2025 Tax School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme 

Tax School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme  

Locations: Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester and Southampton  

Salary: £23,070 - £25,150 

Applications close: 5th January 2025  

Programme start: September 2025  

About Tax  

This is where you’ll make an impact. Instantly. Our tax professionals deliver industry-leading insights and innovation on a variety of projects and clients – all from inclusive, supportive, welcoming teams. Enjoy untangling technical details? Working with technology? Connecting with brilliant people? You can jump-start an exciting, varied career at one of the world’s largest accounting firms – wherever you are in your education. Now that’s beyond the ordinary.  

About the Tax School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme  

Get ready to connect with subject-matter experts. Gain the management and commercial skills you need to take your career to new heights. Get hands-on and stuck into impactful projects. Earn while you learn, with work experience that helps you achieve professional ACA, ACA/CTA, ATT/CTA, qualifications. And after the 4-year programme, there’s a permanent role waiting for you.  

Just bring a natural inquisitiveness, a problem-solving mind, and a passion for doing the right thing. And you won’t be doing it alone – we’ll provide mentorship and guidance that support you to balance work and studies, ace the exams, and become a fully-rounded professional.  

Join us in one of the following teams:  

Birmingham – Tax  

Leeds – Employment Tax  

London Tax Group – Partnerships 

London Tax Group - Real Estate 

London Tax Group - VAT

London Tax Group - Corporate & Mergers & Acquisition Tax Services 

London Tax Group - Private Client Services 

London Tax Group - Private Wealth 

Manchester – Employment Tax  

Southampton – Corporate Tax  

Southampton – Private Client Services  

About you  

Wherever you work with us, you’ll need to be curious, resilient, and adaptable. We’re big on relationship-building across all our teams, so we’ll help you develop excellent communication and interpersonal skills Bring a data mindset, strong logical and analytical skills, and critical thinking – we’ll give you the tools and training to develop everything else you'll need.   

You’ll also need the right to work in the UK as we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for all any of our School Leaver programmes as they do not meet the current minimum salary requirements for sponsorship set by the Home Office.   

Programme-specific requirements:  

Three A-levels or equivalent at A*-C excluding General Studies and Extended Projects (obtained or predicted)   

9-4 in Maths and English at GCSE/Scottish Standards or equivalent (non-UK qualifications also considered)   

Ability and commitment to balance study and professional work   

Able to work from the location you apply to  

If you’ve already got a degree, check out our graduate programmes.  

About BDO  

Operating out of 18 locations across the UK, we’re one of the world’s largest accounting and business advisory firms – but we’re so much more than that. The ambitious, high-growth businesses we work with boost the economy, and our people’s careers. This is where you’ll provide meaningful advice and solutions. Build thriving businesses. Feel respected at all times. Learn. Grow. And go beyond the ordinary – because your development is our priority.   

Accountancy isn’t what you think it is. It’s dynamic, hands-on, and collaborative. The best part? The people. We’re a friendly, diverse bunch who work hard to achieve the best outcomes – and love to celebrate when we do. It’s one of the ways we prioritise wellbeing, along with agile, flexible working and  

Ready to jump-start a beyond-the-ordinary Tax career? Apply today!  

Our firm is distinctive because we preserve and build on the strengths of our culture and the characteristics that make us successful and different. We look for people from all kinds of backgrounds who share these same qualities.