Tax Placement (12 months) - Guildford - August 2025

About us

At Azets people lie at the heart of what we do. Collaboration and sharing empowers us all to achieve our purpose of making our colleagues, clients and communities lives better every day. With the everchanging economic landscape and advances in technology, there has never been a more exciting time to start a career in accountancy.

As an Azets Trainee, you will be supported throughout your Azets career and will learn from the vast expertise held by your colleagues. Whether you're a school or college leaver, a graduate ready to make your mark, or someone seeking a new challenge, Azets is the perfect launchpad for your journey.

We are committed to offering development opportunities to all of our staff, from early-stage Trainees through to Senior Partners. As a trainee, you will get the opportunity to pursue a professional qualification specific to the business area you will be working in. We believe in nurturing your potential and setting you on the path to success.

The role

This role may include elements of corporation tax, personal tax, or both.

As part of your role as a Corporate Tax Associate, you will predominantly be working in our corporation tax compliance team and will provide assistance as needed on advisory projects. We would expect you to gain experience in dealing with all corporation tax compliance matters on a range of clients, which may include local SME’s, listed businesses, international groups and football clubs. As an integral and valued member of the team you will be expected to form and build long term relationships with existing clients to assist them in achieving their objectives.

As part of your role as a Personal Tax Associate, you will assist with the tax compliance needs of our mixed portfolio of clients. This includes the preparation of Self-Assessment Tax Returns, tax disclosures, Inheritance Tax forms, capital gains compliance and much more. Additionally, you will support our clients through the Personal Tax Advisory Team to provide solutions that create a tax efficient position, which could include tax planning for selling their business, succession planning for the future and much more.

Qualification

We have created a first-class training and development programme and, by starting your career at Azets, in addition to the comprehensive on the job training, you will also be given all the support you need from mentoring and a designated buddy.

This placement may result in opportunities to return as a graduate in 2027 and complete a professional qualification such as the ACA/CTA or ATT/CTA pathways.

Application Requirements

To get the job that you’ll love, you will:

• Need the right to work in the UK from your start date
• Be on track to achieve a minimum 2:2 in your undergraduate degree
• Be set to graduate in 2027

For us, the personal attributes of each of our employees are what makes us authentic in the marketplace. We look for people who can collaborate with peers but can also bring their own voice to the table. We want people who are proactive in their approach and respectful of other people’s opinions. We are looking for someone who wants to be more than just a team member, but who wants to join a family of likeminded individuals.

Benefits

At Azets, we understand that whilst job satisfaction and success is important, you should be rewarded for the work you do.

Our benefits include 23 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), proficient & adaptableworking, Employee referral bonuses, Lead incentive schemes and much more.