Associate Tax Accountant

Overview

Our Tier 1 Private Client team is seeking an Associate Tax Accountant for the tax compliance team. Renowned for advising both national and international clients, we advise on tax and estate planning, offshore tax planning, corporate tax, and more. They can do pretty much anything, from international to agriculture to entrepreneur work (Chambers HNW Guide 2020).

Rachel Cadby, a Chartered Accountant, who is a well-established member of the trust management and tax compliance teams says: “Joining a law firm from a firm of accountants may initially seem a scary prospect. However, I found that much of the work I do at Burges Salmon was very similar to work I did before, and you get the extra bonus of a team of lawyers available to help with any difficult legal questions!”

As an Associate Tax Accountant, you will assist in key areas such as:

• IHT returns for predominantly excluded property trusts, this may include assisting lawyers with structure analysis.
• Preparing income and stockpiled gains pools for non-UK trustees, which can include aiding tax advice for UK resident beneficiaries.
• Preparing UK personal tax returns for UK resident non-domiciled individuals and non-UK residents.

These areas offer a mixed workload and opportunities to work across different parts of the department. You may also work on projects like de-enveloping UK properties, which can include non-resident capital gains tax, corporation tax compliance, ATED, and TRS compliance.

• Relevant previous accountancy and tax experience, ideally in trust and personal tax fields.
• Relevant accountancy qualification (either AAT or ACA/ACCA) as well as having a particular interest in the area of tax.
• Experience of using tax software packages.

We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns, including the potential for a part time role.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found here.

We are delighted to have been named Roll On Friday 's "Best Law Firm to Work At" 2025, for the fourth year in a row, and also named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people. It’s important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

As a Disability Confident Leader we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Abbie Jackson –  – for an informal and confidential conversation.