Tax Apprentice (ATT - Association of Taxation Technician)
RICHARDSONS FINANCIAL GROUP LTD
THAME (OX9 3EZ)
Closes in 31 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 October 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an approachable, adaptable team member who would like to pursue a career in taxation. They will enjoy a varied role within the tax department of the firm. We will offer you study leave and full funding for the ATT qualification. Once qualified, there is excellent opportunities for further career progression.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age
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Pay increases as progression is made
- Training course
- Professional taxation technician (level 4)
- Hours
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The apprenticeship is 2 years, with employment continuing afterwards. Monday to Friday, between 08:30 - 17:00 in the office in Thame. We have a flexible work scheme whereby you can take off Friday afternoons if your hours are achieved in the week.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 December 2025
- Duration
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2 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
- Assisting with the preparation of self-assessment tax returns for individuals, trusts and partnerships
- Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients where necessary
- Assistance with quarterly VAT returns
- Support senior staff with ad-hoc tax queries/assignments
- Providing administrative support to the senior members of the team as required
Where you'll work
30 UPPER HIGH STREET
THAME
OX9 3EZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RELX (UK) LIMITED
Training course
Professional taxation technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Collate, analyse, and use financial information to support evidence-based, sustainable tax decisions for stakeholders, such as individuals and businesses.
- Undertake taxation activities within the scope and limits of their role and tax specialism, such as the preparation of tax information for individuals, sole traders, partnerships or limited companies, escalating issues to more senior colleagues where appropriate.
- Apply relevant principles and legislation when undertaking taxation activities to ensure records are compliant.
- Apply professional scepticism when undertaking taxation activities, being alert to conditions which may indicate possible misstatement of information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias, and using those facts to inform and evaluate decision making in the context of providing accurate information to HMRC.
- Interpret information for tax purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report transactions or items of income or expenditure.
- Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
- Use software packages to assist with taxation tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Deliver taxation tasks with a critical eye to trends, demonstrating a ‘right first-time approach’.
- Use workload management principles to plan, organise, and prioritise own tasks and manage time effectively, such as systems for managing key tax filing dates, penalty dates, and enquiry deadlines.
- Use taxation information to add value to stakeholders through use of data visualisations, analysis, and interpretation, and communicate tax information in a way that non-tax specialist stakeholders can understand.
- Undertake file management activities, such as preparing and collating information, making accurate file notes and managing version control.
- Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver taxation tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Communicate taxation information through different media to facilitate stakeholder understanding, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
- Collate, analyse, and use financial information to support evidence-based, sustainable tax decisions for stakeholders, such as individuals and businesses.
- Undertake taxation activities within the scope and limits of their role and tax specialism, such as the preparation of tax information for individuals, sole traders, partnerships or limited companies, escalating issues to more senior colleagues where appropriate.
- Apply relevant principles and legislation when undertaking taxation activities to ensure records are compliant.
- Apply professional scepticism when undertaking taxation activities, being alert to conditions which may indicate possible misstatement of information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias, and using those facts to inform and evaluate decision making in the context of providing accurate information to HMRC.
- Interpret information for tax purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report transactions or items of income or expenditure.
- Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
- Use software packages to assist with taxation tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
- Deliver taxation tasks with a critical eye to trends, demonstrating a ‘right first-time approach’.
- Use workload management principles to plan, organise, and prioritise own tasks and manage time effectively, such as systems for managing key tax filing dates, penalty dates, and enquiry deadlines.
- Use taxation information to add value to stakeholders through use of data visualisations, analysis, and interpretation, and communicate tax information in a way that non-tax specialist stakeholders can understand.
- Undertake file management activities, such as preparing and collating information, making accurate file notes and managing version control.
- Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver taxation tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Communicate taxation information through different media to facilitate stakeholder understanding, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
Training schedule
Training will take place at Tolley in London. This tuition can either be remote or in person.
Specialist courses are also provided in-house.
More training information
The training provider is a fantastic firm that has been established for a number of years. They provide ATT tuition (level 4) in well structured courses.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
About this employer
Richardsons is an Oxfordshire based firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisors based in Thame. ICAEW accredited and established for over 30 years, we provide specialist accounting advice for small and medium companies, as well as large corporates and individuals. We like to communicate regularly with our clients to form a close relationship built on trust, and over 60% of our new clients have come from existing client recommendations.
http://www.richardsons-group.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Excellent tuition, internal courses, fantastic support from experienced staff and regular staff socials.
After this apprenticeship
Most of the Managers and Directors are ‘home-grown’, having completed their training with Richardsons, so career progression is good.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RELX (UK) LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345810.
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Closes in 31 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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