Tax School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme
Locations: Guildford & London
Salary: £23,850 - £25,150
Applications close: 10th March 2025
Programme start: 22nd September 2025
About Tax
This is where you’ll make an impact. Instantly. Our tax professionals deliver industry-leading insights and innovation on a variety of projects and clients – all from inclusive, supportive, welcoming teams. Enjoy untangling technical details? Working with technology? Connecting with brilliant people? You can jump-start an exciting, varied career at one of the world’s largest accounting firms – wherever you are in your education. Now that’s beyond the ordinary.
About the Tax School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme
Get ready to connect with subject-matter experts. Gain the management and commercial skills you need to take your career to new heights. Get hands-on and stuck into impactful projects. Earn while you learn, with work experience that helps you achieve professional ACA, ACA/CTA, ATT/CTA, qualifications. And after the 4-year programme, there’s a permanent role waiting for you.
Just bring a natural inquisitiveness, a problem-solving mind, and a passion for doing the right thing. And you won’t be doing it alone – we’ll provide mentorship and guidance that support you to balance work and studies, ace the exams, and become a fully-rounded professional.
Join us in one of the following teams;
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London Tax Group - Corporate Mergers & Acquisition Tax Services - (London)
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London Tax Group - Tax Dispute Resolution - London
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London Tax Group - Private Wealth
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Private Client Services - Guildford
About you
Wherever you work with us, you’ll need to be curious, resilient, and adaptable. We’re big on relationship-building across all our teams, so we’ll help you develop excellent communication and interpersonal skills Bring a data mindset, strong logical and analytical skills, and critical thinking – we’ll give you the tools and training to develop everything else you'll need.
You’ll also need the right to work in the UK as we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for all any of our School Leaver programmes as they do not meet the current minimum salary requirements for sponsorship set by the Home Office.
Programme-specific requirements:
Three A-levels or equivalent at A*-C excluding General Studies and Extended Projects (obtained or predicted)
9-4 in Maths and English at GCSE/Scottish Standards or equivalent (non-UK qualifications also considered)
Ability and commitment to balance study and professional work
Able to work from the location you apply to
If you’ve already got a degree, check out our graduate programmes.
About BDO
Operating out of 18 locations across the UK, we’re one of the world’s largest accounting and business advisory firms – but we’re so much more than that. The ambitious, high-growth businesses we work with boost the economy, and our people’s careers. This is where you’ll provide meaningful advice and solutions. Build thriving businesses. Feel respected at all times. Learn. Grow. And go beyond the ordinary – because your development is our priority.
Accountancy isn’t what you think it is. It’s dynamic, hands-on, and collaborative. The best part? The people. We’re a friendly, diverse bunch who work hard to achieve the best outcomes – and love to celebrate when we do. It’s one of the ways we prioritise wellbeing, along with agile, flexible working and
Ready to jump-start a beyond-the-ordinary Tax career? Apply today!
Our firm is distinctive because we preserve and build on the strengths of our culture and the characteristics that make us successful and different. We look for people from all kinds of backgrounds who share these same qualities.
