Trainee Tax Advisor - Rural Succession & Advisory

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Trainee Tax Advisor - Rural Succession & Advisory

Date posted: 31 Jul

Ignite curiosity. Navigate complexity. Help rural businesses plan for what’s next.

At Evolution, we work with farming and rural clients at some of the most important moments in their lives and businesses. From succession planning to land transactions, our role is to bring clarity, confidence and care to complex decisions - helping people understand where they are now and how to move forward.

We’re looking for a trainee Tax Advisor to join our specialist Rural Succession & Advisory team. This is an opportunity to move beyond pure compliance and build a long‑term career in thoughtful, high‑quality advisory work.


The Role

As part of our advisory team, you’ll support farming and rural clients with complex tax, succession and estate planning matters. You’ll work alongside experienced lead advisors, contributing technical insight, drafting advice and helping deliver solutions that are practical, commercial and rooted in integrity.

Our advisory work focuses primarily on:

• Succession planning
• Trust and inheritance tax planning
• Capital gains tax planning
• Land and property transactions
• Business restructuring
• Estate and rural business planning

This role would suit:

• A qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent) who has built strong technical foundations through tax compliance and/or accounts work and is now keen to move into a more advisory‑focused role, or
• A recently qualified Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA), or someone working towards the CTA qualification.

How You’ll Contribute

Technical Support

You’ll play a key role in the technical delivery of advisory projects by:

• Assisting with succession and inheritance tax planning assignments
• Supporting land and property transaction work
• Undertaking technical tax research on complex matters
• Preparing tax computations and financial analysis to support advisory work

Advisory Delivery

Working as part of a project team, you’ll:

• Draft clear, well‑structured written advice for clients
• Support lead advisors in preparing recommendations
• Ensure work is technically accurate and delivered on time
• Assist in implementing agreed planning strategies

Client Communication

We believe strong relationships are built on trust, clarity and care. You’ll:

• Build meaningful relationships with predominantly rural clients
• Communicate complex tax matters clearly and professionally
• Attend client meetings alongside senior advisors
• Deliver consistently high levels of client service

Internal Collaboration

Growth happens when we work well together. You’ll:

• Work closely with other teams across the business
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, clients and external professional advisers
• Support the delivery of multiple client projects at the same time

Developing Junior Talent

Nurturing others is part of how we grow. You’ll:

• Support and develop junior colleagues progressing towards advisory roles
• Share technical knowledge and best practice across the wider team

Skills & Experience

Essential

• ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent), and/or recently CTA qualified / working towards CTA
• Experience in tax compliance and/or accounts preparation
• Strong technical and analytical capability
• Excellent written communication skills
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Well organised and able to manage multiple deadlines
• High attention to detail

Desirable

• Experience working with rural clients
• Exposure to inheritance tax, capital gains tax, trusts or succession planning
• Previous advisory experience
• Knowledge of land and property transactions


Career Development

This role is ideal for someone looking to build a long‑term career in specialist tax advisory work.

If you’re not already CTA qualified, you’ll be encouraged and supported to progress towards the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification as part of your professional development. We actively invest in learning, growth and confidence - because mindset matters as much as skill.


What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who embodies our IGNITE values and is:

• Ambitious and motivated to grow
• Curious and eager to learn
• Interested in embracing technology to help us work smarter
• Collaborative and supportive of others
• Interested in developing specialist expertise in rural taxation and succession planning

Salary & Benefits

Salary will be dependent on experience and qualifications. We welcome applications from candidates with different backgrounds and varying levels of relevant experience.

Your salary package will reflect:

• Professional qualifications and technical expertise

• Experience working with rural and farming clients

• Ability to support client projects independently

• Potential for future development within the team

In addition to salary, we offer:

• Support towards the CTA qualification

• Ongoing professional development opportunities

• Clear progression within a growing specialist advisory team

• Exposure to complex, interesting and rewarding client work

• High levels of client contact

• Flexible working arrangements where appropriate

• Exposure to tax advisory work

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