Tax - Tax Reporting - School Leaver Apprentice - Milton Keynes - 1 September 2026

Overview

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Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. We have 14 offices across the UK and over 3,400 professionals with 190 partners. We focus on growing our people and helping you develop from day one within a collaborative and inclusive team.

We work with a diverse client base and offer opportunities to gain experience across tax disciplines and service lines.

About The Tax Reporting Team: The Tax Reporting team focuses on a broad range of corporate clients, meeting tax advisory and compliance needs in a fast-changing regulatory environment. Our corporate clients range from listed multinationals to large entrepreneurial businesses and domestic owner-managed businesses.

Role purpose

As a school leaver apprentice, you will undertake a four-year training contract in the Tax Reporting/Corporate Tax area, supporting the provision of corporate tax compliance and advisory services for a portfolio of clients. You will learn to prepare corporation tax computations and returns and provide bespoke advice on clients’ tax affairs, with opportunities to work with colleagues across tax disciplines.

During Your First Three Years

• Learn how to use Alphatax (tax software) and related processes to prepare corporation tax computations and returns and to prepare tax numbers for financial statements.
• Develop an understanding of financial statements and client business to complete corporation tax computations.
• Obtain relevant information from other departments and clients, building effective communication with both.
• Help write reports and client deliverables to explain issues, risks, and solutions in clear language.
• Support the team with client relationships and requests.

By The End Of Your Fourth Year

• Have a structured client portfolio focusing on tax reporting to manage.
• Work on a range of tax reporting and advisory engagements across UK tax, covering a range of technical areas.
• Develop a strong technical knowledge of UK tax legislation.
• Coach and lead more junior team members on advisory engagements.
• Understand how different corporate entities operate across sectors and develop client relationships to deliver on repeat engagements.
• Begin to manage tax reporting engagements, including planning, budgeting, and project management across service lines.
• Develop an understanding of control and risk management procedures.
• Support business development to help bring new client wins to the team and your portfolio.

Who we\’re looking for

• On track to or have achieved A-levels, BTEC or equivalent qualifications. Excellent academics are valued, but we consider your whole profile, including other experiences and growth.
• Curious and keen to learn; naturally inquisitive.
• Ability to think critically, solve problems, and share knowledge with others.
• Commitment to self-development and learning.
• Strong ownership and reliability to deliver on promises.
• Motivation to always improve and do your best.
• Enjoys meeting new people with respect for diversity and integrity.
• Performs well under pressure with a positive, can-do attitude in challenging situations.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Willingness to travel and adapt to our working environment.

Learning and development

• Fully funded professional qualification for this role: ACA/CTA.
• Supportive culture with coaching, mentorship, and guidance to help you grow, belong, and make an impact. Time off to study and blended training (in-person and virtual).
• A buddy will support your settling-in and first-year experience.
• Comprehensive training to grow in professional, client, digital, and technical excellence.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We value diversity and inclusion as central to our values. We promote an environment that helps you grow your skills, belong to a team that values your ideas, and make an impact that matters.

Next steps

Roles will close when we find the right people. Start date: 1 September 2026. If you need visa information, view our FAQs before applying.

Job details

• Seniority level: Internship
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Technology, Information and Internet

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