US/UK Tax Consultant Graduate Apprenticeship (September 2026)

Wage: £32,000 a year
Training course: Professional accounting technician (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.15am - 5.15pm.
Start date: Monday 7 September 2026
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 6

Summary

We are looking for graduates to join our September 2026 intake in our US/UK team. In this team, you will be helping US and UK citizens and businesses based away from home to manage their net earnings and reduce liabilities.

Wage £32,000 a year Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) Training course Professional accounting technician (level 4) Hours Monday - Friday, 9.15am - 5.15pm. 35 hours a week Start date Monday 7 September 2026 Duration 1 year 6 months Positions available 6

What you'll do at work

To act principally as a preparer of UK and US tax returns for a portfolio of expatriate tax clients within the Expat Team but at the same time to look for and notify the client of opportunities where taxes can be minimised. To liaise with your manager in connection with monitoring the management of your portfolio to include: accountability for chargeable and non-chargeable hours and projected billing. Deal with ad hoc advice requested by clients, consulting with managers and directors where necessary. On each assignment organise the collection of data for the timely completion of compliance work and be responsible for ensuring that filing deadlines are adhered to.

Where you'll work

130 Wood StreetLondonEC2V 6DL

Training

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

What you'll learn

Course contents Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English Language (grade Grade 6/B)Maths (grade Grade 6/B)

A Level in:

Any (grade 120 UCAS points)

Degree in:

Any (grade 2:1)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsProblem solving skillsNumber skillsAnalytical skillsTeam workingInitiative

About this employer

At Buzzacott, more than 600 people work together under one roof at our office in St Paul's, London, making us the largest single office accountancy firm in the UK. We're big enough to display deep knowledge over a range of specialisms, but small enough to understand the power of personal connections.

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After this apprenticeship

We go above and beyond for our clients, but also for you. We have a genuine commitment to your development, offering you a closely supported and structured programme of tuition, provided by a top firm of external tutors. Internally, you’ll be supported by a manager who will act as your mentor, a trainee buddy, partners, senior staff and a dedicated training and development coordinator. As you progress through your training, you will receive incremental salary increases as you hit various milestones in your qualification