Graduate tax apprenticeship
PKF Francis Clark
Poole (BH15 2PW)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025)
Posted on 17 September 2025
Contents
Summary
You'll join our three-year training programme to become a Tax Advisor (ATT/CTA). You’ll earn while you learn, gaining practical experience while studying. We cover the full cost of your training and exams, and our dedicated support will guide you every step of the way.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Accountancy or taxation professional (level 7)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm with one hour for lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 December 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- As a member of the private client team, you will be part of a team that develops close working relationships with the high-net-worth individuals they help navigate through their complex tax affairs. This ranges from income tax planning to dealing with complex capital disposals and helping families plan for succession.
- You will be supported to achieve the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualifications via an apprenticeship. This combination is the gold standard of quality for tax professionals.
- You’ll work alongside other departments providing the specialist in-depth advice required for the ever-increasing complexity of tax law. Tax is pivotal to so much accountancy work, so you’ll learn to interpret complex legislation and deliver solutions in a way that clients understand.
- You’ll be preparing profit and loss statements and tax returns, creating new accounting processes for companies, analysing financial information to find efficiencies, and saving. Our tax teams enjoy diverse and varied roles providing tailored tax planning and advice to clients ranging from large corporations to family businesses and individuals.
Where you'll work
Towngate House 2-8
Parkstone Road
Poole
BH15 2PW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIRST INTUITION LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
You'll study on block release with an external training provider to complete your qualification.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
- Any (grade B or above)
- Any (grade B or above)
- Any (grade C or above)
Degree in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
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
About this employer
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.
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Company benefits
Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary. Group income protection. Option to buy 5 extra days holiday. Counselling and virtual GP support Cycle to work Annual volunteering day
After this apprenticeship
Lots of opportunities within practice and industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIRST INTUITION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342620.
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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025)
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