Tax Trainee (Graduate)

Job posted date: 26 May 2025

Job location: Meath

Workplace type: Hybrid

Job Type: Training Contract

Hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm Mon to Thurs & 8.30am to 2.30pm on Fridays (flexible start and finish time)

Remote Working: Mondays and Fridays

Special Requirements: Minimum 2.1 degree

Salary: €27,500K plus bonus and benefits

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

A DBASS tax trainee will be expected to prepare various tax projects in the following areas;

Personal tax compliance
VAT compliance
Tax Advisory memos, letters, reports, etc regarding group restructurings, succession planning, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, trusts, family partnerships and various ad hoc queries.
Develop an understanding of our clients’ and their businesses.
Understand from your manager the scope of tasks allocated and objectives to be achieved.
Keep seniors and managers fully informed of any issues and problems, ensure work is completed to a level agreed with the manager and record clearly and concisely work done.
Should the trainee wish they may also gain exposure into the areas of company secretarial and book keeping.
Demonstrates and applies an enthusiasm to completing work to a high standard, in accordance with expectations set by senior staff.
Make full use of the resources and people available to find answers to queries before handing work on to the manager.
Accurately complete and maintain timesheets to ensure proper billing for clients.
Ability to interact with clients and obtain information necessary for the drafting of the aforementioned tax pieces.
Attendance at client meetings both in office and at client site for various projects and conduct themselves in a professional manner at same.
Taking responsibility for regular jobs and for finishing work that may come back to you following review or client clarifications.
Liaising with clients for required information or response to client queries.
Cover reception as and when required.
To attend and contribute to Team Meetings as required.
Ad hoc accounting and administrative work as required.
Opportunity to take on extracurricular responsibilities within the department e.g. tech champion or social team member.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:

Able to grasp and apply core principles relevant to these areas demonstrating an enthusiasm to develop a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Proactive in applying learnt knowledge to work thereafter and applying across all jobs.
Ability to research and summarise key tax concepts.

To apply – please send a cover letter and CV to jkavanagh@dbass.ie

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