Tax Assistant - Placement - Reading - September 2026

Make an Impact at RSM UK – Tax. Envision pursuing a career path where each day presents a unique challenge, a chance for growth and filled with possibilities. Join our consulting team on a 12-month paid placement as part of your sandwich degree course and gain hands-on experience. A career in tax is more than just becoming a tax adviser. You’ll be part of Team Tax, diving into the intricate world of tax laws, both in the UK and internationally, applying them into real-life solutions for our clients, helping clients save money, mitigate tax risks, navigate the complex landscape of reporting requirements and help create value.

Everyday you’ll work with a team of people who are vested in your success. The team are there to support you and ensure you can deliver your best. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with clients. For individuals, you’ll immerse yourself in their unique financial world, uncovering the secrets behind family wealth, how it’s built, nurtured and passed down to future generations. For companies, you’ll explore how they can maximise post-tax profits, manage their tax risks in an increasingly complex business environment for stakeholders, harness tax incentives to reduce their overall tax liability, expand their global reach navigating international tax rules or even plan a seamless tax-efficient exit. Each client interaction is a chance to make a real impact.

Our business areas within Team Tax include VAT/Indirect Tax, Employer Solutions, Private Client Services, Corporate Tax, Innovation and Creative Sector Reliefs, Transfer Pricing, Capital Allowances and Tax Investigations. Whatever your chosen specialism, you’ll make an impact by:

• Being part of Team Tax, collaborating with people right across the business and engaging directly with our clients.
• Enhancing your skills, knowledge and capabilities, benefiting both our clients and your own professional development, learning to be responsive, meet deadlines, communicate effectively and uphold high standards to consistently exceed colleague and client expectations.

Join Team Tax and help shape our future and gain valuable experience as you take the next steps in your career. If your placement year is successful, towards the end we’ll discuss with you the possibility of returning after your degree for a full-time training contract.

What we are looking for:

• Being enrolled on a placement degree.
• Showing a team-oriented mindset and a curiosity about business/financial operations, and the interplay between taxation, personal wealth, and financial goals.
• Displaying a determination to tackle challenges head-on and apply yourself in readiness for the hard work necessary to pass your exams and become a business adviser.
• Communicating effectively, both in writing and verbally.
• Feeling comfortable with numbers, an analytical mindset and an interest in the law.
• Achieving a minimum of 112 UCAS points across 3 A Levels or an equivalent level 3 qualification, or 104 UCAS points across 4 Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers or Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level).
• Being willing to travel to client sites and other offices as required.

If that sounds like you, we know you’ll enjoy being part of our team. Please note, RSM does not accept General Studies, AS levels or the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). The start date for this role is 22 September 2026. Please note, our start dates are mandatory due to the internal and professional training you receive upon joining the firm, to offer you the best start to your career with us.

What we can offer you:

• Build a network of contacts and gain advice from our expert mentors.
• You’ll also have access to lifestyle, health and wellbeing (including financial) benefits which you can tailor to your requirements.
• If you perform well, you could be given the opportunity to join one of our graduate training programmes.

To learn more about the different areas of the tax profession, view our career pathways within our employability hub. Following changes to government policy in April 2024, we can only accept applications from individuals with an existing, permanent right to live and work in the UK for this role.

Disclaimer: RSM will only take one application into consideration per recruitment cycle. We do not accept multiple applications to different vacancies.