Tax Assistant

Tax Assistant Salary:
Up to £28,000

Location:

Sheffield Study support and clear progression in practice

If you’re early in your tax career and want a role where you’ll genuinely learn, build confidence, and develop long‑term in practice, this is a strong opportunity with our client, a well‑established accountancy firm in Sheffield. You’ll join a supportive team, gain hands‑on exposure across compliance work, and have a clear pathway to progress as your experience grows.

This position is ideal if you’re looking for stability, structured development, and the chance to build a solid foundation in personal and/or corporate tax within a reputable firm.

You’ll support the tax team with day‑to‑day compliance work and client administration, building your technical knowledge as you go.

• Preparing personal tax returns and supporting associated compliance work
• Assisting with corporate tax computations (where exposure allows)
• Gathering information from clients and maintaining accurate records
• Supporting the team with tax deadlines, workflow tracking, and HMRC correspondence
• Using tax software to prepare returns and maintain client files
• Escalating technical queries to senior colleagues and learning through review feedback

• 1–2+ years’ UK accountancy practice experience in a tax or mixed accounts/tax role
• Some hands‑on exposure to tax compliance (personal tax is fine as a starting point)
• A genuine interest in developing a career in tax (personal, corporate, or mixed)
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working to deadlines

• Studying towards (or open to studying towards) ATT and/or CTA (or equivalent), with support available depending on your current stage

• Comfortable with Excel and working with financial information
• Experience using tax software is helpful (training provided if needed)

• Location:
  
  Sheffield
• Working pattern:
  Office‑based with flexibility/hybrid working available depending on the team and workload (to be discussed)
• You should be able to commute into Sheffield as required

• Salary:
  Up to £28,000 (dependent on experience)