Overview
In a nutshell
You\u2019ll join our three-year training programme to become a Tax Advisor (ATT/CTA). You\u2019ll earn while you learn, gaining practical experience while studying towards your qualification. We cover the full cost of your training and exams, and our dedicated support will guide you every step of the way. We are ranked in the Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list 2025, making this a brilliant place to embark on your accountancy career.
What you\u2019ll be doing
As a member of the private client team, you will be part of a team who develop close working relationships with the high-net-worth individuals they help navigate through their complex tax affairs. This ranges from income tax planning, to dealing with complex capital disposals, and helping families plan for succession.
You will be supported to achieve the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualifications via an apprenticeship. This combination is the gold standard of quality for tax professionals.
You\u2019ll work alongside other departments providing the specialist in-depth advice required for the ever-increasing complexity of tax law. Tax is pivotal to so much accountancy work, so you\u2019ll learn to interpret complex legislation and deliver solutions in a way that clients understand.
You\u2019ll be preparing profit and loss statements and tax returns, creating new accounting processes for companies, analysing financial information to find efficiencies, and saving. Our tax teams enjoy diverse and varied roles providing tailored tax planning and advice to clients ranging from large corporate companies to family businesses and individuals.
About you
You\u2019ll enjoy this job if you like3
* Research and want to hone your investigation skills
* Working with numbers
* Being analytical and methodical in your approach to work
* Talking to people
* Becoming an expert
* Being a team player, surrounded by a fun and caring team
Studying alongside working is demanding. As a trainee tax advisor, you\u2019ll need to do regular independent study outside of working hours and to revise for your professional exams. It takes three years to qualify as a tax advisor, by which time you may be managing your own clients or leading a small team. Your development won\u2019t stop once you\u2019ve qualified. We\u2019ve also got a set of programmes to take you to manager roles and beyond.
Your development
We recognise that personal development training is essential in helping you to become a trusted business adviser, so you will receive support and learning not only for your professional qualification but also towards the skills and behaviours that are required to be a successful accountant. You will be allocated a buddy before you start with us. When you join us you will have a line manager and a student counsellor who will help ensure that you are on track with your professional qualification and career aspirations.
What we\u2019re looking for
You might be an undergraduate, a recent graduate, or a graduate who has already established a career and wants to switch and start a new career in accountancy. You\u2019ll be expected to demonstrate the following:
* On track to achieve or have obtained a 2.2 or above in any degree discipline
* Minimum of 112 UCAS points (obtained from three A Levels or equivalent excluding general studies)
* Grade 4-9 or C or above in GCSE Maths and English
We recommend applying ASAP as we will be running a virtual assessment centre for this position in the Autumn for a December 2025 start date.
Why work at PKF Francis Clark
As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that\u2019s right for you.
Established in 1919, we\u2019ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we\u2019re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture.
We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward-thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working. And our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally.
For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK\u2019s Best Workplaces. In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list.
We\u2019re also in the UK\u2019s top 10 Best Workplaces for Women (6 out of 100 large organisations), as well as being ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services.
All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Our rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey.
The success rates of our trainees mean we\u2019re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025.
While we\u2019re proudly independent, we collaborate with colleagues around the world to enable our clients to succeed. PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms together we\u2019re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of this international network provides opportunities to connect with like-minded accountants and business advisers in 150 countries.
Your core benefits will include
Financial benefits:
* Pension
* Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
* Group income protection
* Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare
Health & Wellbeing benefits:
* Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
* Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
* Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
* Cycle to work*
Other benefits:
* Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
* Gifts for career and family milestones
* One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
* Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation
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