Tax Associate - Intern

About K3 Tax Advisory K3 Tax Advisory provides strategic tax advisory and planning services to clients undertaking complex transactions and business planning, helping them manage tax risk and maximise value.

Our team comprises highly experienced Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers who provide a broad range of specialist tax advisory services. We work with owner-managed businesses, private equity-backed organisations and corporates operating both in the UK and internationally.

We operate a fully remote working model, giving our people the flexibility to work from the location that suits them, with the option to use office space across the UK.

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining early-career talent. Our structured Internship Programme is an important part of this commitment and acts as the primary pathway into our Graduate Programme.

K3 Tax Advisory is part of K3 Advisory Group, a market-leading professional services group providing high-quality advice across Business Sales, Tax, Restructuring, Technology Solutions and Financial Services.

About The Internship Programme Our paid Summer Internship Programme runs for six weeks, four days per week from Monday to Thursday.

The programme gives you the opportunity to experience the tax profession first-hand, working alongside experienced tax professionals and contributing to real client assignments.

Tax is constantly evolving, and the work we undertake helps clients understand and manage their tax affairs while making significant business and commercial decisions.

Throughout your internship, you will be supported by a dedicated buddy and mentor, helping to ensure your experience is productive, engaging and gives you a genuine insight into what a career with K3 Tax Advisory could look like.

What You’ll Experience Group Induction

You will spend the early part of your first week in London, where you will join interns from across K3 Advisory Group for a general induction and have the opportunity to start building your professional network as part of a group social activity.

You will also spend time with the K3 Tax Advisory team, receiving introductory training. This will prepare you to contribute to real client work throughout your internship.

Your buddy will meet with you to help you set objectives for the programme.

Real Client Work

You will work alongside K3 Tax Advisory colleagues on client assignments, undertaking tax work similar to that expected of a first-year graduate trainee. This is designed to give you a realistic understanding of what a graduate career with us involves. This could involve assisting in preparing tax technical reports, researching points of tax law, drafting client correspondence, sitting in on client meetings, etc.

Your buddy will support you throughout the programme and help you work towards the objectives established during your first week.

Alongside your client work, you will prepare a final presentation to deliver towards the end of your internship.

Professional Development

Together with fellow interns from across K3 Advisory Group, you will take part in shared learning modules covering areas including:

• Professional skills
• Networking
• Wellbeing

These sessions are designed to develop skills that will support you throughout your career.

Programme Wrap-Up

In the last few days of your internship, you will spend another few days in London with our other interns, rounding off your Internship Programme.

Your Path to Our Graduate Programme

If, following your internship, you decide you would like to pursue a career in tax, you may be offered a place on our three-year Graduate Programme starting in September 2028, subject to achieving a 2:1 degree.

We aim to let successful interns know as soon as possible following completion of the programme.

About You To be eligible for the Internship Programme, you must be in the penultimate year of your degree and expect to achieve at least a 2:1.

You Will Also Need

• At least three A Levels at grades A–C, or the Scottish Advanced Higher/Higher equivalent
• GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grades 9–6, or Scottish National 5 equivalent at grades A or B
• Confidence working with numbers and strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to understand and communicate complex information clearly
• Curiosity and a willingness to ask questions
• The motivation to investigate problems and find answers
• A strong sense of pride in the quality of your work
• A genuine desire to help clients and their businesses succeed

You do not need to have studied tax before joining us. We are looking for people who are curious, motivated to learn and interested in developing a career in professional services.

What We Offer

• Paid, hands-on professional experience within a specialist tax advisory business
• Exposure to real client assignments and work typically undertaken by graduate trainees
• Transferable professional skills and structured learning modules
• Support from a dedicated buddy
• Opportunities to network with fellow interns, experienced professionals and leaders from across K3 Advisory Group
• Flexible, primarily remote, working
• A clear potential pathway to our three-year Graduate Programme, starting September 2028

Start Your Career in Tax with K3

Our Internship Programme is designed to give you more than an introduction to the workplace. You will experience genuine client work, learn from experienced professionals and develop the skills and confidence needed to begin a career in tax.

If you are curious, comfortable working with numbers, keen to learn and want to understand how tax influences real business decisions, we would like to hear from you.

With over 1,200 employees across the Group, 25 offices in the UK, and international bases in Malaysia and Cyprus