Tax Graduate Programme - September 2027 intake

EY UK; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

EY UK’s Tax Graduate Programme offers hands-on experience with real client work and mentoring across a range of organisations from startups to multinationals. You’ll study towards the ICAEW/ICAS qualifications, with options that may include CIOT/ATT, while developing future-focused skills in a fast-paced team.

You’ll gain practical exposure to tax affairs, risk policies and technology-enabled delivery, preparing you for a successful career in tax consultancy.

Qualifications

• Curiosity and motivation to learn how Tax works.
• Collaborate in a team to support client work.
• Analytical thinking to interpret financial data and risks.
• Adaptability to balance learning sessions and deadlines.
• Ownership and accountability for accurate work.
• Digital fluency to use technology in tax delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support teams with real client work by preparing and checking information.
• Learn how tax impacts organisations and society, including risk policies and sustainability strategies.
• Build important relationships with clients through meetings and day-to-day work.
• Receive mentoring to help develop skills to coach and manage onshore and offshore resources.

Skills

Curiosity

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Ownership and accountability

Digital fluency

Education

Pursuing ICAEW/ICAS qualification

Job description

Build real tax experience and shape your future career

Programme overview

On the Tax Graduate Programme, you’ll shape the future with confidence, helping clients navigate evolving tax laws that impact every aspect of society. Working with organisations from start-ups to global multinationals, you’ll collaborate with technologists and tax specialists, using innovative, agile approaches to deliver tailored solutions, build future-focused skills, and make a real impact on businesses and communities.

Along the way, you’ll study towards a globally recognised Chartered Accountancy qualification with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). With the option of Chartered Tax Advisor (CIOT), or Association of Tax Technicians (ATT) and Chartered Tax Advisor (CIOT) joint qualification.

Core skills for success

• Curiosity and motivation - Ask questions and build your understanding of how Tax works in real business scenarios across different organisations.
• Collaboration - Work as part of a team, building relationships as you contribute to client work and a group case study.
• Analytical thinking - Make sense of financial information and client data to support tax work and identify risks or inconsistencies.
• Adaptability - Stay organised and flexible as you balance tasks, learning sessions and case study deadlines during a fast-paced programme.
• Ownership and accountability - Deliver accurate work you can stand behind, taking feedback on board to improve quality and confidence.
• Digital fluency - Use technology and data in a practical way to support how tax work is delivered and solutions are developed.

What you will be doing

• Support teams with real client work by preparing and checking information that feeds into tax deliverables and risk considerations.
• Learn how tax impacts organisations and society, including how we advise on tax affairs, tax risk policies, sustainability strategies and the use of technology in delivery.
• Build important relationships with clients through meetings and day-to-day work.
• Receive regular mentoring to help you develop the skills to coach and manage onshore and offshore resources, supporting the delivery of your work.

Key programme facts

• Programme length
  Three years
• Professional qualification
  ICAEW or ICAS
• Salary
  Competitive
• Start date
  September 2027