HMRC - Graduate Tax Specialist Programme 2025

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey to become a highly skilled tax professional?

Tax is at the core of our nation's financial foundation. From day one, you'll take on professional responsibility, ensuring that the government can fund vital services like hospitals, schools, police, transportation and defence. 

Following your successful promotion from the programme you will specialise in a specific tax regime and explore various areas of work, from managing relationships with major corporations to uncovering tax avoidance schemes and tackling fraud.

What will I be doing?

HMRC’s Tax Professionals are responsible for ensuring that everyone who is liable to tax pays the right amount at the right time in the right place. You’ll be working directly with customers ranging from those who want to be compliant but need help with the complexity of tax, to those who are wilfully noncompliant.

As part of HMRC’s Tax Specialist Programme, you’ll join our team of highly skilled tax professionals and tackle these most challenging aspects of tax compliance work. Along the way, you'll gain valuable experience, learning how to resolve tax disputes, lead teams, interact with senior business figures and tackle complex tax issues. You'll play a vital role in our mission to ensure tax compliance and create a fair tax system.

How will we support you to become a highly skilled tax professional?

Dive into engaging learning sessions each week which are delivered virtually. Your progression with work and learning will be formally assessed at regular intervals during the course. Craft your working week strategically, to foster collaboration and hone your professional skills.

You’ll need to navigate tax compliance casework, projects and various tasks to grow your ability and experience. Be part of a vibrant office environment, attending in person at least three days a week for a well-rounded experience.

Where will I be working?

You will be asked to provide one location preference, and this will remain throughout the selection process. We have the following locations available:

Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Portsmouth or Stratford. 

Benefits: 

Alongside your salary of £35,092, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,166 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

On successful completion of the Tax Specialist Programme, you will receive automatic promotion to Grade 7 Tax Specialist role which is a senior leadership position within HMRC.

You will receive a one-off bonus of £2,500 and your salary will increase to £54,439 (National), £61,253 (London).

• Flexible/Hybrid working
• Family friendly policies. 
• Personal support. 
• Coaching and development. 
• Pension - we make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary. 

What do I need?

To join the programme, you will need to have a minimum 2:2 degree or equivalent (level 6) at application stage, or the expectation of a 2:2 degree or equivalent (level 6) before September 2025.

We need you to have excellent potential to develop and achieve the skills required for this senior leadership role within 3 to 4 years. Given the complexity and significance of the work involved, we're looking for individuals with integrity, professionalism and unwavering resilience. We want independent thinkers who can analyse and solve problems, confidently express their views and take the initiative to deliver outstanding results.

Sounds good? Click 'Apply Now' today to find out more about the opportunity and application process.

This opportunity will only be available until 11:55pm on Monday 21st October - don't delay, apply today!