Assistant Tax and Partnership Accountant

Are you looking to broaden your experience in tax and accounting? Do you enjoy working with detail and contributing to the smooth running of financial operations? We're recruiting for an Assistant Tax and Partnership Accountant to join our Finance team. We're looking for someone with a solid grounding in tax and accounting who's ready to take on a varied role supporting the financial operations of the firm and its Partners.

About The Role
You will work closely with the Tax and Partnership Accountant and the Head of Tax and Partnership Accounting, as well as liaising with the wider finance team and partners. The role supports the delivery of accurate and timely tax reporting and compliance for the firm and its partners, with involvement across tax returns, partner accounting, VAT, and payroll.

This is a varied role offering exposure to a partnership structure and a strong foundation for developing your career in professional services finance. A curious and proactive approach will be key to supporting the firm's continued growth.

What You Will Be Doing

• Supporting partnership and corporation tax compliance, including preparing computations, returns and reserves.
• Preparing property income accounts, pension annual allowance calculations, and tax treaty forms.
• Assisting with the annual PAYE settlement agreement.
• Supporting partner distributions and capital account movements.
• Manage journals, reconciling accounts, and maintaining ledger integrity.
• Handle VAT queries, monthly checks, and quarterly returns.
• Reviewing payroll and monitoring spend against budget.
• Maintaining financial documentation and supporting process improvements.
• Liaising with external auditors and tax advisors.
• Undertaking other ad hoc tasks as required.

What We Are Looking For

• Working towards, or have completed, the ATT qualification.
• An accounting qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Experience in tax compliance for individuals, partnerships, and companies.
• Good knowledge of UK business tax, VAT, employment tax, and personal tax.
• Familiarity with standard tax packages.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel and Word.
• Understanding of Financial Reporting Standards and double-entry bookkeeping.
• Analytical and inquisitive mindset, with a proactive and resilient approach.
• Ability to manage your own deliverables and adapt to the needs of a busy team.

Why Burges Salmon?
At Burges Salmon, we believe in empowering our people to make a difference. You'll join a firm that values integrity, innovation, and inclusion. We offer hybrid working, a supportive culture, and opportunities to grow your career in a forward-thinking environment.

We are immensely proud to have recently been awarded "Law Firm of the Year" at the Legal Business Awards 2025 and named RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' for four years running and one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024. We're also Platinum-accredited by Investors in People for our commitment to developing our people.

We offer a flexible hybrid working model, with 2–3 days a week in our Bristol office and the rest working from home if you wish to, so you can collaborate effectively while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an accessible recruitment process and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. We're happy to discuss flexible working options for this role.

Interested in applying or want to learn more?
The full job description is linked below. If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Ayesha Arshad, Resourcing Specialist, at [email protected] or call

Final date to apply is 11th Nov 2025.

Please note: we may close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

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