Trainee Accountant - Tax - Stockport

Description

* Location: Stockport
* Salary: £18,000 increasing to £20,000 after 3 months (regular salary reviews)
* Study support: ACA or ATT
* 21 days holiday
* Pension
* Free on-site parking

My Client is an accounts practice 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 include assisting with:

* Analysing & interpreting changing tax legislation
* Meeting clients & collating information
* Working with tax law and revenue provisions
* Liaising and negotiating with HMRC on behalf of the client
* 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

Your Profile:
* Must have a 2:1 or above in Accountancy & Finance or a numeric based degree
* Competent IT skills especially on Excel including using a wide range of functions and formulas, creating pivot tables.
* Good attention to detail is essential
* Ability to pick up and understand systems & processes easily
* Methodical & organised
* Good at prioritising
* Team player
* Initiative

If you are interested in this role please contact John Devlin at Agility Resourcing