Graduate tax apprenticeship

You’ll join one of the below tax teams, gaining hands-on experience in specific tax areas, enhancing your technical knowledge, and building trusted relationships with clients. Throughout your training, you’ll work closely with experienced colleagues, building your expertise and confidence every step of the way. 

As a member of the corporate tax team, you will

Learn how to prepare and deliver complex tax calculations for companies Research tax legislation and guidance Support innovative companies by putting together R&D tax credit claims You’ll also assist with due diligence work on business deals and transactions

As your skills and experience grow, you’ll take on more responsibility and get involved in advisory projects helping clients plan effectively and stay compliant.  

As a member of the share schemes team, you will;

Learn how to design and implement complex equity incentives for key client employees, producing professional reports Interact with clients and HMRC on a regular basis

As your skills develop, you will undertake buy-side due diligence supporting investors who are buying companies and advise on the sell-side in company sale transactions. These skills will also allow you to work in tax advantaged equity fundraising projects.  

Training:

You'll study on block release with an external training provider to complete your qualification. 

Training Outcome:

Lots of opportunities within practice and industry. 

Employer Description:
As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you. Established in 1919, we’ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we’re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture. For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces. In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list. We’re also ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services. All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Our rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey. The success rates of our trainees mean we’re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025. While we’re proudly independent, we collaborate with colleagues around the world to enable our clients to succeed. PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of this international network provides opportunities to connect with like-minded accountants and business advisers in 150 countries.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm with one hour for lunch.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative