Who are we?
As a top 25 UK accountancy firm, a leading member of MSI Global Alliance, and advisers to some of the country’s most exciting businesses and charities, we offer a dynamic place to start your career with our 38 partners of which just under half joined as graduates and over 400 employees all working together on one floor in our modern office located at the foot of Southwark Bridge. 

From the beginning you will be working on challenging projects for all kinds of sectors ranging from Creative, Media and Technology clients through to Property, Professional Institutes & Membership Bodies and Charities. Once you are promoted to supervisor or assistant manager, you will be given the opportunity to specialise in your chosen sector. 
As part of a close early careers cohort, you’ll have access to personal development and professional training whilst working towards your professional qualification, alongside mentoring and support from both your peers and leaders. Our graduates are our future leaders; we want to give you the best opportunity to help us grow together. 

We aim to help all of our clients to improve the way they work and achieve their goals and we’ll do the same for you. You will be assigned a mentor from day one to support your career and development. Successful client relationships depend on the quality of our staff. So we’re looking for great communicators, problem-solvers and collaborators who are keen to continually enhance their skills and knowledge. 

At haysmacintyre we look to achieve the right work-life balance. With regular staff briefings to keep you up to date with the firm’s progress to regular social events, there is something for everyone. From our formal Christmas socials to summer softball in the park, we pride ourselves on making time for each other. Our CSR programme is an important step in ensuring we work with our clients, employees, and other stakeholders, to better support our local community and reduce our impact on our environment.

Tax Placement

You will be a member of a growing tax team providing services to a wide range of corporate and not for profit clients and individuals across a variety of sectors. As an undergraduate placement, we want you to get the most out of your time with us and gain invaluable skills to prepare you for the world of work. You will need to be proactive, show willingness to learn and work as part of a team. Client delivery is key to the success of our Firm and so you will need to be highly organized and show good attention to detail in order to meet client deadlines. The role is predominantly within Business Tax where our client base is board across a number of exciting industries such as property, hospitality, Creative Media and Technology and charity sectors. There may be other opportunities to explore other areas of tax within the Firm.

Essential Job Functions

Duties and responsibilities would include the following:

• Dealing with basic corporation tax compliance work on a variety of clients;
• Dealing with correspondence to and from HM Revenue & Customs 
• Full training and support will be provided on all aspects of the role.

This list is not exhaustive and may vary from time to time.

Work Based Competencies

• Attention to detail and good numerical and grammar skills;
• Competent using the Microsoft suite including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Behavioural Competencies

• The person will be self-motivated with a flexible approach;
• Team player;
• Able to work to deadlines;
• Able to multitask;
• Good communication skills essential, being able to communicate with all levels externally and internally and respond to client needs.