TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- Gain practical experience on a 12-month paid placement as part of your sandwich degree.
- Work with real clients on compliance and advisory tasks in Corporate Tax.
- Requires a minimum of 112 UCAS points and a predicted/obtained honours degree.
- Start date: 14 September 2027.
About the Role
Join RSM's tax team on a 12-month paid placement as part of your sandwich degree course. You will gain practical experience working with real clients on real challenges, building technical expertise and turning complex tax rules into clear, practical advice.
What You'll Do
- Work directly with clients and colleagues from day one on both compliance and advisory.
- Build expertise across UK and international tax, supported by a globally connected team.
- Develop the confidence, judgement and technical skills to become a trusted business adviser.
- Use digital tools to work smarter and add more value for your clients.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for under-graduates who are curious, motivated, and ready to get involved. You don’t need to have studied tax before – we’ll provide the training, support, and experience to build your career from day one.
Entry Requirements:
- A minimum of 112 UCAS points across 3 A levels (or equivalent Level 3 qualification), or 104 UCAS points across four Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers or an Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level).
- A predicted/obtained honours degree.
- Studying a sandwich degree or a degree where you can take a placement year.
- An existing, permanent right to live and work in the UK.
- Willingness to travel to client sites and other offices as required.
Please note: RSM does not accept General Studies, AS levels, or the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).
What We Offer
- Structured training, professional qualifications, and real client experience.
- Support to grow your technical knowledge, build commercial confidence, and shape your career.
- Learning through a mix of client work, structured training (including paid study leave), time at college, mentoring, and internal development programmes.
- Access to lifestyle, health, and wellbeing benefits, including financial wellbeing support.
- Opportunity to be offered a role on one of our graduate training programmes upon degree completion if you perform well.
Key Dates
- Start Date: 14 September 2027
Important: Please note we can only consider one application per person per recruitment cycle.