Graduate Tax Accountant

My Client is an accounts practice in Newcastle, looking for a recent graduate to join their tax department. Working as a trainee Tax adviser, you'll gain knowledge of tax legislation to provide advisory and consultancy services to clients, ensuring that they pay their taxes in the most efficient way and benefit from any tax advantages and exemptions.

Duties will include assisting with:

• Researching, analysing and interpreting changing tax legislation in both the UK and overseas.
• Meeting with clients and collating information.
• Working with tax law and revenue provisions.
• Preparing and submitting compliance (tax) returns by the deadline.
• Liaising and negotiating with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on behalf of the client.
• Providing consultancy services to high-value private clients.
• Creating tax strategies for clients and planning their financial futures.
• Carrying out detailed computations to calculate tax liability and advising on how to minimise a client's liability.
• Establishing and structuring family trusts.
• Estate planning and advising on tax residence and domicile matters.
• Providing guidance on indirect taxation issues such as VAT, customs planning and environmental taxes.
• Producing reports and presentations for clients.

Your key skills should include:

• Must have a 2:1 or above in Accountancy & Finance or a numerically based degree.
• Must have a car.
• Competent IT skills, especially on Excel, including using a wide range of functions and formulas, creating pivot tables.

If you are interested in this Graduate Finance opportunity, please apply with your latest CV.

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