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Salary – In line with National Living Wage
Hours - Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week
Holiday – 20 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays
About The Tax Assistant (Placement Year) Role
We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience. We’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.
Are you an ambitious undergraduate student looking for a placement year opportunity?
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us on a Tax Placement in our Lewes office for 12 months commencing July/August 2026.
This is a great opportunity to experience the role of a Tax Accountant first hand from our award nominated team of experts. You will have the opportunity to gain insights into personal and corporate tax compliance and advisory work within a structured and supportive learning environment.
What you can expect on a tax placement:
* To assist in the preparation of personal, partnership, trust and company tax returns and computations for a variety of clients
* Assist on capital gains tax returns
* Reviewing accounts to ensure that clients are compliant with current tax legislation
* Assist the tax team with various submissions and payment deadlines throughout the year and senior members of the team with tax advisory work
* Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients
* Assist with administrative tasks and marketing initiatives
About You
We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:
* A-Levels/BTEC/T-Level qualifications
* Studying a relevant course at University, Accountancy & Finance related is preferred but other courses will be considered
* Proficient use of Microsoft applications
* Hardworking & diligent
* Able to work independently on your own initiative as well as part of a team
* Ability to build effective working relationships
* Professional and a positive work ethic
* Good planning and organisational skills
* Clear written & oral communication
* Good attention to detail
* Genuine interest in a future career in Tax
Full benefits available for the Tax Assistant:
* pension scheme
* group life assurance 4 x salary
* Healthcare cash plan (eligibility after successful completion of probation period)
* quarterly functions and events
* access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
* employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
* employee Assistance Programme
* regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations
* Potential to return on a training contract after graduation if placement goes well
Recruitment process
We will be holding telephone interviews and face to face interviews for this recruitment, the dates for these are as follows:
Closing date – 31/01/26
Telephone interview dates – Anticipated w/c 16th & 23rd February 2026
Face to Face Interviews – Planned for early March
About Us
TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SME’s and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.
We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.
Department
Tax
Contract type
Fixed Term Contract
Hours
36.25 hours, Monday-Friday
Salary
National Living Wage