Tax - Specialist Tax Graduate Trainee - Global Mobility - September 2025 - London

Job description

As a Global Mobility trainee, you will play a crucial role in supporting our clients to manage the compliance reporting arising from their cross-border employees, whilst also delivering advisory work, involving our overseas teams. Working closely with our team of experienced professionals, in the UK and across the globe, you will gain hands-on experience in managing of the delivery of our global mobility offering:

• Advice and planning for cross-border employment arrangements ranging from formal assignments to remote worker scenarios.
• Cross-border Tax and Social Security optimisation and compliance reporting
• The management of immigration risk and applications
• Tracking and reporting short-term business visitors
• Working with clients on their global mobility strategy and policy design
• The management of global mobility costs
• International payroll coordination and reporting

We'll help you build on your expertise, experience and ambition to develop a rewarding and successful career. We want you to be yourself, to bring your ideas and creativity and to feel inspired as part of our national tax team.

During your first two years you will

• Meet and engage with our clients, speaking with people across a range of industries and countries
• Request and obtain relevant information from clients based across the globe, building worldwide relationships
• Develop a thorough understanding of personal tax computations and the impact of tax residency on them.
• Deliver presentations both internally and externally on tax residency and cross-border compliance

By the end of your third year you will

• Work on a range of different global mobility advisory engagements covering a range of technical areas
• Develop a strong technical knowledge of the relevant UK tax legislation which is applicable to employees working cross-border
• Coach and lead more junior team members on advisory engagements
• Work directly with our clients and develop strong relationships with those clients to deliver on repeat engagements
• Begin to manage advisory engagements, including planning, budgeting and working as part of the wider tax team
• Develop a strong understanding of our control and risk management procedures

You're joining us as a permanent employee, so the three years is only the beginning of your exceptional career journey.

Learning and development

• Fully funded professional qualification for this role: Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) / Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA)
• Additional qualification(s): Level 7 apprenticeship

Our supportive culture includes coaching, mentorship, and one-on-one guidance. In addition to funding qualifications, we provide time off to study, and a blended training approach including in person and virtual learning. You will be allocated a buddy before joining who will support you to settle into the team and navigate your first year at Forvis Mazars.

You will also receive comprehensive quality training and development to excel in your professional career; this includes development in professional excellence, client excellence, digital excellence, and technical excellence. Our goal is to support you in reaching your full potential and become a standout talent. To understand more read our FAQs.

What we are looking for

• On track or have obtained an undergraduate degree. Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. You can read about our approach to academics in our FAQs.
• Deep curiosity to learn new things and is naturally inquisitive;
• The ability to think critically solve problems and share knowledge with others;
• A commitment to self-development and learning;
• Strong sense of ownership of duties and high levels of responsibility to deliver on promises;
• Always looks to try their best in all they do and always looking for ways to improve;
• Enjoys meeting and engaging with new people with an underlying respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity;
• Works well under pressure and have a positive ‘can-do' attitude if faced with challenging situations;
• Excellent time management skills;
• A willingness to travel and adhere to our flexible working environment.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

How to apply

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 31 December 2024

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Closing date:  31 December 2024