Tax Apprentice

Stiles & Co

TAPLOW (SL6 0JQ)

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 26 June 2025

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Summary

We are looking for a bright, determined individual to join our friendly, growing accountancy practice as a tax apprentice. You will work directly with the Tax Director who has over 30 years experience in tax and will learn about all aspects of personal tax, working with clients and HMRC.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Salary will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and will be increased based on exam passes, growth, etc.

Training course
Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.30pm. Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 21 July 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Completion of Self Assessment Tax Returns and calculations of Tax.
  • Dealing with all client and HMRC correspondence and queries.
  • Responsible for all tax administration including workflows, requesting and submitting information, filing, etc.

Where you'll work

UNIT 4
LAKE END COURT
TAPLOW ROAD
TAPLOW
SL6 0JQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

RELX (UK) LIMITED

Your training course

Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Build trusted and sustainable relationships with individuals and organisations. Consistently support individuals and collaborate to achieve results as part of a team.
  • Influence the impact of business decisions on relevant and affected communities based on an appreciation of different organisations and the environments in which they operate.
  • Communicate in a clear, articulate and appropriate manner.  Adapt communications to suit different  situations, individuals or teams.
  • Identify ethical dilemmas, understand the implications and behave appropriately. Understand their legal responsibilities, both within the letter and the spirit of the law, as well as be aware of the procedures for reporting concerns over potentially unethical activities.
  • Take ownership of allocated projects and effectively manage their own time and the time of others.  Demonstrate good project management skills to deliver high quality work within the appropriate timeline. Act as a role model and motivate others to deliver results.
  • Evaluate information quickly and draw accurate conclusions. Assess a problem from multiple angles  to ensure all relevant issues are considered. Gather the appropriate facts and evidence in order to make decisions effectively.

Your training plan

You will receive on the job training at our office and will be carrying out chargeable tasks for clients very soon after induction.

Training will also be provided by Tolleys and this can be done online of at their training premises.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5)
  • Maths (grade 5)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

This is a fast moving environment with legal deadlines to be met and clients to be looked after. You must have energy, determination and a desire to work hard.

About this company

Stiles & Co was established in 1945 and has developed a strong client base in the Thames Valley, Greater London and Home Counties area, in particular covering Slough, Maidenhead and Reading. Our clients range from individuals to medium size companies and our services cover all aspects of accounts, audit and taxation work for both personal and business clients. In addition to traditional accounting and tax services we also provide advice on how to improve and develop businesses. We have built up an enviable reputation for providing excellent advice and a first class personal service to our business and personal clients alike. We believe in getting to know our clients and enjoy utilising a personal face to face approach and we will always give you a straightforward answer in plain English.

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Company benefits

We have free parking, work pension and offer private healthcare after 1 year of service. 23 days holiday, plus bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

Following the apprenticeship, the candidate can expect a good career progression, moving to Tax Senior and potentially Tax Manager in the long term.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Stiles & Co

Diane Blagg

diane@stiles.uk.com

01628 665000

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328343.

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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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