BDO Tax Graduate Programme – Midlands

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

The entrepreneurial businesses we work with are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy – and the owners and management teams that lead them.

This Is Where It All Begins

Our Tax professionals draw on their comprehensive experience to deliver industry-leading insights and innovation. Our tax services include advice on employment taxation and international tax, transaction support for mergers and acquisitions, VAT services, expatriate tax advice and more.

Tax is a rewarding area for diverse personalities, whether you enjoy untangling complex technical details, working with technology, relish connecting with and helping brilliant people, or love solving problems in new and unique ways. There are always fresh challenges to face as part of the Tax team.

BDO’s Midlands Private Wealth team is an exciting and successful area of our business. With taxes being an ever increasingly high profile field, we can offer an exciting and broad range of quality career paths for ambitious people.

The primary responsibility will be to support management/ Partners with tax return compliance and advisory services for a wide range of regional, London and internationally based clients.

You will support and be involved in the continued growth of PCS advisory work generally for high net worth individuals including tax areas such as international (residence, non doms and overseas trust/company structures) private equity, UK property, trusts and owner managed businesses.

The Tax Graduate Programme

The three-year Tax Graduate Programme is your opportunity to learn the business inside out, get hands-on experience on real projects and achieve a recognised professional qualification. We'll cover your fees and give you the training and support you need to balance your work and studies. Training isn’tjust about passing the exams, you’ll learn a range of personal, management and commercial skills that will help you become a fully rounded professional.Through our ‘tax academy’,you’ll engage in partner-led workshops each month to support your development and grow your consulting skills. It’s also a chance for you to learn alongside your national tax trainee cohort and build your professional network.

This role is based in our Birmingham office.

What we’re looking for

We want you to thrive in an environment built to help you succeed. We’re looking for someone with:

• A 2:2 degree in any discipline (obtained or predicted)
• 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
• Keen desire to understand our business and achieve your full potential

When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. We’re always looking for ways to invest in and develop our people. That means providing you with an environment where you can grow, learn, and feel respected, at all times.

Why BDO?

Ask anyone what they love about working at BDO and they'll tell you it's the people. We're a friendly and diverse bunch who work hard to achieve the best outcomes and know how to have fun too. We work in an agile way, with a mix of time in the office, at client sites and from home. We’re prioritising time in the office to really support your development as part of the programme so it’s important to live a commutable distance from the office.

We’re also committed to your wellbeing. Agile working gives you adaptability around how you work to achieve the best quality outcomes for you, your team and the firm. And we offer an extensive range of benefits that cover your lifestyle, protection, money and wellbeing – everything you need to perform at your best in and out of work.

This is where it all begins. Start your career journey with BDO.