Tax Graduate Trainee Specialist Tax - Manchester, United Kingdom - Mazars

Mazars
Mazars
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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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At Mazars we have a wide range of opportunities for you to gain experience in a firm that truly cares about your aspirations. Our business is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, and we are known for giving ambitious people early responsibility and exposure.

  • Are you a graduate with strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail? Are you a credible and effective communicator who has a commitment to learning? This is a great opportunity to join a team that specialises in providing specialist employment tax advice to clients within a wide range of industries_.

About the role
You will be supporting the team on the delivery of high-quality services to clients. You will work with a broad range of clients, covering several sectors - including Public and Private Sector organisations.

You'll be helping organisations grow, mitigate and manage their risks more effectively, by helping enhance employee reward, reducing employer costs and putting more robust governance controls on key tax risk areas in place.


We are now operating a hybrid working model, so as a trainee you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office, client sites when required or studying for your professional exams.


During your first two years you will:

  • Learn how to use tax software and systems
  • Develop a thorough understanding of financial statements and the nature of the clients' business
  • Be able to obtain relevant information from other departments and clients whilst building good communication with both.
  • Learn how to use the tax software and systems
  • Develop a thorough understanding of the tax legislation and the nature of the client

By the end of your final year you will:

  • Work on a range of different 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 advisory engagements, including planning, budgeting and project managing different service lines
  • Develop a strong understanding of our control and risk management procedures

About the team

Overview of the Tax service line
At Mazars we'll help you build on your expertise, experience and ambition to develop a rewarding and successful career.

We want you to be yourself, to bring your ideas and creativity and to feel inspired as part of our national tax team.


We provide bespoke advice in all areas of taxation, helping our clients to navigate the complexities of tax codes, often in multiple jurisdictions, and to help them ensure they are fulfilling all their obligations and paying the correct amount of tax.

In this way we help them to manage an area of significant financial and reputational risk and to make properly informed decisions about their tax position whether they are an individual, a business owner or a corporate organisation.

We also help clients resolve any disputes they have with the tax authorities as swiftly as possible.


We cover every aspect of taxation for clients, whether on employment, corporate profits or gains, movements of individuals or businesses from one country to another, international transactions or on personal income, gains or wealth.


An introduction to our Employment tax team:
The Employment Tax team provides advice and support to our clients in a wide variety of areas, working across Public and Private Sector organisations to help them answer questions on areas including:

  • How should benefits and expenses like staff parties and company cars be treated for tax purposes?
  • Can individuals be engaged off payroll and if they are, how can this risk be managed within the current legislative requirements?
  • How can employee reward and net pay be maximised?
  • How does employers manage National Minimum Wage compliance
  • Working remotely does this create tax issues and how can these be managed
  • Did we calculate our furlough claims correctly and how do we review this?
  • What happens if we identify an error and need to disclose to HMRC?
  • How can we manage a HMRC investigation?

About you

  • Interpersonal skills; the ability to build client relationships with a foundation of trust and responsibility.
  • Analytical skills; the ability to think critically, research and solve problems.
  • Attention to detail and strong timemanagement skills.
  • Commitment to selfdevelopment & learning.
  • Affinity with our values; in particular, respect for individuals, diversity and integrity.
  • Teamwork; the ability to function and contribute effectively as part of a high achieving team.
  • Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks a
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