with both.
  • Help write reports and produce other client deliverables to assist the client in explaining issues, risks and solutions in easily understandable language that they can act on.
  • Support the team with client relationships and requests.

By the end of your fourth year you will

  • Have a structured client portfolio focusing on tax reporting to manage.
  • Work on a range of different tax reporting and advisory engagements across UK tax covering a range of technical areas
  • Develop a strong technical knowledge of the UK tax legislation.
  • Coach and lead more junior team members on advisory engagements.
  • Understand the way in which different corporate entities operate across a range of sectors.
  • Work directly with our clients and begin developing relationships with those clients to deliver on repeat engagements.
  • Begin to manage tax reporting engagements, including planning, budgeting and project managing different service lines.
  • Develop a strong understanding of our control and risk management procedures.
  • Have experience in supporting business development to bring new client wins to the team and to your portfolio.

You're joining us as a permanent employee, so the four years is only the beginning of your exceptional career journey.

Who we're looking for

  • On track or have obtained A Level, BTEC or equivalent qualifications. Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. You can read about our approach to academics in our FAQs.
  • Deep curiosity to learn new things and is naturally inquisitive;
  • The ability to think critically solve problems and share knowledge with others;
  • A commitment to self-development and learning;
  • Strong sense of ownership of duties and high levels of responsibility to deliver on promises;
  • Try their best in all they do and always looking for ways to improve;
  • Enjoys meeting and engaging with new people with an underlying respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity;
  • Works well under pressure and have a positive ‘can-do' attitude if faced with challenging situations;
  • Excellent time management skills;
  • A willingness to travel and adhere to our flexible working environment.

Training

Fully funded professional qualification for this role: Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) / Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) / Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA)

Our supportive culture includes coaching, mentorship, and one-on-one guidance. In addition to funding qualifications, we provide time off to study, and a blended training approach including in person and virtual learning. You will be allocated a buddy before joining who will support you to settle into the team and navigate your first year at Forvis Mazars.

You will also receive comprehensive quality training and development to excel in your professional career; this includes development in professional excellence, client excellence, digital excellence, and technical excellence. Our goal is to support you in reaching your full potential and become a standout talent. To understand more read our FAQs.

Additional job details

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: Competitive salary

How to apply

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 31 January 2025

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Closing date: 31 January 2025

Job posted: Oct 04, 2024

Expiration date: Oct 04, 2025